Tag: UK

Confucius Institutes Threaten UK’s Capacity to Understand China: Report Says

Confucius Institutes (CI) in British Universities are damaging the UK’s understanding of China, a report said on Wednesday. The report (pdf), published by foreign policy and national security think tank Henry Jackson Society (HJS), said that out of the 3o CIs in the UK only four were found to be operating within their remit of “language and…


70 County Lines Drug Rings Smashed by UK Police Operation

The Metropolitan Police has arrested 230 people and smashed 70 so-called county lines networks of drug dealers during an operation last week. The Met said on Thursday it had taken more than £4 million ($4.5 million) worth of Class A drugs—which include heroin and cocaine—off the streets of London. County lines is a term used…


UK Media Regulator Investigating Potential ‘Harmful Material’ in GB News Interview With Naomi Wolf

GB News’ Mark Steyn show is facing an investigation by Britain’s media regulator Ofcom, its second this year, in relation to COVID-19. In a statement on Tuesday, Ofcom wrote that it had opened an investigation into an episode of the Mark Steyn programme broadcast on GB News on Oct. 4. It said that it will…


Britain’s GDP Shrinks by 0.3 Percent in August

The UK’s GDP is estimated to have shrunk in August by 0.3 percent, triggering new fears of a recession. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday said that production in August fell by 1.8 percent and services fell by 0. 1 percent. The biggest contributor to the fall in production is manufacturing, which dropped by…


Father of Autistic Children Who Feared DNR Order Convicted of Attempting to Murder UK Social Worker

A father who claimed he was trying to protect his family when he stabbed a social worker who was conducting welfare checks at his home, has been convicted of attempted murder. During the trial Sulai Man, 34, admitted he had kept his three children indoors for “over a year” because of his fears of COVID-19….


Man Convicted of Attempting to Murder UK Social Worker

A man who stabbed a social worker who was conducting welfare checks on three children has been convicted of attempted murder. Sulai Man, 34, accepted he had stabbed Themba Nkomo, 61, who was attacked in the hallway outside the flat in Wood Green, north London, on Aug. 6, 2021. But he denied he was intending…


UK Murder Defendant Refuses to Name Names, Saying It Could Put Him in ‘Danger’

LONDON—A man on trial for murder has refused to identify another individual who was caught on CCTV moments before a gang member was stabbed to death, saying it could put him in “danger.” Tristan Bullock, 21, Donte McCalla, 21, and Darius Kwakye, 29, all deny murdering Salem Koudou in Brixton, south London, in August 2020….


‘Devout Christian’ Decapitated Friend After ‘Falling out Over Money,’ UK Jury Told

LONDON—A “devout Christian” murdered her friend, decapitated her, and dumped her headless body on a public footpath 200 miles away, where a family stumbled across it while on a holiday stroll, a jury in London has heard. Jemma Mitchell, 38, denies murdering Mee Kuen Chong, 67, and depositing her body and head near Salcombe in…


After Critisicm of Budget, Truss Says General Election Is the ‘Last Thing we Need’

Prime Minister Liz Truss responded to a jibe from a Labour MP during Prime Minister’s Question Time by saying: “The last thing we need is a general election.” She appeared to be referring to Britain, rather than the Conservative Party, but her comment was met with laughter by opposition Labour MPs. The Labour MP for…


UK Borrowing Costs Rise as Bank of England’s Bond-Buying Programme Nears End

The cost of UK government borrowing rose again on Wednesday as the Bank of England (BoE) confirms it will stop buying gilts on Friday as previously announced. The 20-year gilt yield—the return investors get from UK government bonds—rose above 5 percent for the first time since Sept. 28, and the 30-year gilt yield also passed…