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UK under criticism over plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda
Apr 15, 2022 02:10The United Kingdom has come under harsh criticism over its plan to send illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers thousands of miles away to Rwanda.
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Iran rejects Guardian allegation of helping Russia acquire weapons through Iraq
Apr 13, 2022 10:14The Iranian embassy in London has dismissed as “baseless storytelling” a Guardian article alleging that Iran is involved in smuggling weapons to Russia to be used against Ukraine.
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Britain’s military facilities being enhanced to host new US nukes: Report
Apr 13, 2022 04:16British underground military facilities are being upgraded for use in storing US nuclear weapons as part of an extensive nuclear arms modernization program pursued by Washington, US military budget documents show.
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British PM Johnson, finance minister fined for breaking COVID lockdown rules
Apr 13, 2022 02:20The British government says Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Finance Minister Rishi Sunak will be fined by police for attending parties in Downing Street during COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Russia warns against NATO expansion; UK says all options on table
Apr 13, 2022 02:09Russia has repeated its warning against further expansion of the NATO military alliance, saying the alliance remains “a tool of confrontation”.
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UK growth stutters in February as cost-of-living squeeze looms
Apr 11, 2022 08:12Britain's economy slowed more sharply than expected in February, reflecting a hit to car production from component shortages, storm disruption and reduced health spending as households braced for a tighter cost-of-living squeeze.
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UK prime minister visits Ukraine, promises to shower Kiev with military, financial aid
Apr 10, 2022 03:52British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promises, during a surprise visit to Ukraine’s capital Kiev, to provide the war-battered country with considerable volumes of military and financial aid.
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Record COVID rates in England still rising in over-55s: Study
Apr 06, 2022 07:01England recorded its highest ever COVID-19 infection prevalence in March and cases were still increasing in the over-55s at the end of the month, an Imperial College London survey said on Wednesday, adding that Omicron sub-variant BA.2 was now dominant.
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China slams US-UK-Aussie pact to develop hypersonic weapons
Apr 06, 2022 03:28China has censured newly-announced joint efforts by the US, Britain, and Australia to develop hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities.
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Climate change protesters blockade UK oil facility in latest action
Apr 04, 2022 08:35Climate change activists from the Extinction Rebellion group said on Monday they had blocked the entrance to an oil facility near London's Heathrow Airport on their fourth day of action.