The park, a place for hanging out and relaxing, can now be a stage to speak out and stand for one’s own truth, as well as re-establish community ties, according to one advocacy group. The ‘A Stand In The Park’ group, which now has 100,000 members across 20 countries, was the brainchild of Brady Gunn, who,…
Standing in a Park for Truth
November 2, 2022
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UK’s Sunak Reverses Decision to Skip COP27 Climate Summit
The UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday said he will attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next week, reversing his previous decision to skip the global conference. The U-turn comes after Sunak came under pressure from climate activists, opposition parties, and some Conservative MPs including his former boss Boris Johnson and the government’s…
China Likely Poses ‘Single Biggest’ Cybersecurity Threat to UK: NCSC
November 2, 2022
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While the threat from Russia has been “particularly obvious,” China will likely be “the single biggest factor” affecting the UK’s technology, Britain’s cybersecurity boss said on Tuesday. It comes as a government minister confirmed again that China has become a “long-term strategic threat” to the UK. Launching the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) sixth annual…
UK Vetting Report Says It Is Too Easy for ‘Wrong People’ to Join and Stay in the Police
Thousands of corrupt or unsatisfactory police officers may be working in England and Wales because of poor standards of vetting during the recruitment process, a watchdog has stated. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) looked at the vetting of recruits in eight police forces and found many had joined despite having…
UK Investigating Unofficial Chinese Police Outposts
November 1, 2022
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British police are investigating reports of three unofficial Chinese police stations operating in the UK, a Home Office minister confirmed on Tuesday. Security Minister Tom Tugendhat also told MPs that the government is assessing the reports, as well as other actions by Chinese officials that are “incompatible with diplomatic status.” According to a report published in September…
Matriarch, 71, Jailed for Helping Son Cover up Killing of UK Drug Dealer
LONDON—A 71-year-old woman who helped her son dispose of the body of a London drug dealer, which was later found on fire, has been jailed for two years. Sophia Kokkinos helped her son Raphael when he called her after killing Loeike Guei, 23, at his flat in Streatham, south London. On Tuesday, Kokkinos, 35, was…
Badenoch Calls for Green Investment to ‘Future-Proof’ UK Economy
Trade secretary Kemi Badenoch, who has previously criticised net-zero policies, called investment in green energy “the future-proofing force that will help us create a better tomorrow” at a government eco trade and investment expo. “Now is the time to future-proof our economy by investing in cutting-edge green technology, protecting our long-term energy security and creating…
BP Reports $8.2 Billion Profit in 3rd Quarter
British oil giant BP announced a further share buyback on Tuesday as it reported an $8.2 billion (£7.1 billion) profit for the third quarter. The third quarter underlying replacement cost profits—a measure that oil companies often use—were slightly down from the second quarter’s $8.5 billion (£7.4 billion) owing to dropping oil and gas prices, but…
Suella Braverman Says She Will Fix UK’s ‘Hopelessly Lax Asylum System’
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman said in Parliament that there is an “invasion on our southern coast” and that she was serious about “ending the scourge of illegal migration.” On Monday, Braverman told MPs at the House of Commons that around 40,000 people arrived on the south coast of England in 2022, more than double…
UK MPs Warned That Anonymised Data Can Be ‘Reverse Engineered’
A committee of MPs has been told of the danger of connected technology and data mining by experts who said Britain should bring in regulation to protect individuals and especially workers. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee is investigating “the impacts of the increasing prevalence of smart and connected technology” such as Alexa, Siri, and…
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