Foreign companies owning or buying UK land or properties will have to reveal their true owners as the government launched a new register on Monday in a bid to ensure “criminals cannot hide behind secretive chains of shell companies.” From Aug. 1, any foreign entity seeking to buy UK land or property will have to identify its…
Manchester Police Chief Says Investigating Offensive Speech Is ‘Waste of Time’
One of the most experienced police chiefs in the UK has said that police are “wasting time” investigating when people are offended, days after officers arrested a former veteran at his home for posting a meme on Facebook. Stephen Watson of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) told The Times of London on Monday that officers have…
Union Boss Threatens to Cut Funding Over UK Labour Party’s Stance on Strikes
The UK Labour Party’s biggest union donor has threatened to withdraw funding from the party over its refusal to support strike actions. In an interview with The Observer newspaper, Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite union, said Labour is becoming “irrelevant to workers” and the party’s leadership under Sir Keir Starmer is in effect…
Russia Ramps up Sanctions by Banning 39 UK Politicians and Journalists
David Cameron, Sir Keir Starmer, and BBC presenter Huw Edwards are among the latest UK politicians and journalists to be banned from Russia. The Russian foreign ministry issued a list of 39 newly sanctioned individuals it said are no longer allowed to enter the Russian Federation. It said the action was in response to UK…
Man Accused of Murdering 9-Year-Old Girl in Small English Town of Boston
A Lithuanian national has been remanded in custody on a charge of murdering a 9-year-old girl who was stabbed to death while playing in the street with her younger sister in Boston, a market town in Lincolnshire in the east of England. Deividas Skebas, 22, was arrested on Saturday and charged with the murder of Lilia…
UK Geologist Jailed in Iraq for Looting Archaeological Sites Is Released
A retired British geologist who was jailed in Iraq earlier this year after being accused of taking shards of pottery from an archaeological site has thanked campaigners who helped win his freedom. Jim Fitton, 66, was arrested in March at Baghdad Airport after security staff found items in luggage belonging to him and a German tourist,…
England Clinch Women’s Euro With 2–1 Extra Time Win Over Germany
LONDON—An extra time strike from forward Chloe Kelly gave England a 2–1 win over Germany in the Women’s European Championship final on Sunday to claim their first ever major title in front of a record crowd on home soil. Substitute Kelly reacted quickest to a loose ball from a corner in the second period of…
Liz Truss Rules Out 2nd Scottish Independent Referendum If She Becomes UK Prime Minister
Liz Truss has pledged that there will be no second referendum on Scottish independence if she becomes Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister. In the first independence referendum held in 2014, the Scottish electorate voted 55–45 percent to reject independence and remain part of the UK. But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who is also…
Thousands of UK Firms Cut Ties With China Amid Rising Tensions: Industry Group
July 31, 2022
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Thousands of British businesses are cutting their economic ties with China as they anticipate faster decoupling between China and the West, a major UK business group has said. Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Director-General Tony Danker said thousands of companies in the UK are currently rethinking their supply chains in anticipation of hardening anti-China political…
Man Arrested Over Fatal Stabbing of 9-Year-Old Girl in Boston, England
A man has been arrested over the fatal stabbing of a nine-year-old girl in Boston. Lincolnshire Police said officers detained a 22-year-old in the Boston Central Park area at about 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, on suspicion of murdering Lillia Valutyte. It comes after the force released four CCTV images of a man they sought to…
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