Tag: UK

Beijing’s Recruitment of Western Military Pilots Prompts National Security Concerns For Canada, UK

Citing national security concerns, both Canada and the UK have started to examine possible breaches of confidentiality agreements among current and former military personnel following reports that the Chinese regime has been recruiting British military pilots. The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) told The Epoch Times on Oct. 27 that it is looking into…


What Is Next for the United Kingdom?

Commentary  I wrote an article recently which stated that Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng might have cut their careers short. I did not expect both of them to be gone so soon. Now there is a new prime minister and a new chancellor. In the rush to replace Liz Truss,…


UK Prime Minister Could U-Turn on Attending COP27

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could U-turn on his decision not to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt if progress has been made on his autumn budget, his official spokeman has confirmed. Last Thursday a Number 10 spokeswoman said: “The prime minister is not expected to attend Cop27 and this is due to other…


Petty Disputes Being Classed as Crime Are Distorting Figures: UK Police Chief

The head of one of Britain’s biggest police forces has said crime figures are being distorted by the necessity of recording petty disputes between neighbours or members of the same family. Sir David Thompson, chief constable of West Midlands Police, told The Times of London that trivial arguments were being recorded as crimes following an order…


Shooting in London Leaves 2 Dead in Latest Violence Linked to Capital’s Drill Gangs

Two men were killed on a street in south London on Sunday night in an incident believed to be linked to rivalry between two drill gangs. The Metropolitan Police said two cars were driving along Railton Road, Brixton, when one of them collided with a moped and several parked cars. The moped rider was killed….


Dover MP Calls for ‘Fresh Approach’ to Illegal Immigrant Crisis After Firebomb Attack

The MP for the port of Dover has called for an “entirely fresh approach” to the illegal immigrant crisis in the English Channel after a man firebombed an immigrant processing centre in the town on Sunday and then killed himself. Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke told TalkTV on Monday the small boat crossings were “out of…


UK Illegal Immigrants Processing Centre Attacked With Incendiary Devices

A UK Home Office facility housing illegal immigrants has been attacked with incendiary devices, police reported. According to Kent Police, officers were called to The Viaduct, Dover, at 11.22 a.m. on Oct. 30, where two to three incendiary devices had caused a fire. One minor injury was reported and the suspect has been identified and…


UK Police Urge Public Not to ‘Directly Intervene’ With Road-Blocking Climate Protests

Members of the public should not “directly intervene” with climate activists blocking roads, and should contact the police instead, a UK police boss has said. On Oct. 29, when activists from the Just Stop Oil group simultaneously blocked four roads in London, furious motorists dragged some protesters out of the way. Commenting on the incident,…


UK Targeting Terrorist Tech and Finances, Foreign Secretary Says at UN Meeting in India

The UK is funding new counter-drone technologies and working to understand and disrupt terrorist finances, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Saturday. During a speech at a U.N. Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting in New Delhi, Cleverly said technological advances had given terrorists “new opportunities that we must counteract.” “Within the space of just two…


Genocide Determination Bill Passes 2nd Reading in House of Lords

A bill aiming to give the English high court power to make preliminary determinations on genocide passed its second reading in the House of Lords on Friday. The private members’ bill, introduced by crossbench peer Lord David Alton of Liverpool, sailed through the stage unopposed despite the lack of government support. The successive UK governments…