British police on Thursday renewed calls for the suspect who fatally shot a nine-year-old girl in northwestern England this week to come forward, vowing that officers would “not rest until we find you.” Olivia Pratt-Korbel died in a Liverpool hospital on Monday shortly after a gunman fired three shots at a man who forced his…
Former British Envoy Detained in Burma After UK Imposes Fresh Sanctions
Burma’s military reportedly detained a former British envoy and her husband on immigration charges after the British government imposed sanctions on three military-linked companies in Burma, also known as Myanmar. Authorities said Thursday that Vicky Bowman and her Burmese husband, Htein Lin, a former political prisoner, were arrested under the Immigration Act for failing to…
British Gas Pledges to Donate 10 Percent of Profit to Struggling Customers
August 25, 2022
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British Gas has pledged to donate 10 percent of its profits to help people struggling with rising energy bills. The firm said it will contribute the money to the British Gas Energy Support Fund for the duration of the energy crisis, backdated to the start of 2022, to “help the most financially vulnerable customers.” British…
Next UK Prime Minister Urged to Slash Fuel Duty Amid Soaring Inflation
The inboxes of the UK’s two Conservative Party leadership candidates have been flooded with e-petitions urging them to slash fuel duty immediately by 25 pence per litre, according to FairFuelUK. The advocacy group for drivers said since it started the campaign on Sunday, more than 20,000 emails have been sent to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, who are vying…
Indian Students in UK Overtake Chinese Nationals After Massive Rise in Visas Granted
Indians have overtaken Chinese nationals as the largest group to be granted sponsored study visas in Britain, following a 215 percent rise since pre-pandemic levels. The Home Office revealed on Thursday that 486,868 sponsored study visas—the highest number on record—were granted in the year to June 2022, a rise of 71 percent on June 2019,…
British Industry Faces Gas Shortages in Winter, Warn Experts
Energy experts are warning that British industry could be hit by gas shortages this winter as the UK government insists it is “confident” there will be no shortfall. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said it remained “confident energy security will be maintained.” But one leading commentator, economist Paul Stevens, told The Epoch…
UK Rushed Into COVID-19 Lockdowns Without Considering Costs, Suppressed Dissent: Sunak
The UK government plunged the country into COVID-19 lockdowns without properly considering the social and economic costs, and dissenting voices in the Cabinet and in the scientific community were suppressed, former Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed. The government imposed three national lockdowns on the population during the pandemic, but it never properly examined the likely…
Priti Patel Invites Albanian Police to UK to Help Tackle Flow of Illegal Immigrants
Home Secretary Priti Patel has invited police officers from Albania to come to England to help tackle a wave of illegal immigrants crossing the Channel in recent months. A Home Office report published on Thursday revealed the number of Albanians arriving in the UK on small boats from France and Belgium had increased “substantially” since…
3 People Who Forced Latvian to Work Off Fake Debt Face Jail Under UK’s Modern Slavery Act
Three people in Wales face jail after being convicted of forcing a vulnerable Latvian immigrant to work off an ever-increasing “debt” that included a fictional sum to pay for the costs of Brexit. Normunds Freibergs, 40, Jacobus Stankevicius, 59, and his wife Ruta Stankeviciene, 57, were convicted at Newport Crown Court under Britain’s Modern Slavery…
Teenage Pilot, 17, Becomes Youngest Person to Fly Around the World Solo
A 17-year-old teenage pilot has become the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft. Mack Rutherford, who is aged approximately 17 years and 64 days according to Guinness World Records (GWR), landed in Bulgaria on Aug. 24 following a five-month journey across 52 countries. The teen aviator had departed from the same…
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