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UK ‘faces labour shortage’ as Covid, Brexit fuel exodus of overseas workers
May 17, 2021 09:00The UK’s employers are struggling to hire staff as pubs, restaurants and other hospitality and travel firms got ready for Monday's lifting of coronavirus restrictions.
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Anger in Scotland over removal of immigrants during Eid al-Fitr
May 14, 2021 04:04Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the Home Office for the detention and removal of a group of people from their Glasgow home during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
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UK economy shrinks 1.5% in first quarter amid Covid lockdowns
May 13, 2021 09:38The UK’s economy shrank by 1.5 percent between January and March as nationwide lockdown measures continued to weigh on activity, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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UK maintains deafening silence on Israeli onslaught on Gaza
May 13, 2021 09:33More than three days into Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip and the UK government has to yet to comment, let alone condemn, Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged enclave.
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Iran, Muslim states condemn Israel, urge end to crimes in Gaza, Quds
May 12, 2021 09:50Israel's ongoing crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the occupied al-Quds, have drawn strong condemnations from around the globe, as the regime in Tel Aviv has been conducting the heaviest strikes on Gazans since the 2014 war.
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UK house price growth hits five-year high in April: Halifax
May 10, 2021 07:31British house prices increased last month at the fastest annual rate for five years, helped by Finance Minister Rishi Sunak's extension of tax cut for buyers, mortgage lender Halifax said on Monday.
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Scottish nationalists vow independence vote after election win
May 09, 2021 07:12Scottish nationalists have vowed to hold an independence vote after pro-independence parties won a majority in Scotland’s parliament on Saturday.
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Leaked documents prove UK funded terrorists inside Syria: Assad's top aide
May 09, 2021 06:43A senior aide to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has charged the United Kingdom with funding terrorist groups operation in Syria to stoke further unrest in the West Asian country and said Western states were exerting pressure on Syrian officials to dissent from the government.
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Tight race for London mayor as Sadiq Khan edges past Shaun Bailey
May 09, 2021 01:03The race for the mayor of London is proving to be much tighter than expected with the incumbent, Sadiq Khan, narrowly leading his main challenger Shaun Bailey.
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Jersey standoff over post-Brexit fishing feud escalates between UK, France
May 07, 2021 00:35Tensions between London and Paris over post-Brexit fishing rights have escalated off the island of Jersey, with the two sides sending navy and coastal patrol ships to the area as a “precaution” in ratcheting up of the row.