Jeremy Hunt acknowledged the latest GDP figures showing the UK economy entered a recession at the end of 2023 are “challenging” but insisted the Government’s plan is the “right thing to do” for growth in the long-term. “Our plan has been to tackle inflation. First and foremost, that does mean higher interest rates,” he told … Read more
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce measures to reverse the convictions of more than 900 Post Office branch managers wrongly accused of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system in what is considered one of the gravest injustices in the nation’s history. The announcement Wednesday follows … Read more
Updated Jan. 8, 2024 1:17 pm ET SINGAPORE—China has taken into custody an alleged British spy, the country’s national security agency said Monday, as Beijing steps up warnings over national security and the infiltration of foreign spies in the country. In a social-media post, China’s Ministry of State Security alleged that MI6, the U.K. foreign-intelligence … Read more
LONDON (AP) — For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years in prison. For hanging a banner reading Just Stop Oil off a bridge, an engineer got a three-year prison sentence. Just for walking slowly down the street, scores of people … Read more
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday said that there is a “compatibility problem” between Islamic culture and European values and rights. This statement was made during an event hosted by her right-wing, ultra-conservative Brothers of Italy party, which was attended by notable figures including UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and entrepreneur Elon Musk.Meloni, … Read more
LONDON — David Cameron branded comments by Israel’s ambassador to the U.K. ruling out a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “disappointing.” Speaking at a parliamentary committee hearing on Thursday afternoon, the British foreign secretary — a former prime minister brought back into government last month — downplayed Tzipi Hotovely’s interview and insisted a separate … Read more
UK PM Rishi Sunak unveiled his plan, “Stop The Boats”, to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s position is in jeopardy after backlash from his party over his government’s controversial anti-immigration plan. Rishi Sunak’s attempt to cut soaring immigration in the country met with the resignation of Robert Jenrick, the UK’s … Read more
Under pressure from Tory MPs, the British government led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday announced a raft of measures to drastically reduce migration levels. The UK home office said that the move would impact around 300,000 individuals who would no longer be eligible to enter the UK based on the new measures, which … Read more
The headline of a separate story on Wednesday told readers that “barbarians and traitors are in cahoots with [Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip] Erdogan”. Another urged “crypto-Orthodox King Charles, who wears a Greek-flag-themed tie” to “intervene and wash away the shame”. Importantly, the King was “nothing like the rascal Elgin”, the newspaper thundered as it attacked … Read more
Today is the last day of November and as the end of the year festivities appear near the horizon, the artificial intelligence space is still hard at work. In the first news today, Voicemod, a popular AI voice changer app available on PC and Mac, has received a new update that will allow users to … Read more