A minister on Sunday defended the Metropolitan police after the force arrested 52 people before and during King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said she believes the Met has got the balance right between the right to protest and policing an international event and that she has “huge confidence” in the…
UK Minister Defends Metropolitan Police as Force Criticised Over Coronation Arrests
UK Government Criticised for Inviting Chinese Vice President to Coronation
The UK government has been criticised for inviting a senior Chinese official responsible for human rights abuses in Hong Kong to the coronation of King Charles III. Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng was among the dignitaries from around the world invited to Westminster Abbey for the coronation on Saturday. Han led Hong Kong affairs for the…
Charles Crowned King in Britain’s Biggest Ceremonial Event in 7 Decades
King Charles III has been crowned in London’s Westminster Abbey in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the 360-year-old St. Edward’s Crown on Charles’ head as he sat upon a 14th-century…
Anti-Monarchy Group Says Its Leader Arrested Ahead of King Charles Coronation
The leader of anti-monarchy campaign group Republic has been arrested along with five of his team members in the run-up to the coronation of King Charles III, the group said. Tens of thousands of people have gathered to cheer the royal procession and military parade for the coronation at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday, the…
65 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Facing Deportation Claim to Be Modern Slavery Victims
May 5, 2023
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Most illegal immigrants arriving in the UK by small boats who were detained for removal have claimed they were victims of modern slavery, Home Office figures show. Such claims would delay the deportation until a decision is made on their modern slavery claims. According to data released by the Home Office on Thursday, in 2021,…
RMT Members Vote to Renew Strike Mandate for 6 More Months
Britain’s biggest rail workers’ union said its members have voted to renew its mandate to continue staging strikes for the next six months. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), whose executive committee has rejected the latest offer aimed at resolving a long-running pay dispute, said on Thursday there was overwhelming backing for further strike…
Tories Suffer Major Losses as Labour and Lib Dems Win Key Battlegrounds in Local Elections
The Conservative Party suffered a series of losses after voters across England headed to the ballot box for May local elections, with Labour as well as the Liberal Democrats, and the Green Party seizing control of several councils. Counting is underway in the 230 local authorities in England that held elections on Thursday, with many…
Social Media Pressure Contributes to Increased Use of Hormone Replace Therapy: Expert Says
Women experience “a huge amount of pressure” from social media to seek medical treatment to manage menopausal symptoms, according to a leading expert. Dr. Paula Briggs, chair of the British Menopause Society (BMS) and sexual and reproductive health consultant at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, told The Epoch Times that while HRT is the “most logical and effective method to…
‘They Are Not Above the Law’ Warns Detective in ‘Landmark’ Organ Harvesting Case
The detective in charge of the Metropolitan Police’s modern slavery team has hailed the organ harvesting conviction of Nigerian Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and middleman Obinna Obeta as a “landmark” and said they were investigating several other cases in Britain. On March 23, Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Obeta, 50, were…
Nigerian Politician Jailed in UK for 9 Years and 8 Months for ‘Despicable’ Organ Harvesting Attempt
LONDON—A senior Nigerian politician, his wife, and a middleman have been jailed for bringing a young street trader from Lagos to London and trying to use one of his kidneys to save the life of the couple’s seriously ill daughter. Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, was jailed for 9 years and 8 months, his wife Beatrice, 56,…
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