Tag: UK

Senior British MPs Urge Government to Hold PayPal to Account Over Free Speech Row

Leading figures in the Conservative Party like Michael Gove, Iain Duncan Smith, and Sir Graham Brady are considering new laws after PayPal recently closed the accounts of several British campaign and journalist groups. PayPal has faced a backlash since it last week shut down the account of the Free Speech Union (FSU), an organisation that defends…


5 Police Officers Seriously Injured in Clashes Outside Iranian Embassy in UK

At least five police officers were seriously injured and 12 people arrested after a “violent disorder” broke out near the Iranian embassy in London on Sunday, the Metropolitan Police said. Dozens of demonstrators gathered at the embassy on Sunday afternoon, as protests spread across the world following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini died…


UK Economy to Grow Slower Than Previously Predicted, Says OECD

The British economy will grow less than previously predicted this year and flatline entirely in 2023, according to a new report. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said it has downgraded its current annual projection for the UK economy owing to “declining real incomes and disruptions in energy markets.” The UK’s GDP is…


Teenager’s Plan ‘Did Not Work out as He Hoped’ After He Was Murdered During Attack on Rival Gang, UK Jury Told

A gang member armed with an “enormous knife” who drove into enemy territory and stabbed a rival who was celebrating his birthday in the street, had the tables turned on him and was hacked to death by a group of nine men in south London, a murder trial jury has been told. Darius Kwakye, 29,…


Technology to Allow Pre-Recorded Witness Testimony Rolled out in English Courts

The rollout of technology that allows witnesses and rape complainants to have their evidence pre-recorded, rather than giving it live in court, has been completed in England and Wales. The Ministry of Justice said the final 20 Crown Courts in London, Essex, Buckinghamshire, and Cambridgeshire had adopted the technology, marking the end of a national…


British Pound Falls to Record Low Against US Dollar After Tax Cut Plans

The British pound has plunged to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar after the UK government announced a massive tax-cutting programme, which is the biggest in 50 years. Sterling fell by more than 4 percent to just 1.03 dollars in early Asia trading before it regained some ground to about 1.07 dollars early on…


Downing Street Defends Top Truss Aide Who Is Paid Through His Lobbying Firm

Downing Street has defended Prime Minister Liz Truss’s chief of staff Mark Fullbrook after it emerged he is being paid through his lobbying company instead of directly as a government employee. The Cabinet Office said it is “not unusual” for a special adviser to join the government “on secondment” and that his salary is paid…


UK’s Kwarteng Hints at More Tax Cuts as Starmer Says He Would Reintroduce Top Rate Income Tax

Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday that more tax cuts are on the way. It comes after his tax-slashing mini-budget announcement on Friday was met with mixed reactions. In the biggest tax cuts in 50 years, the Chancellor brought forward a planned cut to the basic rate of income tax from 20 pence…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Hunter Biden Story ‘Made for Cinema’—Star Laurence Fox Talks ‘My Son Hunter’

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “If it’s the last job I ever do—which at the moment, it looks like it is—I’m proud of it,” says British actor Laurence Fox. He is the star of the new film “My Son Hunter” and leader of the UK’s Reclaim Party. “It’s…


PREMIERING NOW: Hunter Biden Story ‘Made for Cinema’—Star Laurence Fox Talks ‘My Son Hunter’

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “If it’s the last job I ever do—which at the moment, it looks like it is—I’m proud of it,” says British actor Laurence Fox. He is the star of the new film “My Son Hunter” and leader of the UK’s Reclaim Party. “It’s…