Nuclear energy is set to be classified as sustainable so the industry can have the same access to investment incentives as renewables, the UK chancellor has said. In his Spring Budget delivered on Wednesday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said the government will launch a Great British Nuclear scheme to “bring down costs” and…
Hunt Offers ‘Crowd-Pleaser’ Free Childcare in Run-Up to General Election
March 15, 2023
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has extended subsidised childcare to children as young as 9 months old in what has been described by one economic expert as a “crowd-pleaser” in the run-up to the next general election. In a move which had been widely trailed in the media, Hunt announced in Wednesday’s Budget 30 hours a…
London Commuters Hit by Tube Strike as Unions Target Budget Day for Action
Millions of commuters in London have been hit by a Tube strike called by the two big trade unions, ASLEF and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT). The strike coincided with industrial action by up to 500,000 junior doctors, teachers, civil servants, lecturers, BBC journalists, and Amazon workers. ASLEF and the RMT are in dispute…
Household Energy Bill Cap Extended for Further 3 Months, UK Government Says
The UK government will extend the cap on household energy bills for three more months, the chancellor has announced ahead of the Spring Budget. To protect British households against high energy prices exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the government launched the Energy Price Guarantee last year, which has capped annual energy costs to…
UK Job Vacancies Drop for 8th Month in a Row as Firms Hold Back on Hiring
Job vacancies across Britain have fallen for the eighth month in a row, as businesses hold back on recruitment amid economic pressures, new data show. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Britain’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent in the three months to January. But the number of…
Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre Assessing TikTok, Security Minister Says
March 14, 2023
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Security minister Tom Tugendhat on Tuesday confirmed he has asked the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to assess the “challenges” posed by apps such as TikTok. It comes one day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the BBC that ministers “take security of devices seriously” and are looking at “what our allies are doing” with regard to the Chinese…
No Change in Reoffending for Sex Offenders Who Took Part in Prison Scheme: Report
First-of-its-kind research into a prison treatment programme for sex offenders and paedophiles suggests there was no change to participants’ reoffending rates. According to a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) report (pdf) on the accredited Healthy Sex Programme (HSP), researchers found there was no “statistically significant difference” on prison participants reoffending. Researchers examined the cases of 112…
Hongkongers Living Under the Dark Shadow of the CCP in Britain
March 14, 2023
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Beaten, stalked, and terrorised—this is the reality for many exiled Hongkongers living under the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) shadow in the UK. Despite fleeing the cruel Beijing regime, men and women who successfully leave Hong Kong to find sanctuary in Britain face ongoing intimidation from CCP agents. Physical attacks, brutal beatings, and even threats of…
Woman Whose Lies on Facebook About Asian Grooming Gang Provoked ‘Unprecedented Outcry’ Is Jailed
A woman who falsely claimed to have been the victim of an Asian grooming gang in the northwest of England has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for conspiring to pervert the course of justice. Eleanor Williams, 22, posted pictures of her so-called injuries and gave an account of having being groomed, trafficked, and beaten by…
Australia Chooses UK to Build Its First Nuclear Submarines Amid China Threat
March 14, 2023
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Britain is to build a new fleet of nuclear submarines for Australia following the signing of a trilateral pact with the United States in San Diego on Monday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed the AUKUS deal with U.S. President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and it was then announced that Britain had…
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