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Hundreds of asylum-seeking children missing from UK govt. hotels
Jan 26, 2023 04:30Hundreds of asylum-seeking children have gone missing from hotels managed by the British government, the country's immigration minister Robert Jenrick told the parliament on Tuesday, prompting calls for an investigation into the matter.
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UK PM orders investigation into Conservative chairman’s tax scandal, resists calls to sack him
Jan 24, 2023 10:07UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ordered an investigation into Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi over the multimillion-pound tax dispute he resolved by paying a penalty.
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UK Labour party calls for investigation into appointment process for BBC chair by former PM Johnson
Jan 24, 2023 09:56UK opposition party has called for an investigation into the appointment process of the BBC chairman after it was revealed that he helped former Prime Minister Boris Johnson secure a loan guarantee in return for a recommendation for the job.
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US renews waiver for gas field shared by Iran and UK
Jan 24, 2023 08:34The US government has renewed a sanctions waiver for the Rhum Gas Field in the UK North Sea in which Iran has a 50% stake.
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Iran says EU, UK ‘detached from reality’, will soon announce sanctions on terror sponsors
Jan 24, 2023 06:40Iran has strongly condemned the imposition of a new round of sanctions by the European Union and Britain on Iranian individuals and entities, saying it will soon announce its own list of sanctions against those “human rights violators” and “sponsors of terrorism.”
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UK ambulance workers stage fresh strikes over long-running pay disputes
Jan 23, 2023 12:16Thousands of UK ambulance workers are taking industrial action in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions as the county’s cost-of-living crisis puts further pressure on British National Health Service (NHS).
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Anti-monarchists: King Charles’ coronation ‘slap in the face for people’ amid high inflation
Jan 23, 2023 03:51British anti-monarchists say they have planned a protest for the day of King Charles' coronation, which is expected to take place amid much pomp and circumstance as the public continue to struggle with high inflation and an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis.
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British unions warn steel industry ‘a whisker away’ from collapse with 35,000 jobs at risk
Jan 23, 2023 03:31British unions have warned that the UK steel industry, which supports around 35,000 jobs, is "a whisker away” from collapse as the country grapples with its biggest strike wave in decades amid global energy crisis.
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UK public employees march on PM's office as austerity, cost-of-living crisis bite
Jan 22, 2023 10:19British government employees have gathered in front of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office in London to protest against working conditions and wages, as the wave of strikes and protests over pay continues nationwide.
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UK public employees march on PM's office as austerity, cost-of-living crisis bite
Jan 22, 2023 05:32British government employees have gathered in front of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office in London to protest against working conditions and wages, as the wave of strikes and protests over pay continues nationwide.