UNITED KINGDOM-EUROPE The European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday that it is seeking permission from the European Council to open talks with the United Kingdom on a new arrangement that would allow greater freedom of movement for 18- to 30-year-olds to work and study. The initiative would open the way to restoring freedom of movement...
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These are the best UK festivals to book for 2024
Festival season might seem like a long way away, but we can guarantee you it will spin around faster than you can clean out your bumbag. It’s never too early to start planning for 2024 (who wouldn’t want to be dreaming of sun-soaked stages when it’s stormy outside?) and copping those tickets while you still can. We’d...
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UK promises £100 million to the World Bank to combat global challenges
image: @peterspiro | iStock The United Kingdom has announced a £100 million contribution to the World Bank during the Spring Meeting in Washington D.C. This commitment aims to unlock £1 billion of support over the next decade, using the World Bank’s lending capacity to tackle challenges such as climate change, food insecurity, pandemics and poverty....
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Britain’s renegade royal, Prince Harry, now calls himself a U.S. resident
LONDON — It’s official: Prince Harry, the fifth in line to the British throne, considers himself a U.S. resident. Documents filed on Wednesday at Companies House, a registry of British company information, show that Harry, using his full name of Prince Henry Charles Albert David Duke of Sussex, has listed the United States as his...
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‘Clear Religious Part Of It’: UK Ex-PM David Cameron As Manipur Conflict Raised In House Of Lor
Almost a year after the Manipur violence erupted, the issue was debated at a meeting in the UK’s House of Lords, when Lord Indrajit Singh raised questions regarding the religious freedom in India and the current situation in Manipur. While highlighting the various instances of religious intolerance and violence in India, Lord Indrajit Singh questioned:...
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United Kingdom criminalises creation of ‘deepfake’ images without consent
Image Source : X/LAURA FARRISMP Laura Farris, UK Minister for Victims and Safeguarding World news: Those who indulge in the creation of sexually explicit “deepfakes” will have to face prosecution under a new law which is undergoing its parliamentary journey, the British government said on Tuesday (April 16). Deepfake refers to images and videos made...
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UK Statement at the UN General Assembly Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
Thank you, Madam Chair, The United Kingdom is proud of our diversity and of the successful multi-national, multi-ethnic, and multi-faith country that we have become. While we are making great progress towards establishing a fairer and more inclusive society, we understand the importance of continuing to work to address negative ethnic and racial disparities that...
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Former UK leader Liz Truss backs Trump and blames others for her ouster after 49 days
LONDON: During her 49 days as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, Liz Truss sparked mayhem on the financial markets and turmoil within her Conservative Party. Now she is speaking up, and her message is: It wasn’t me. In interviews and a new book, Truss robustly defends her economic record, blaming the “deep state,” “technocrats,” “the establishment,”...
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The U.K. to Vote on World’s Only Generational Smoking Ban
The U.K. House of Commons voted Tuesday to advance the “Tobacco and Vapes Bill” that would make it illegal for anyone born in 2009 or beyond to buy tobacco and add restrictions to vaping. Legislators voted in favor of the bill in a 383- to-67 vote. The bill would amount to an effective lifetime ban...
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Ex-UK PM Liz Truss endorses Donald Trump amid hush money trial: ‘I don’t think Biden…’
While Donald Trump arrived in the New York criminal court for his hush money trial, former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss declared that it “has to be” the former president in the White House following the November presidential elections. Blasting incumbent Joe Biden, she said that he hasn’t supported the United Kingdom during his tenure...