Tag: UK

Shen Yun Reveals What’s ‘Happening Behind the Curtain in China,’ Says Human Rights Lawyer

LONDON—Ewelina Ochab, a British human rights lawyer, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Eventim Apollo on April 15. Due to her work, she knew much about some things happening in China today, but less about the cultural heritage of China before communism. From the moment the curtains opened and a scene above the clouds…


European Judges to Lose Power to Block UK Illegal Immigration

Following pressure from some factions of the Conservative party who had threatened to rebel over legislation tackling small boats crossing the Channel, European Court of Human Rights judges may no longer have the ability to block deportations. In the hope of seeing off a backbench rebellion, the Illegal Migration Bill will be amended so that…


Biden Wants World to Follow Example of New EPA Tailpipe Standards

U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new tailpipe emissions standards set a global standard at the April 20 Major Economies Forum (MEF) on energy and climate change. That’s according to senior officials who spoke to reporters on April 19. “President Biden will invite leaders to join the United States…


Biden Wants World to Follow Example of New EPA Emissions Standards

U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new tailpipe emissions standards set a global standard at the April 20 Major Economies Forum (MEF) on energy and climate change. That’s according to senior officials who spoke to reporters on April 19. “President Biden will invite leaders to join the United States…


Shen Yun’s ‘Real Beauty’ Counters ‘Horrible Ugliness, Violence’ That Is ‘Disfiguring the World,’ Lord Alton Says

LONDON— David Alton, Baron of Liverpool, was impressed by the powerful message Shen Yun Performing Arts delivered at the Eventim Apollo venue on April 19. “It’s a wonderful show; it underlines the beauty of Chinese civilization and culture,” said Lord Alton. “What a tragedy that a show like this can’t be shown in China itself,” he…


Fuel Campaigner and Lobbyist Says Ban on Petrol and Diesel Cars ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’

A lobbyist and campaigner for motorists claimed the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the UK in 2030 will cost five times more than any environmental benefits. Howard Cox, CEO of FairFuelUK, said: “There will be about £75 billion worth of benefits in environmental jobs and all those sorts of things,…


UK Government Urged to Shut Chinese Police Outposts Following Report of Conservative Party Connection

The UK government was urged on Wednesday to shut down Chinese police outposts in the country after it was reported one of the stations’ hosts has been rubbing shoulders with two former Conservative prime ministers. It also comes after the FBI arrested two people in connection with a similar outpost in New York. Responding to…


Coroner Confirms Earliest Known UK Death From AstraZeneca Vaccine

A coroner formally has officially recorded that the likely cause of Dr. Stephen Wright’s death was the AstraZeneca vaccine, making him potentially the first person in the UK to have died from the vaccine, according to his wife. More than two years after 32-year-old Stephen Wright, an NHS psychologist in south-east London, died, an inquest…


Inmates Sue Prison Service for Failing to Protect Them From Islamist Prison Gangs

Inmates who refuse to convert and are being put in segregation “blocks” for their own protection are planning legal action against the Prison Service for failing to protect them from Islamist gangs in British prisons. Prisoners face a “David and Goliath” battle against Islamic gangs in British jails, according to lawyers who are taking on…


Wagner-Like Russian Hacker Groups Want to ‘Destroy’ UK Infrastructure, Minister Warns

Russia-aligned cyber groups sympathetic to the invasion of Ukraine have been trying to disrupt or destroy the UK’s infrastructure, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden said on Wednesday. In a keynote speech at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)’s annual cyber security event in Belfast, Dowden said the NCSC is issuing an official alert about these…