European leaders pressure Russia and the UK: Putin’s response to the ceasefire is insufficient

Minorities are terrified because they don't know where the riots will occur next: Analyst

Michael Walker, Political Commentator and Contributing Editor at Novara Media, independent media outlet, highlights the widespread fear among minority communities in UK, emphasizing that they are currently terrified due to the unpredictable nature of the riots. He suggests that there is significant uncertainty regarding the future of these disturbances, questioning whether they will continue or have already subsided.

UK election crash course: a quick guide to the major players vying for Downing Street

The UK is holding a general election on 4 July 2024. But who are the major players? Why does everyone think the Conservative party will lose? How are Reform UK making things even harder for them? And why did prime minister Rishi Sunak call for an election in the first place? Here's what you need to know

The UK Belongs to China!

 

Julian Assange: The threat of extradition and politics behind it

 

The case against Julian Assange is as political as it is legal; where does it go from here? Plus, the social media influencers shaping Kenya’s election.

The High Court in the United Kingdom is debating whether Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States. Press freedom advocates say handing him over would put journalists everywhere at risk.

UK heatwave: Wildfire left garden like Armageddon - Norfolk renters

 

This is what's left of a garden and outbuilding - where a landlord's mother lived.

The UK's heatwave and scorching 40C temperatures sparked wildfires across the country. Norfolk was one of those places.

Norfolk Fire Service declared a major incident and dealt with more than 100 incidents on Tuesday.

Housemates Annabelle and Patrick class themselves as "lucky" their entire house wasn't caught by the flames but described the aftermath as "Armageddon".

The Ukrainian refugee schoolgirl learning fast in the UK

 

 

 Nine-year-old Marharyta did not speak any English when she first arrived to the UK from her hometown of Lviv in Ukraine, but she's learning fast in preparation for starting school. Marharyta and her mum Larysa moved to Manchester after securing visas through the Ukraine Family Scheme. Hundreds of Ukrainian children have started at schools across England in recent weeks. The government has set out plans to enrol up to 100,000 Ukrainian children who have fled the war in their home country. The National Association of Head Teachers is calling for urgent counselling support and access to specialist language tuition for the refugees once they start school in the UK.

Why we're burning our recycling | It's Complicated

 

Almost 90% of people in the UK recycle. But more than a tenth of everything we put out for recycling in this country is being burned. Why is this happening? Josh Toussaint-Strauss explores how local authorities have ended up incinerating so much of our recycling and what impact this is having on the environment

Covid: Visualising 150,000 UK coronavirus deaths

 

150,000 people in the UK have now died with Covid-19.

It is a bleak, sobering figure after nearly two years of daily coronavirus statistics.

But the problem with statistics, is that a person can forget that behind every number is a person.

Here, Health and Science Reporter Laura Foster tries to help us understand the impact Covid-19 has had on the UK.

When Nirvana Came to Britain *NEW 2021 BBC DOCUMENTARY

 

Between 1989 and 1994, Nirvana introduced a new and exciting brand of rock music to the UK – one that changed the musical landscape and influenced a generation of British youth.

Omicron spreads like wildfire in the UK | DW News

 

Submarine dispute ‘not just a French problem’, says EU’s top diplomat

 

The recent submarine dispute between France and its allies, the US, UK and Australia, has highlighted the need for improved communication between allies and the importance of a European military force to act as a compliment to NATO, said EU foreign policy chief

Can a new alliance in Asia-Pacific deter China?

 

The US, Australia and UK have announced a major defence agreement in the Asia Pacific.

It is a new military alliance that caused reactions around the world.

China has strongly criticised the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom after they announced a new deal that will see Canberra get nuclear-powered submarines.

Chinese outrage at new US-UK-Australian security pact

China has strongly criticised a new defence and security pact between the United States, UK and Australia. The AUKUS agreement is intended to help deliver stablility in the Indo-Pacific region, which has come under increasing Chinese influence.

The Chinese government just can't understand irony. But, their hypocrisy which is clearly off the chart knows no bounds.

Remember China claims 2/3 of the South China sea a body of water abuts nine different countries. They're also claiming islands, shoals and reefs well within those countries territorial waters.  Let China whine. 

UK Army officers tell of Afghan evacuation - BBC News

 

"When that level of explosion and combination of shrapnel is detonated, there is only one result. And that is carnage."

Guards at Kabul embassy told they are ineligible for UK protection

 The UK government employed a group of local Afghan's to guard its embassy. But, when the fecal matter hit the circular cooling device they just left them twisting in the wind. Insuring that the Taliban will hunt them down for having the audacity to earn living that supported them and their families. What is the UK's government reason for abandoning these men? 

More than 100 guards at the British embassy in Kabul have been told they are not eligible for UK government protection because they were hired through an outsourced contractor, the Guardian has learned.

Most of the 125-strong team of security personnel, employed by the global security firm GardaWorld, have been given informal notice that they no longer have jobs guarding the embassy, several said.

The guards, some of whom had been working for the UK embassy for over a decade, described feeling abandoned by British officials and their employer. Many have been forced into hiding, fearing for their lives.  

The U.S. government which also had a contract with GardaWorld helped more than 100 employees to escape Afghanistan following the collapse of the government and the Taliban successfully taking control of the country.  

Asian hate crime in UK increases during pandemic - BBC News

 

"This has exploded since the beginning of the virus." As footballers boycott social media over hate crimes, the abuse directed at Spurs star Son Heung-Min has focused attention on racism suffered by people of Asian background.

Hundreds of British troops deployed to counter Islamist extremism in Mali - BBC News

 

300 British troops have been deployed to Mali in west Africa. They have joined the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the country.

UK remembers Covid dead as Boris Johnson admits mistakes in dealing with pandemic

 Lights have shone around the UK in memory of all those who have lost their lives in the past year. Buildings were lit up and people went stood on doorsteps with candles and torches for a moment of reflection on the first anniversary of national lockdown.

Loyalist factions withdraw support for Good Friday Agreement over Brexit customs deal - BBC News

 

A group representing the main loyalist factions in Northern Ireland has said the creation of an EU customs border in the Brexit deal is undermining the union with Britain. It says that as a result it has withdrawn support for the Good Friday Peace Agreement.