The UK’s trade deals with Australia and New Zealand came into force at midnight on Wednesday, removing tariffs on all UK goods exports Down Under. The Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Act concluded the negotiations over the UK first trade deals after the country left the European Union in 2020. Under the deals’ terms tariffs…
UK’s 1st Post-Brexit Free Trade Deals With Australia and New Zealand Kick In
Civil Servants Threaten to Strike Over Rwanda Policy
A union representing Home Office workers has threatened to strike over the government’s plan to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has already been involved in a legal challenge against the policy. The union’s head of bargaining Paul O’Connor said some civil servants fear they would be forced to carry…
Watchdog Bans Alcohol Ads Featuring Rapper ArrDee
Ads for the alcohol brand Litty Liquor featuring rapper ArrDee encouraged excessive and irresponsible drinking, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). On Tuesday, ASA announced that it had banned a series of alcohol ads that featured ArrDee, who is under 25. In the UK, alcohol ads must not appeal particularly to children regardless of…
Jilted Boyfriend Jailed for Life for ‘Brutal’ Murder After Leaving Clue on Phone App
A failed businessman who stalked his former girlfriend as she walked home from work then stabbed her to death as her new boyfriend hid behind a bin, has been jailed for life. Dennis Akpomedaye, 30, waited for 21-year-old Ania Jedrkowiak to finish her shift at a Latin American restaurant in Ealing, west London, on May…
LGBT+ Activists Storm Gender Critical Professor’s Oxford Talk
A protester glued themselves to the floor after LGBT+ activists stormed a university talk by gender critical feminist Kathleen Stock. Police forcibly removed trans campaigner Riz Possnett—who wore a t-shirt with the slogan “no more dead trans kids”—as audience members inside Oxford Union urged Stock to carry on with her speech. On Tuesday, hundreds of…
Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement Officially Takes Effect
The free trade agreement between Australia and the UK has officially come into effect on May 31 after two years of negotiation. On May 30, British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell delivered the diplomatic note confirming that the UK’s domestic procedures for the trade agreement to come into force had been completed, effectively opening a new…
Albanian Migrants in UK Jails Almost Double in 4 years
The number of Albanian migrants locked up in British jails has almost doubled in four years, analysis by The Epoch Times has found. According to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures, almost 1,400 Albanian foreign nationals are currently in custody in England and Wales—compared to just over 800 in 2019. Those from the Balkans now make…
Foreign Secretary: Ukraine Has Right to Project Force Beyond Own Borders
Ukraine has the right to “project force” beyond its own borders for self-defence, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said following reports of drone attacks on Moscow. Russian authorities said drones crashed into three residential buildings in Moscow in the early hours of May 30, causing no casualties and only minor damage. The Russian Defence Ministry…
Tories Risk Electoral Timebomb Unless They Win Over Millennials, Report Says
The Conservative Party needs to win over the “shy capitalist” millennial generation, in order to secure their vote in the next general election, a report has warned. A new study (pdf) from centre-right think tank Onward surveyed 8,000 people across the UK, identifying their voting intentions and the issues they prioritise. Only 21 percent of…
Child Sex Abuse Inquiry Chair Calls Government Response ‘Weak and Disingenuous’
The hopes of victims and survivors of child sexual abuse in England and Wales have been “dashed” by the government’s “weak” response to the recommendations made following a major inquiry into child sex abuse, according to the inquiry’s chairwoman. Professor Alexis Jay, who chaired the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), said ministers had failed…
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