United Kingdom

UK government's anti-strike bill discriminates against women, rights groups say

Feb 22, 2023 05:27

Women’s rights groups in the UK have warned against the government’s anti-strike bill, which is designed to enforce minimum service levels, saying the restrictions will discriminate against women’s rights.
Iran slaps retaliatory sanctions on EU, British individuals and entities

Feb 22, 2023 03:18

Iran has announced the imposition of retaliatory sanctions against a number of European Union (EU) and British individuals and entities.
Relocation of UK-based TV channel to US is a division of labour among spy agencies: Foreign Ministry

Feb 21, 2023 11:53

Foreign Ministry Spokesman says the relocation of a terrorist TV channel, calling itself “Iran International,” from the UK to the United States is a division of labour between spy agencies of several countries that are sponsoring the hostile network.
Wales ambulance strike enters second day over unresolved pay dispute

Feb 21, 2023 08:59

More than half of ambulance workers in Wales, the United Kingdom, continued their industrial action for the second day on Tuesday as part of a 72-hour walkout over pay and working conditions.
Two-thirds of Britons think Brexit has damaged UK economy: Poll

Feb 20, 2023 10:27

Almost two in three Britons believe Brexit – United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union in 2016 – has damaged the country’s economy, according to a new poll.
Record number of Britons turning to food banks amid cost-of-living crisis

Feb 19, 2023 11:36

An “ever-increasing” number of households in UK, including teachers, pensioners, and employees of the NHS, are turning to food banks for assistance as a result of the cost of living issue and country’s high inflation, according to new statistics.
UK health crisis: Sick children left to suffer as wait for care soars

Feb 19, 2023 06:30

Hundreds of thousands of British children are waiting for surgery with new figures showing the backlog has spiralled by almost 50 per cent in two years as National Health Service (NHS) leaders and doctors warn that adult care is being prioritized over children’s.
Iran rejects UK daily’s ‘baseless’, ‘fabricated’ accusations

Feb 17, 2023 10:03

Iran’s chargé d’affaires to the UK has reacted to a recently-published comment in The Telegraph daily, rejecting the accusations leveled against Iran in the article as “baseless and fabricated.”
Scotland's First Minister quits, admits she is too divisive for independence

Feb 16, 2023 05:36

Nicola Sturgeon resigned as Scottish First Minister on Wednesday after eight years in the post, admitting she had become a polarising figure for voters and was too divisive to fight for an independent Scotland.
44th anniversary of Islamic Revolution’s victory celebrated in London

Feb 15, 2023 09:40

The ceremony commemorating the 44th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran was held in London with a large presence of diplomats.