Getting around The high cost of train travel within the UK is another thorny issue. Say you want to reach your Cornish holiday apartment by train, taking a leaf out of Greta Thunberg’s book and doing your bit for the planet. The cheapest off-peak return from London to Penzance on Aug 5 currently costs £143...
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It’s been called ‘bonkers’ and ‘a joke’, but here’s how PM Rishi Sunak wants to put his country’s teenagers to work
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the Conservative Party will introduce mandatory national service if it wins the UK general election on July 4. It was the first major policy announcement since Mr Sunak called a snap election last week. Here is what we know about the proposed policy and the history of national...
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: French and German leaders say Ukraine allowed to strike inside Russia
By Sean Bell, military analyst President Putin knows that his critical vulnerability is Western military capability, and that should the West become directly involved in the defence of Ukraine, Russia’s objectives would no longer be achievable. As a result, Russia continues to augment its military strategy in Ukraine with targeted rhetoric and information operations designed...
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UK’s Sunak promises mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if elected
Ruling Conservative Party says it will bring back national service if it wins the July 4 general election. Eighteen-year-olds will have to perform a mandatory national service if the Conservative Party is voted back to power in the United Kingdom’s July 4 election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. The UK has “generations of young...
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Rishi Sunak faces mass exodus as more than 75 MPs resign in poll-bound UK
London: Several more Conservative lawmakers announced on Friday they would not seek re-election at the forthcoming UK general election, setting a post-war record for the number of Tory MPs standing down. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has seen a growing exodus from his party ahead of the July 4 vote, with 75 Conservatives now announcing that...
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UK: Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory national service
By Emily McGarvey, BBC News Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says bringing back compulsory service will help foster the “national spirit” that emerged during the Covid pandemic. Photo: AFP The Conservative Party has said it would bring back mandatory national service in the United Kingdom if it wins the general election. It said 18-year-olds would have...
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One-Year-Old Massah Has Been Asked To Leave UK For ‘Integrity Of Immigration Laws’
The Daily Mail reports that she ‘will be required to immediately leave the UK.’ Photo : Twitter Massah Mohammad Hamdan, a 13-month-old baby girl born in the UK, faces deportation after her re-entry to the country was classified as that of a tourist, following a trip abroad before her immigration status was confirmed. Massah was...
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China accuses Britain of ‘wanton stigmatisation’ after spy found dead
China has accused Britain of false accusation, “wanton stigmatisation” and arbitrary arrests after the unexplained death of a man charged with illegally assisting Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service. China’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong said in a statement on its website that it strongly condemned Britain for what it said were false accusations against...
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Jeremy Corbyn to run as an independent in UK general election
The 74-year-old ex-party leader will stand in his constituency of Islington North after being dropped from Labour candidate shortlist. Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will stand as an independent candidate in the United Kingdom’s general election on July 4, a move that could lead to a potential upset for Labour in his north London...
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Graduate Route safe for now as General Election declared
UNITED KINGDOM Higher education stakeholders finally breathed a sigh of relief as the British government confirmed that the Graduate Route, which allows international students to stay in the United Kingdom for two years after graduation to look for work, is to be retained in its current form. The announcement came the day after UK voters...
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Analysis: Why UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called an election he’s expected to lose | CNN
London CNN — When British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that the United Kingdom would hold a general election on July 4, many observers wondered: why now? More specifically, why has the PM called an election that is almost certain to lose? For months, polls have placed Sunak’s Conservative Party way behind the...
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Rishi Sunak backtracks plan to restrict Graduate Route; tightens visa rules
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Photo: Reuters 4 min read Last Updated : May 24 2024 | 11:49 AM IST United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, has decided to abandon radical plans to restrict or scrap the Graduate visa route that allows overseas students to work in the UK for up to two years...