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UK backs down on plan to blacklist IRGC: Report
Feb 03, 2023 04:30The UK government has reportedly stopped plans to blacklist Islamic Revolution Guards Corps as reports say Foreign Office fears that the move would block the communications channels with Iran.
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UK to be worst-performing major economy in 2023, warns IMF
Feb 01, 2023 09:06The United Kingdom faces the bleakest two years of any major industrial nation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted, and is on course to become the only Group of Seven (G7) country whose economy will shrink this year.
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UK doesn't support idea of supplying warplanes to Ukraine
Feb 01, 2023 06:46The United Kingdom says it does not consider it to be practical to supply warplanes to Ukraine, despite Kiev's insistence that it needs the aircraft to sustain an ongoing military conflict with Russia.
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British teachers to join mass strike in row over pay
Feb 01, 2023 06:20Teachers in the United Kingdom are to join a mass walkout over a decade-long pay squeeze after talks between the government and unions ended without resolution.
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UK High Court to consider legality of resuming arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Feb 01, 2023 06:16The UK High Court of Justice is set to consider the legality of the British government's decision to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia that could be used in the war against Yemen, as Riyadh’s aggression against the impoverished Arab country continues unabated.
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One in five Britons eat food past use-by date as cost-of-living crisis deepens
Jan 31, 2023 12:49About one in five British adults turned to eating food past its use-by date or consuming smaller portions this winter, the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority has revealed, as the cost-of-living crisis weighs heavily on people’s lives.
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British firefighters vote to stage nation-wide strikes over pay after 20 years
Jan 31, 2023 12:41British firefighters have voted for nationwide strikes across the UK in a row over pay for the first time in 20 years after an “overwhelming” ballot result.
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Half of young Britons hopeless about supporting family due to cost-of-living crisis, survey reveals
Jan 30, 2023 11:53Nearly half of the British young population fear they will “never” earn enough money to support a family, a leading youth charity has revealed, as the cost-of-living crisis deepens across the inflation-hit country.
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1.6m Britons aged 50 and above unable to work due to long-term sickness
Jan 30, 2023 06:18More than 1.6 million people aged 50 and above in the United Kingdom are unable to work owing to long-term sickness as the country's healthcare system is teetering on the brink of collapse, a new study reveals.
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Furious UK Muslims vent anger over desecration of Holy Qur’an
Jan 29, 2023 11:35Hundreds of angered Muslim protesters converged on the Swedish embassy in London, to condemn the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book.