United Kingdom

Baghdad seeks to buy more gas from Iran

Mar 03, 2023 09:02

Iraq's Minister of Electricity, Ali Fadel, has stated that his country is currently in the process of finalizing a contract to purchase gas from Iran in the summer season.
Argentina abandons pact with UK over disputed islands, demands resumption of talks over sovereignty

Mar 03, 2023 04:29

The Argentinean government has withdrawn from a cooperation pact with the United Kingdom and has called for new talks with London over the sovereignty of the disputed Malvinas Islands, a move that has drawn intense criticism from the UK government.
Tube workers join drivers in London Underground for strike on 'budget day'

Mar 01, 2023 04:46

The UK's National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced a plan to take industrial action this month to bring London Underground to a halt over pensions, job losses and contracts.
Inflation in UK grocery market hits record high amid cost of living crisis

Feb 28, 2023 14:22

Inflation in the United Kingdom's grocery market has soared to a record high, hitting prices for milk and eggs the hardest this month.
UK’s fruit and vegetable shortage could be ‘tip of iceberg’, farming union warns

Feb 26, 2023 09:20

UK's supermarket shelves have been left bare of fresh fruit and vegetables, particularly tomatoes and cucumbers, which could be the “tip of the iceberg”, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned.
Anti-war protesters in London demand West stop arming Ukraine

Feb 26, 2023 03:31

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in London and Paris, as well as other major capitals across Europe, demanding an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine and urging the Western governments to stop supplying Kiev with weapons.
Health workers plan fresh strike in UK

Feb 23, 2023 11:59

Ambulance staff and other health workers who are a part of Britain's Unison trade union have announced further strike action on March 8, after being cut out of pay talks between health minister and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
Fake doctor who falsely claimed ‘torture’ in Iran found guilty of fraud in UK

Feb 22, 2023 14:25

A fake Iran-born doctor who falsely claimed "tortured" by Iranian authorities has been convicted in the UK of a “deliberate and wicked deception” for forging a medical degree certificate and practicing as a psychiatrist without prerequisite qualifications.
US embassy in London put under lockdown after security threat

Feb 22, 2023 11:58

Authorities have put the US embassy in London into a state of lockdown with those inside told to duck and move away from windows of the building.
UK strikes: Ambulance drivers walk out over pay dispute

Feb 22, 2023 05:39

They said they were in it for the long haul, and they have kept their promise. Thousands of ambulance drivers from two separate unions walking off the job across much of England and Wales. Their demand: a pay award that keeps pace with the rising cost of living. The message: that the service is already stretched beyond its limit.