-
Hundreds of police face sack as part of clean-up, UK top officer says
Jan 18, 2023 08:21Hundreds of officers in London are likely be sacaked for sexual and domestic abuse offences, Britain's most senior policeman said on Tuesday as he sought to regain public trust after an officer admitted being a serial rapist.
-
Thousands of UK train drivers to strike next month in coordinated move
Jan 18, 2023 05:23Thousands of British train drivers will stage a fresh two-day walkout next month over a pay dispute, the country's main transport workers' unions said on Tuesday in a coordinated move that will cause further disruption to travel.
-
Sending tanks to Ukraine to leave UK army temporarily weaker: Senior military official
Jan 17, 2023 12:10A senior British army commander warns that sending tanks and artillery guns to Ukraine would leave the UK army "temporarily weaker."
-
Revealed: Former UN envoy to Yemen linked to MI6, accomplice in humanitarian crisis
Jan 17, 2023 11:49An investigative journalism website has revealed that the former United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is linked to the British spy agency MI6 through the private conflict resolution company Inter Mediate.
-
Russia says tanks UK plans to send to Ukraine ‘will burn’ there
Jan 17, 2023 05:37Russia says the tanks Britain plans to send to Ukraine "will burn" there, warning the West against sending more advanced weapons to the ex-Soviet republic since such consignments will not "change" the outcome of the war.
-
UK teachers, nurses set to stage more strikes, amid sweeping wave of industrial actions
Jan 17, 2023 05:17Britain's largest teaching and nursing unions have announced major strikes again amid the government's efforts to limit the British workforce's ability to stage industrial action.
-
UK furious over intelligence failure: Iran's Parliament
Jan 16, 2023 09:23Iran says the United Kingdom is furious over intelligence failure after a senior Iranian official, Alireza Akbari, was executed for spying for the British intelligence agency.
-
UK set to grant police more powers to crack down on strikes
Jan 16, 2023 10:39British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has proposed an amendment to the anti-protest bill, asking lawmakers to give more powers to the police to clamp down on protest rallies, in fear of more strike and demonstrations over the cost-of-living crisis.
-
UK and US weapons used in Yemen make them complicit
Jan 16, 2023 10:14An Oxfam report, which analyzed 1727 attacks on Yemeni civilians since the start of 2021, shows that at least 839 civilians were killed and 1775 others were wounded during this time. 87 of the deaths were caused by airstrikes alone.
-
Teachers in UK to go on strike as union prepares to announce ballot results
Jan 15, 2023 11:12Teachers in England and Wales are expected to go on strike next month, joining several other public sector workers who have walked out en masse in a dispute with the government over pay and working conditions.