Tag: UK

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…


‘Politics of Envy’ Won’t Deter UK Government as It Cuts Taxes to Spur Growth: Minister

The UK government will not worry about the “politics of envy” as it tries to spur economic growth with the biggest tax cuts in 50 years, a minister has said. Prime Minister Liz Truss’s new government on Friday unveiled the biggest package of tax cuts in half a century, which will cost £45 billion ($49…


Part of Me Leaves With Federer, Says Emotional Nadal

LONDON—Sitting courtside Rafa Nadal cried as his great rival, Roger Federer, bid an emotional farewell to tennis at the Laver Cup on Friday, later saying an important part of him was also leaving the men’s Tour with the retirement of the Swiss. Pictures and videos of Federer and Nadal—who shared one of tennis’s most enthralling…


Police Must Focus on Fighting Criminals, Not ‘Symbolic Gestures’: UK Home Secretary

The police should focus on fighting real crimes rather than making “symbolic gestures,” the UK’s new home secretary has told police chiefs. In an open letter dated Sept. 23, Suella Braverman said she was “dismayed by the perceived deterioration of public confidence in the police” and said that “culture and standards in the police have…


Conservative Party May Lose Next Election Over Immigration, Experts say

The UK’s Conservative Party may be on course to lose the next general election unless it reduces the net migration number, political experts said. Prof. Eric Kaufmann, who has authored a number of books on subjects including political and religious demography, said Brexit voters who voted for the Conservative Party in 2019 “won’t show up” in…


UK to Tighten Rules on Industrial Action to Stop ‘Unacceptable’ Strike Disruptions

The UK government will tighten rules on industrial action to curb “unacceptable” strike disruptions, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said. Amid a wave of industrial action by hundreds of thousands of workers in multiple sectors, Kwarteng told the House of Commons, “At such a critical time for our economy, it is simply unacceptable that strike action…


Officer Denies NCA ‘Suppressed’ Evidence About EncroChat Phone Investigation

A National Crime Agency (NCA) officer has denied key facts were deliberately “suppressed” about what discussions took place with French law enforcement in the run-up to the hacking of EncroChat—an encrypted phone network allegedly used by thousands of criminals across Europe—in March 2020. On Friday, Wayne Johns was cross examined by Stephen Kamlish, KC at…


French Police Bust Iraqi–Kurdish Gang Smuggling Illegal Immigrants to UK

French police have busted a people-smuggling gang which had been using small boats to take illegal immigrants across the English Channel to the UK. The gang, based in Lille and run by Iraqi Kurds, was detected thanks to intelligence sharing between authorities in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK, police said on Sept. 22….


CPS Launches Legal Challenge After Bail Granted Because of Barristers’ Strike

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a legal challenge after several judges released suspects on bail because delays caused by the barristers’ strike meant they had exceeded their custody time limits. The CPS has been granted the right to have a judicial review of at least three cases where judges rejected an application by…


UK Announces Biggest Tax Cuts in 50 Years to Boost Economic Growth Amid Crisis

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s new government has unveiled the biggest package of tax cuts in half a century aimed at spurring growth in the UK economy, which could already be in recession. Announcing his mini-budget in the House of Commons on Sept. 23, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed that the rise in corporation tax and…