A group of armed detainees caused an “unacceptable” level of “violence and disorder” at an immigration removal centre in London during a power outage, a British minister has said. The incident took place at the Harmondsworth detention centre near Heathrow Airport on the night of Nov. 4. According to UK media reports, a group of…
Armed Detainees Cause ‘Unacceptable’ Violence at UK Immigration Centre During Power Cut
UK Immigration Centre Firebomb Attack Declared ‘Terrorist Incident’
UK police on Saturday declared that a recent firebomb attack on a processing centre holding immigrants smuggled into the UK was a “terrorist incident,” saying it was primarily motivated by “terrorist ideology.” Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) said evidence suggested “an extreme right wing motivation behind the attack” while mental health was also very likely…
Government Borrowing Leads to Inflation, UK’s Sunak Says
The government “cannot do everything” because big government borrowing ultimately leads to soaring inflation and high interest rates, the UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday. It comes after the Bank of England raised its base interest rate to 3 percent and forecasted a two-year recession. In an interview with The Times of London, Sunak…
Proposed UK Law to Restrict ‘Heckler’s Veto’ in University Debates
Following the treatment of female academics by transgender activists, an amendment to a new free speech bill will attempt to deal with those who try to silence speakers on campuses. Academics have forwarded an amendment to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill to deal with the use of the “heckler’s veto” on campuses. The…
Boris Johnson Had Enough Nominations to Challenge Rishi Sunak in PM Race: Top UK Tory
Boris Johnson had enough nominations from Conservative MPs to mount a challenge to Rishi Sunak in last month’s race to become Tory party leader and UK prime minister, a senior Tory MP has said. Johnson dramatically pulled out of the contest on Oct. 23, saying he had secured enough nominations but admitting he would not…
Northern Ireland Secretary Rules Out Assembly Election Before New Year
There will be no snap election in Northern Ireland before the New Year, the UK central government’s Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said on Friday. In a written statement, the minister said the decision to rule out a Christmas election came after he listened to concerns from people across Northern Ireland. He also said he will make a…
9 out of 10 Albanians Allowed to Stay in UK While Their Modern Slavery Claims Are Checked
Ninety-one percent of Albanians who claimed to be the victims of modern slavery when they arrived in Britain after crossing the English Channel have been allowed to stay in the country pending a full investigation of their claims by the Home Office, according to the latest figures. On Oct. 26, Dan O’Mahoney, the Home Office’s Clandestine…
Russia Warns That the World’s 5 Nuclear Powers Are on Brink of ‘Direct Armed Conflict’
Russia’s foreign ministry said it fears that the world’s five declared nuclear powers are “on the brink of a direct armed conflict,” with Moscow warning of a catastrophic fallout and insisting that avoiding a clash is its top priority. The Kremlin statement, issued on Nov. 2, accused Western powers of “encouraging provocations with weapons of…
Russia Warns That World’s 5 Nuclear Powers Are on Brink of ‘Direct Armed Conflict’
Russia’s foreign ministry said it fears that the world’s five declared nuclear powers are “on the brink of a direct armed conflict,” with Moscow warning of a catastrophic fallout and insisting that avoiding a clash is its top priority. The Kremlin statement, issued on Nov. 2, accused Western powers of “encouraging provocations with weapons of…
China’s TikTok Admits Its Staff Can Spy on User Data in Other Countries
November 3, 2022
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The Chinese media platform TikTok admitted that its staff in China has the ability to access the private accounts data in the United Kingdom and the European Union. This comes after years of criticism from around the world, particularly in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States over concerns that personal information could be…
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