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Ben Wallace formally resigns as British defense secretary after 4 years in role
Aug 31, 2023 12:00Ben Wallace has formally resigned as the United Kingdom’s secretary for defense after serving four years in the role.
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Charity slams UK’s plan to return refugees to Bibby Stockholm barge
Aug 31, 2023 09:49A refugee charity has condemned the UK's plan to move hundreds of asylum seekers back on the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge before its repairs are completed, accusing the British ministers of playing Russian roulette with refugees’ lives.
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Flight chaos in UK to last for days: Minister
Aug 30, 2023 04:50The British Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper has warned that the widespread air travel disruption in the United Kingdom will last for days.
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UK lawmaker formally quits, charges PM Sunak with running a ‘zombie parliament’
Aug 28, 2023 08:59A prominent member of the UK Parliament lashed out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, charging him with running a “zombie parliament” and lacking any political vision.
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Protesters unpacified as family of former British PM apologizes for slave-owning past
Aug 27, 2023 03:40The descendants of former British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone have officially apologized for their ancestor’s historical role in slavery in the Caribbean nation of Guyana, calling the practice a crime against humanity.
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Top British CEOs get huge wage hikes as workers struggle with surging inflation
Aug 23, 2023 04:58The CEOs of Britain's biggest firms have received significant pay hikes while millions of UK workers struggle with soaring inflation, according to a recent research study.
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Israel tried to influence UK courts against pro-Palestine activists: Report
Aug 23, 2023 04:37Israeli embassy officials in London have reportedly attempted to exert influence on legal proceedings involving pro-Palestine protesters.
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Britain moves to deploy more troops in eastern Yemen: Report
Aug 23, 2023 03:53British officials have reportedly met with authorities from Yemen’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) to deploy more troops and reinforcements to the oil-rich Province of Shabwah.
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British nurse given life sentence for murdering 7 babies
Aug 22, 2023 02:39British nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with no prospect of release, for murdering seven babies in a span of one year.
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Iran: Arrogant powers resorting to coup to suppress independent states
Aug 19, 2023 14:23Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says arrogant powers are pulling out all the stops to suppress independent nations.