LONDON—Hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company’s London offices on Tuesday, following a dispute over layoffs. In January, Google’s parent company Alphabet announced it was laying off 12,000 employees worldwide, equivalent to 6 percent of its global workforce. The move came amid a wave of job cuts across corporate America, particularly in…
Australia Strikes Pact With UK on Minerals, Rare Earths
Australia and the United Kingdom have pledged to boost the global supply of critical minerals needed to power a cleaner world economy. Australia is the world’s top producer of raw lithium and other crucial ingredients for electric cars, new energy equipment and advanced communications. But with China dominating the supply of purified critical minerals and…
DNA Test Results From Woman Claiming to Be Madeleine McCann Revealed
A Polish woman who has claimed to be missing British girl Madeleine McCann is not the same person who vanished from a Portuguese resort nearly 16 years ago, DNA results have revealed. Julia Faustyna, 21, also called Julia Wandelt and Julia Wendell, became an internet sensation in February after claiming on social media that she…
Major UK Airport Scraps Security Rules on Liquids and Electronics
The UK’s first major airport has scrapped security protocols on liquids and electronics. London City has installed new CT scanners that generate more detailed images of what is inside bags, meaning passengers no longer have to remove items at security. It means departing travellers no longer have to restrict toiletries and liquids to 100 milliletre-bottles…
England’s Swimming Governing Body Adds ‘Open’ Category for Transgender Athletes
A new “open” category will be added from September to cater for swimmers who identify as “transgender” or “non-binary,” Swim England said on Monday. It comes after UK Athletics confirmed it will apply World Athletics’ rules on exclusion of transgender women from elite female competitions. The swimming governing body said the “female” category will be reserved for…
Branson’s Virgin Orbit Files for Bankruptcy After Failed Rocket Launch
April 4, 2023
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Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to get additional funding from its backers. The Long Beach, California-based satellite launch company, founded and owned by Richard Branson, failed to secure long-term funding it needed to recover from a January rocket failure in the United Kingdom. Branson had long had an ambition to become…
TikTok Fined $15.9 Million in the UK
A British data watchdog imposed a fine of £12.7 million ($15.9 million) on the video-sharing application TikTok on Tuesday over an alleged breach of data protection law. The accusation was, among others, that TikTok processed the data of children under the age of 13 without their parents’ consent. UK data-protection law says that organizations that use…
Margaret Thatcher’s Former Chancellor Nigel Lawson Dies at 91
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Chancellor, Lord Nigel Lawson, has died at the age of 91. The former Conservative MP—whose political career lasted almost five decades—passed away on Monday. Leading the many tributes to the Tory “giant” was Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who said he hung a picture of Lawson on his wall during his…
Teachers to Strike Again as Union Rejects Government Pay Offer
Teachers in England are set to strike again in the following months as the largest teachers union overwhelmingly rejected the government’s pay offer. Strikes will go ahead on April 27 and May 2 unless Education Secretary Gillian Keegan can reach an agreement with the union before then, the National Education Union (NEU) said on Monday. Schools could…
The Last Governor of Hong Kong: Hopeful for Hong Kong-Born UK Prime Minister in the Future
Lord Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong, attended the “UK Hong Kong Summit 2023 in London on March 27. He praised Hong Kong people for contributing to the United Kingdom, affirming they had been a tremendous addition to British society. Patten also expressed his hope that there would be a British Prime Minister…
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