The acquisition of nuclear submarines will not lead to Australia developing nuclear weapons, according to a nuclear engineering expert from Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW). The comments come after, in September 2021, Australia signed a trilateral security pact with the United States and United Kingdom (AUKUS), the first major initiative of which is…
Purchase of Nuclear-Powered Subs Won’t Spark Nuclear Weapons Development in Australia: Expert
September 4, 2022
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Truss Vows to Act on Energy Costs in a Week If She Becomes UK Prime Minister
Liz Truss, the frontrunner in the race to replace Boris Johnson as UK prime minister, has said she would act on issues related to the cost of energy within one week if she becomes the new occupant of Number 10 Downing Street. There have been ever-louder calls in recent weeks for the government to intervene…
British Troops Join Training Drill With Swedish and Finnish Forces
September 4, 2022
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British troops have taken part in a training exercise alongside Swedish and Finnish armed forces as the two Nordic countries prepare their accession to the NATO military alliance. Exercise Vigilant Knife, which took place in northern Finland from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, was intended to further strengthen the interoperability of the three armed forces,…
UK Medicines Regulator Approves Updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Booster
The Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday became the second updated COVID-19 booster approved by the UK’s medicines regulator, two days before the autumn booster rollout. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it has approved the vaccine, which targets two novel coronavirus variants, for use in individuals aged 12 and above, at least three months…
Terror Suspects Like Shamima Begum Could Exploit Modern Slavery Law, Says UK Watchdog
The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall QC, has said the definition of modern slavery in Britain is so broad that it is open to exploitation by terrorism suspects. Hall told The Times: “The definition and the way in which the law is applied is over broad.” He said he was concerned juveniles who were…
UK Parliament’s Partygate Probe ‘Fundamentally Flawed’: Government Lawyer
A UK Parliamentary investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s partygate scandal is “unfair” and “fundamentally flawed,” a top lawyer hired by the government has argued. The probe being conducted by the Privileges Committee of the House of Commons aims to establish whether Johnson committed contempt of Parliament by telling the House on several occasions that…
Sadiq Khan Rejects Report That Says Police Chief Cressida Dick Was ‘Intimidated’ Into Resigning
Dame Cressida Dick came under “political pressure” from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to resign from her role as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and “felt intimidated,” a report published on Friday said. Dick resigned in February, saying Khan had “left me no choice.” A report—commissioned by Home Secretary Priti Patel—by the former chief…
Racist and Misogynistic Attitudes Among UK Pakistani Community Led to ‘Industrial Rape’: Experts
LONDON—Racist and misogynistic attitudes within Britain’s Pakistani community led to the “industrial rape” of more than 1,000 white girls and little has been done to tackle those beliefs, an event organised by the campaign group Don’t Divide Us was told on Thursday night. In April, Greater Manchester Police apologised for failing to protect girls who had…
No Evidence to Back Autumn COVID-19 Boosters: UK Mathematician
There is no longer evidence that suggests anyone should get the COVID-19 vaccines, a British mathematician said as the UK government rolls out another booster campaign ahead of the winter season. Norman Fenton, professor of risk and information management at the Queen Mary University of London and director of risk assessment software company Agena, told The…
No Evidence Anyone Should Get COVID-19 Vaccines, UK Mathematician Says Amid Autumn Booster Rollout
There is no longer evidence that suggests anyone should get the COVID-19 vaccines, a British mathematician said as the UK government rolls out another booster campaign ahead of the winter season. Norman Fenton, professor of risk and information management at the Queen Mary University of London and director of risk assessment software company Agena, told The…
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