Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been remanded into custody after a court heard the remains of a baby were found in a plastic bag under some nappies in an allotment shed. The couple appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Friday accused of three charges: gross negligent manslaughter, concealing the birth of a child, and…
Argentina Asks UK to Resume Negotiations Over Falklands Sovereignty
March 3, 2023
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Argentina has again asked the UK to restart negotiations over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, the Argentine Foreign Ministry has said. Argentina has continued to lay territorial claims to the British-run islands in the South Atlantic, over which the two countries fought a war in 1982, costing hundreds of lives. Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago…
MPs Told UK Universities Need Broader Risk Awareness of Chinese Collaboration
March 2, 2023
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While there has been greater awareness in British universities and better government support in the past years around the risks of research collaboration with Chinese institutions, government guidelines and risks awareness among academics are still “quite narrow,” a committee of MPs heard. Giving evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday during an ad-hoc hearing on…
UK Lawmakers Warn of Chilling Loophole Allowing Sex Offenders to Change Names
A “chilling” loophole that law allows registered sex offenders to change their names needs to be closed, British MPs have warned. In the House of Commons on Thursday, Labour MP Sarah Champion warned that British law currently leaves “the onus entirely on the offender to self-report changes in their personal information.” Champion raised concerns that…
UK Renewables Generated More Electricity Than Gas This Winter, Think Tank Claims
British-based renewables generated more electricity than gas this winter, an energy think tank has claimed. According to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), between Oct. 1, 2022, and Feb. 28, 2023, power generated by wind, hydro, and solar reached 47 terawatt hours (TWh), slightly exceeding the electricity generated by gas over the same period….
MI5 Missed ‘Significant’ Opportunity to Prevent Manchester Arena Bombing: Report
The Manchester Arena suicide bombing in 2017—which killed 22 people and injured hundreds more—may have been prevented if MI5 had not missed a “significant” opportunity, the third and final report from the public inquiry has announced. Salman Abedi, 22, detonated a device on May 22, 2017 in the foyer of Manchester Arena, known as the…
Loyalists With ‘Strong Links’ to New IRA Arrested Over Police Officer Shooting, NI Police Board Told
Loyalists with “strong links” to the New IRA have been arrested over the shooting of a senior detective, Northern Ireland’s Policing Board has been told. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said on Thursday it was still treating the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell as a dissident republican terror attack. Caldwell…
Transgender Rapist Prison Row Should Be a ‘Turning Point’ for UK: Campaigner
March 2, 2023
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A sex-based rights campaigner says she hopes outrage over the remanding of a transgender rapist into a female prison is a “turning point” in the UK. Speaking to NTD’s Lee Hall for the “British Thought Leaders” programme, Kate Coleman—director of Keep Prisons Single Sex—said the case of Adam Graham should be “seized upon” in the…
China Hiring Western Military Pilots ‘Unacceptable’: UK Air Force Chief
March 2, 2023
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The chief of Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has said it is “unacceptable” that former military pilots are being recruited to train Chinese armed forces, and Western intelligence agencies have shared information to warn pilots against working for Beijing. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued an intelligence alert in October 2022 after it was…
Remains of Missing Baby Found by Police as Couple Held on Suspicion of Manslaughter
Police in Brighton have discovered the remains of a 2-month-old baby who had been missing since it was born in early January, after a two-month manhunt for the infant’s mother ended earlier this week. Constance Marten, 35, and her boyfriend Mark Gordon, 48, are being held in custody in the city on suspicion of gross…
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