United Kingdom

Babies dying from treatable infections in UK due to NHS errors

Jul 20, 2020 04:01

Being short-staffed and overworked, NHS staff on maternity wards not following national guidance has been putting babies at risk of dying from common treatable infections.
Video shows London officer kneeling on detained Black man's neck

Jul 18, 2020 07:50

The Metropolitan police suspended an officer on Friday after a video went viral appearing to show him kneeling on the head and neck of a Black man who was subsequently charged with carrying a knife.
UK to deploy new aircraft carrier to the Far East to 'counter' China

Jul 15, 2020 01:48

In the latest sign the UK is determined to adopt against China, it is being reported that military chiefs have drawn up plans to deploy one of Britain’s new aircraft carriers to the Far East.
UK selling spyware to 17 repressive regimes, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain

Jul 13, 2020 08:13

Britain is providing more than a dozen repressive regimes around the world with wiretaps, spyware and other telecommunications interception equipment likely to be used to spy on dissidents, according to public records.
North Korea says UK will ‘pay the price’ for new sanctions

Jul 12, 2020 02:54

North Korea says the United Kingdom will “pay the price” for the imposition of new sanctions on Pyongyang.
Town centre hand gel stations being smashed up 'for alcohol gel inside'

Jul 11, 2020 01:20

Hand sanitiser stations set up in town and city centres across England are being smashed up by people who then drink the alcohol gel inside, it has been reported.
UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite Yemen concerns

Jul 08, 2020 03:57

As the war in Yemen rages on, with mounting evidence of Saudi war crimes, the UK government has seen fit to resume arms sales to the Kingdom.
Hong Kong’s leader rejects ‘doom and gloom’ depictions of new security law

Jul 07, 2020 04:56

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam has defended the new national security law enacted in the semi-autonomous Chinese city last week, dismissing exaggerated accounts of its implications for the city.
British government introduces first ever UK-only sanctions list

Jul 07, 2020 04:29

In a largely symbolic gesture the British government has introduced a new UK-only sanctions list targeting key individuals and institutions from four countries.
Drug couriers disguised as key workers during COVID-19 lockdown in UK

Jul 06, 2020 09:09

Young drug mules disguised as nurses and Deliveroo workers were utilized by criminal gangs to deliver cocaine, heroin and illegally acquired prescription drugs during coronavirus lockdown, according to a senior officer in charge of tackling county lines dealing at one of the UK’s biggest police forces.