The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has announced a drop in homicide rates and said London is a “fantastically safe” city. Rowley said: “London is a fantastically safe global city. Of course no city’s perfect, but if you look at crime rates … it’s a safe place to live and work and…
Metropolitan Police Chief Says London Is ‘Fantastically Safe’ as Homicide Rate Drops
Increased UK Windfall Tax Hits Shell’s Earnings for Last Quarter of 2022
The increased level of UK windfall taxes on oil and gas producers has hit Shell’s earnings in the fourth quarter of 2022, the company has said. Shell revealed it will face a hit of $2 billion (£1.7 billion) to its latest quarterly earnings due to windfall taxes in both UK and the European Union. The…
Daughter of Murder Victim ‘Disappointed’ After UK Parole Board Clears Killer for Release
The daughter of a convicted killer says she is “disappointed” the Parole Board has cleared her father—who murdered her mother—for release from prison after Britain’s first public parole hearing last year. Russell Causley, 79, was jailed for life in 1996 for the murder of Carole Packman, who disappeared from the family home in Bournemouth, Dorset, in…
UK Unveils Anti-Strike Legislation Requiring ‘Minimum Safety Levels’ During Industrial Action
January 5, 2023
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The UK government has announced new legislation to ensure “minimum safety levels” in the most crucial sectors when industrial action takes place. In a statement released on Thursday, the government said it will “always protect the ability to strike,” but it must be “balanced with the public’s right to life and livelihoods.” The government has…
Free Speech Under Threat from Police in Scotland, Says Index on Censorship
Freedom of expression is under threat in Scotland because the police are increasingly recording non-crimes as “hate incidents,” the watchdog Index on Censorship has warned. Guidance from the College of Policing, the professional body for officers in England and Wales, suggests officers should log a non-crime hate incident if it is “perceived to be” motivated by…
UK Labour Party’s Vision for Government Will Not Lead to Big Spending, Starmer Pledges
A future Labour government will not get its “big government chequebook” out and try to spend its way out of the “mess” inherited from the Conservatives, UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged. In his first major speech in 2023, Starmer said that there is “a growing impatience for change, for real change, lasting…
UK Paedophile Jailed for Life After Darkweb Abuse Image Cracked by Global Investigation
A British paedophile who raped and sexually assaulted young children and posted images of the abuse on the darkweb in 2010 has been jailed for life after an international investigation finally tracked him down. Martyn Armstrong, 50, pleaded guilty to a string of offences, including 20 counts of raping a child under the age of…
Russian Military Says Phone Use Allowed Ukraine to Track and Target Troops in Missile Attack
January 5, 2023
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Moscow said that phone use allowed Ukrainians to target its troops in a recent missile attack just after the start of New Year’s Day. Russia’s military leadership have come under increasing scrutiny, as more details emerged of how almost 90 Russian soldiers, and potentially more, were killed after a Ukrainian rocket attack on a vocational school…
Shen Yun’s Energy, Color, and Dance Moves Delight UK Councilor
WOKING, U.K.—Beautiful, athletic dance moves impressed Louise Morales, who attended the Shen Yun Performing Arts presentation at the New Victoria Theatre. “Absolutely split-second timing with the whole lot of them spot on,” Ms. Morales said. The brilliant timing and moves reflect the 5,000 years of Chinese culture that New York-based Shen Yun is reviving in…
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Hong Kong Expat Appreciates Shen Yun Sharing Chinese Culture
WOKING, U.K.—China is a large nation with a long history of 5,000 years. The diversity of the people living within its borders may be surprising to some. Dr. Benson Wang moved to the U.K. from Hong Kong nearly two years ago. He shared that after watching Shen Yun Performing Arts, he was struck by how…