Tag: UK

AA Warns That 10,000 Heathrow Travellers a Day Face Hidden ULEZ Charges

ULEZ and drop-off charges will add £36 to the travel cost of using the UK’s biggest airport, according to a report by the Automobile Association. In a report on Tuesday, the AA warned that holidaymakers booking late summer flights out of Heathrow are “blind” to the threat of Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charges for…


Ex-UK Prime Ministers Truss and Johnson Urge Sunak to Send Jets to Ukraine

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure from his immediate predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson to send fighter jets to Ukraine. Sunak’s government has so far not committed to providing Ukraine with British jets, arguing that it takes too long for pilots to train on the Royal Air Forces’ F-35 and Typhoon…


Body in UK River Confirmed as Nicola Bulley: Family Say Media Coverage Was ‘Shameful’

Police have confirmed that the body found in the River Wyre on Sunday was that of Nicola Bulley, who went missing three weeks ago after walking her dog along the riverbank. Bulley, 45, was last seen on the morning of Jan. 27 as she walked her cocker spaniel, Willow, beside the River Wyre in Lancashire….


Relatives of Plymouth Shooting Victims Say Police Granted Assailant a ‘Licence to Kill’

A man who shot dead five people in eight minutes in the English city of Plymouth before taking his own life was given a “licence to kill” by incompetent police officers, the families of his victims have claimed. On Aug. 12, 2021, Jake Davison, 22, shot dead his mother Maxine, 51, at their home in…


Rare White-Tailed Eagle Flies 10,000 Miles Through 7 Countries, Returns Home After 2 Years With a Missing Foot

Wildlife lovers tracking a rare white-tailed eagle that left its UK home two years ago were stunned when it finally returned—after an incredible 10,000-mile (approx. 16,100 km) journey. The rare bird, known as G463, is part of an ongoing conservation project run by the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation to help encourage white-tailed eagles to live on the…


5 Arrested After Large-Scale Protest Against 15-Minute Cities in Oxford, England

Five people were arrested during a large-scale protest on Feb. 18 in Oxford, England, where thousands marched against controversial traffic filters and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs), as well as the general idea of 15-minute cities. Thames Valley Police said in a statement that “a series of demonstrations” were held against “low traffic neighbourhoods and proposed…


$3.7 Billion UK Mass Action Against Facebook Over Market Dominance Rejected, for Now

LONDON—Facebook on Monday temporarily fought off a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetize users’ personal data. However, a London tribunal gave the proposed claimants’ lawyers up to six months to “have another go” at establishing any alleged losses…


Human Rights Activist Cleared Over Chinese Embassy ‘Bomb Threat’

British police have dropped an investigation into a human rights activist accused of emailing a bomb threat to the Chinese embassy in London. Campaigner Drew Pavlou was arrested last July as he protested outside the gates of the central-London facility. The 23-year-old Australian—a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—was also detained on suspicion…


PREMIERING 2/21 at 7:30PM ET: Justin Hart: The Cochrane Mask Study, Failed COVID Predictions, and Fallout From ‘Useless’ Pandemic Policy

“When we saw their statistics and their projections, and the needs that they projected in the States, and the types of deaths they projected even early on and how you could see that they were wrong, right away we knew we were dealing with a very, very different beast. They had no concern for science…


‘I Was Crying and Shaking’ Witness Tells UK Organ Harvesting Trial as He Recalls Hearing About Kidney Transplant

LONDON—A street trader from Nigeria has told a trial of his shocked reaction when he was told by a doctor in a London hospital he was there to donate one of his kidneys to someone, who turned out to be the daughter of a wealthy politician. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, a senator in Nigeria and a…