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UK cost-of-living crisis: Nursing union warns next strike will be doubled if pay negotiations stay stall
Jan 15, 2023 08:52Double the number of England nurses will be asked to strike in early February to mount pressure on the government, union leaders have threatened as they blame Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for his approach towards pay disputes across the country's health service.
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Four people injured in shooting incident near London church funeral
Jan 15, 2023 04:50Four people, including a seven-year-old girl, have been injured in a shooting incident near a church in London where a funeral was taking place, British police have reported.
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Iran's Foreign Ministry summons British envoy over interference in national security affairs
Jan 14, 2023 11:56The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the British Ambassador to Tehran, Simon Shercliff, over the UK’s interference in Iran's internal affairs, particularly in issues pertaining to national security.
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UK set to supply Ukraine with Challenger 2 tanks, more artillery systems, PM says
Jan 14, 2023 10:32The UK government is set to supply Ukraine with a fresh package of lethal military equipment, including heavy battle tanks, despite Russia’s warning against fanning the flames of war by sending military supplies to Kiev.
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Alireza Akbari executed over spying for British intelligence agency
Jan 14, 2023 06:37Alireza Akbari, a former Iranian official, has been executed after he was sentenced to death on charges of spying for the British intelligence agency.
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UK comes under fire for gross human rights abuses
Jan 13, 2023 04:41Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced the UK government for its ill-treatment of women, refugees, demonstrators, welfare recipients, and ethnic minorities, among other violations, warning officials that the country could become known as a “human rights abuser” if it did not correct a series of controversial laws.
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UK faces ‘sobering’ economic outlook, IMF warns
Jan 13, 2023 03:43The International Monetary Fund says Britain faces a "sobering" economic outlook for 2023, as the country experiences a torrid time in the coming months in what is going to be the worst cost-of-living crisis in living memory.
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Former Iranian official sentenced to death over spying for Britain's MI6
Jan 12, 2023 03:36Iran’s Judiciary has issued a death sentence against Alireza Akbari, a former official, on charges of spying for the British intelligence agency.
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UK's first space launch of military satellites ends in failure
Jan 11, 2023 05:42The UK's attempt to become the first Western European nation to put satellites into space from a base on home soil has failed after a LauncherOne rocket missed the designated orbit.
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UK businesses to see energy bills soar as government cuts subsidy to firms by 85%
Jan 10, 2023 12:04The UK government is set to scrap the energy subsidies for businesses in the next financial year by 85 percent, leaving small businesses in a dire economic situation, as the cost-of-living crisis squeezes Britons’ lives.