Banks in the United Kingdom are preparing to again roll out lockdown plans used during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to stave off potential power shortages this winter amid an energy crisis. A number of banks, lenders, building societies, and branch officers of overseas banks have been holding regular joint discussions and reexamining policies, such as…
UK Banks Prepping for Power Blackouts as Winter Energy Crisis Looms
Arrest After 15-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed Outside UK School
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of the murder of a 15-year-old in Huddersfield, England. The teenager was stabbed outside his school on Wednesday afternoon and was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital where he later died, police said. The murder has rocked the west Yorkshire town and the…
‘Quiet Dignity’: Australian Leaders Praise the Queen’s Legacy During Memorial
September 22, 2022
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Australian politicians gathered at Parliament House’s Great Hall to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy during a National Memorial Service in Canberra on Thursday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, opposition leader Peter Dutton as well as federal MPs, premiers, and other guests attended the service commencing with a minute of silence. Albanese praised the Queen as a…
UK Will Be ‘Fully Equipped’ to Tackle Challenges From China and Russia: Truss
The UK will update its security and foreign policies to be “fully equipped” to tackle the challenges posed by China and Russia, Prime Minister Liz Truss has said. Truss, who is attending a United Nations summit in New York, highlighted the threats to the international order posed by authoritarian states and said the West must…
Lockdowns, Government Policies Overlooked as Factors in UK Inflation: Experts
While the war in Ukraine is partly responsible for the cost-of-living squeeze in the UK, the bed for high inflation had already been made following COVID-19 lockdowns and years of big government spending and borrowing, experts told The Epoch Times. David Paton, professor of Industrial Economics at the Nottingham University Business School, said he believes COVID-19 lockdowns…
Liz Truss Says UK May Follow US and Move Embassy to Jerusalem
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, she is considering moving the British embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Truss met Lapid at a United Nations summit in New York on Wednesday and told him she was reviewing the possibility of following the U.S. lead. Since the creation of Israel in…
UK Weighs Relocating Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Truss Says
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid that she is considering moving the British embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. Truss met with Lapid on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 21, telling him she was reviewing the possibility of following the United…
PayPal Demonetises Parents Campaign Group UsForThem That Took on School COVID-19 Closures
PayPal has closed the account of UsForThem, a British organisation that advocated for children to be prioritised during the COVID-19 pandemic. The online payment system closed UsForThem’s account “due to the nature of their activities,” with co-founder Molly Kingsley saying they have been unable to access thousands of pounds in donations. Set up in May…
Irregular Heartbeat a Factor in Excess Deaths in England and Wales: ONS
Deaths from irregular heartbeat have driven a rise in excess mortality, according to official figures. The number of deaths registered in England and Wales from cardiac arrhythmia was above average for much of the first half of 2022, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) wrote on Tuesday. The data overall showed that the number of…
UK Central Bank Raises Interest Rates to 2.25 Percent, Highest Since 2008
September 22, 2022
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The Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, has announced it will raise interest rates to their highest in more than 13 years and indicated it believes the economy is already in recession. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has raised rates from 1.75 to 2.25 percent—the highest since November 2008—in an effort to control…
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