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UK survey finds one in six Britons worried about running out of food
Dec 16, 2022 04:17A new survey has revealed that many Britons are worried about running out of food and more cannot keep warm during winter as the country's cost-of-living crisis mounts added pressure on the nation.
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UK to hold inquiry into reports of Afghan civilians killed by British Special Forces
Dec 16, 2022 03:11Britain's military has announced it would launch an inquiry into reports that its Special Forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan.
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Britain’s Sunak appoints Egypt’s Mubarak-era minister as ‘senior treasurer’
Dec 16, 2022 02:42Britain’s ruling Conservative party has appointed as senior treasurer an Egyptian billionaire who served as transport minister under autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
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100,000 British nurses begin first ever strike amid dispute over pay
Dec 15, 2022 05:57Around 100,000 nurses go on strike in their first ever national walkout as the government has ruled out negotiation over pay rise.
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Tens of thousands of NHS operations cancelled in England due to staff shortages, data reveals
Dec 13, 2022 12:27Staff shortages across the UK have caused the National Health Service (NHS) to call off 30,000 operations in England during the last year, new data has revealed.
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Rail passengers in UK face major disruption as latest walkouts begin
Dec 13, 2022 12:21Train passengers in the United Kingdom face major disruption this week as thousands of rail workers are set to begin a series of strikes starting Tuesday to demand a pay rise amid soaring energy and food prices.
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Domestic violence against women surges in UK after football games: Study
Dec 12, 2022 10:29Violent domestic abuse incidents against women went up by a remarkable 38 percent when England lost football matches during the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, a recent study at the University of Lancaster has found.
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Iran sanctions dozens of EU, UK officials, entities over instigating riots
Dec 12, 2022 09:39Iran has imposed a round of sanctions on dozens of European Union (EU) and British officials and entities over their support and instigation of recent deadly riots in the country and their meddlesome statements about the Islamic Republic’s internal developments.
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Russia categorically rejects UK foreign secretary’s claim of military deal with Iran
Dec 12, 2022 08:27The Russian Embassy in London has roundly dismissed the “inappropriate statements” of British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who spuriously claimed Iran was sending armament and munitions to Russia for its special operation in neighboring Ukraine.
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Thousands of 'warm banks' set up across UK as cost of living crisis deepens
Dec 11, 2022 05:06The UK has set up more than 3,200 “warm banks” across the country for people who cannot afford to heat up their homes amid cost of living and energy crisis.