First-time buyers in the UK are facing record high prices as the housing market recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and increased borrowing costs following last year’s mini-budget fiasco. The average price tag on first-time buyer homes—houses and flats with a maximum of two bedrooms—hit a record high of £224,963 ($279,830) in April after edging up…
Judges in Rwanda Deportations Case Showed ‘Excessive Deference’ to Home Office, Court of Appeal Told
Two High Court judges who dismissed a series of legal challenges against the government’s planned deportations to Rwanda showed “excessive deference” to the Home Office and the guarantees it had received from the Rwandan government, the Court of Appeal has heard. In December, Lord Justice Lewis and Mr. Justice Swift ruled the policy of deporting asylum…
China Threatens to Prosecute Jailed Jimmy Lai’s UK Lawyers
April 24, 2023
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PERUGIA, Italy—China has threatened the British-based lawyers of jailed journalist Jimmy Lai with prosecution, a leading human rights barrister has revealed. Caoilfhionn Gallagher, KC said the move by Hong Kong authorities was part of a “deeply disturbing trend” of targeting the support networks of those persecuted by the Beijing regime. The Irish-born lawyer—who works at…
Bombs Left Outside London Barrister’s Office on Orders of Businessman With ‘Serious Grudge,’ Jury Told
LONDON—Explosive devices were left outside the chambers of a top London barrister as part of a “campaign of intimidation” by a wealthy businessman with a “serious grudge,” a jury has been told. Prosecutor Catherine Farrelly told the Old Bailey on Monday that Jonathan Nuttall, 49, “harboured a great deal of animosity” towards Andrew Sutcliffe, KC, a…
UK Exploring ‘All Routes’ to Evacuate Britons Trapped in War-Torn Sudan
The UK government is exploring “all routes” in an attempt to get British nationals out of Sudan, Downing Street has said. More than 420 people have been killed in a bloody conflict between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, which broke out nine days ago. Prime Minister…
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Head Judge Len Goodman Dies Aged 78
April 24, 2023
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Len Goodman, a long-time head judge on the hit TV shows “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing” died on April 22 at a hospice in southeastern England, his agent confirmed Monday. He was 78. “It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully,” his manager, Jackie Gill, told…
Deceased Comic Genius Would Have Been ‘Cancelled’ Today: TV Host
April 24, 2023
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Comic legend Barry Humphries would have been shouted down and cancelled in the modern entertainment scene says Australian TV host Kerri-Anne Kennerley. The death of the Australian entertainer and household name at the age of 89 on April 22 sparked an outpouring of tributes from at home and around the world. British comedian Ricky Gervais…
British Diplomats Evacuated From Sudan in ‘Complex and Rapid’ Operation, Sunak Says
The British military has evacuated UK diplomats and their families from war-torn Sudan in a “complex and rapid” operation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. Hundreds have died in a bloody conflict between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, which broke out eight days ago. In a…
Diane Abbott Suspended from Labour Party Following Remarks on Jewish Racism
Diane Abbott has been suspended as a Labour MP after suggesting Jewish people are not subject to racism “all their lives.” Abbott, who served as shadow home secretary under the hard-left former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, made the comment in response to a comment which suggested that Irish, Jewish, and Traveller people all suffer from…
Whole Foods Announces Layoffs of Corporate Employees, Restructuring
Amazon.com’s Whole Foods Market grocery chain plans to lay off some corporate employees over the next two months as part of a reorganization plan to simplify operations, the company announced Thursday. The company told employees that it will make changes to certain Global and Regional Support Teams, resulting in staff cuts, according to a memo…
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