The former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Dame Cressida Dick, may have breached the standards of professional behaviour in regards to murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan, a review by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has found. The murder of Morgan—who was killed with an axe in the car park of the Golden Lion…
Cressida Dick ‘May Have Breached Professional Standards’ Over Daniel Morgan Case
UK Minister Scraps Civil Service Diversity Training ‘Riddled With Left-Wing Views’
UK Attorney General Suella Braverman said she has scrapped the diversity training programme in her department, as it is “riddled with left-wing views.” Writing in the Daily Mail, Braverman compared the “diversity, equality, and inclusion” (DEI) sector to the “witch-finders of the Middle Ages.” She said she was “horrified” to discover that hundreds of government…
UK Sees Biggest Interest Rate Hike in 27 Years Amid Soaring Inflation, Coming Recession
August 4, 2022
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Soaring inflation expected to climb to over 13 percent has prompted the UK’s central bank to deliver the biggest interest rate hike in 27 years even as officials warned Great Britain is heading into a recession. The Bank of England (BOE) announced on Aug. 4 that its rate-setting body, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), voted…
Police Want Data Sharing Across Rail Companies to Track ‘Suspicious’ Behaviour
The chief constable from the British Transport Police wants rail companies to share data on passengers in order to identify suspicious behaviour, potentially leading to the identification of suspects or victims. Lucy D’Orsi, the chief constable of the British Transport Police, said that she wants access to travel data from train passengers to spot “anomalous…
TikTok Reviews Flagged Content Allegedly Advertising Smuggling People to UK
Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok said on Tuesday that it’s reviewing content that appears to advertise smuggling people into the UK. It comes after the content was flagged by British media outlet GB News. The videos, some of which were sent to the broadcaster by an unnamed audience member, appear to target Albanian-speaking migrants who want…
Opiates Drive Drug Deaths to Record High in England and Wales
Opiates were among the main causes behind a spike in drug-related deaths in England and Wales, which reached a record high in 2021, latest official figures show. A total of 4,859 deaths related to drug poisoning were registered in 2021 in England and Wales, equivalent to a rate of 84.4 deaths per million people. This…
Pair Arrested in Operation Targeting Suspected People-Smuggling Gang in Northern Ireland
A man and a woman have been arrested in Northern Ireland in an operation targeting a suspected people-smuggling gang. A 40-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested as around 50 officers from the UK government’s Immigration Enforcement team and the Police Service of Northern Ireland searched two properties in Belfast. The pair, both described…
Police Surveillance of London Road Network Could Face Legal Challenge
The privacy campaigning organisation Open Rights Group has teamed up with a Green Party politician to challenge measures that would allow police to put under surveillance tens of thousands of motorists driving around London every day. The steps were taken without public consultation by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. In 2014 Khan’s predecessor, Boris Johnson,…
UK Parliament Closes TikTok Account Following Pressure From Lawmakers
August 3, 2022
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The UK Parliament has closed its newly set up TikTok account after lawmakers wrote to the speakers raising security concerns over the Chinese app. In an email to The Epoch Times, a spokesperson for UK Parliament confirmed that it is closing the “pilot” account earlier than planned “based on member feedback.” “The account was a…
UK Conservative Party Delays Ballots on Security Advice
The UK’s Conservative party has delayed sending out leadership contest ballots to its members in order to “enhance security around the ballot process” after consulting with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the party confirmed on Wednesday. The rule was also changed to prevent members from voting for a second time to override their first ballot….
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