LONDON — The British government’s contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as the U.K. Supreme Court weighs whether it’s lawful to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda. The Conservative government is challenging a Court of Appeal ruling in June that said the policy intended to deter immigrants … Read more
LONDON — The British government confirmed Sunday it may scrap a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted as a way to attract jobs and investment to northern England. British media reported that an announcement is expected this week that the line will end in Birmingham – 100 miles (160 … Read more
An emotional Andy Murray broke down in tears on the finish of an epic Davis Cup win over Swiss debutant Leandro Riedi after revealing he was lacking his grandmother’s funeral to play within the tie. Murray wanted all his nous to grind out a 6-7 (7) 6-4 6-4 victory in three hours and 10 minutes … Read more
VIENNA — Britain, France and Germany introduced Thursday they may hold their sanctions on Iran associated to the Mideast nation’s atomic program and growth of ballistic missiles. The measures had been to run out in October below a timetable spelled out within the now defunct nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. In a joint … Read more
Tech corporations and privateness activists are claiming victory after an eleventh-hour concession by the British authorities in a long-running battle over end-to-end encryption. The so-called “spy clause” within the UK’s On-line Security Invoice, which consultants argued would have made end-to-end encryption all however not possible within the nation, will not be enforced after the federal … Read more
An aerial view exhibits wind generators at RWE’s Scroby Sands Wind Farm, off the coast of Nice Yarmouth, japanese England, on February 15, 2023. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty Photographs LONDON — An offshore wind turbine within the North Sea caught hearth Tuesday, with all personnel evacuated and accounted for. The turbine is a … Read more
President Biden is scheduled to fulfill King Charles III and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday forward of a NATO summit in Lithuania and a go to to Finland. A serious focus of his three-nation journey shall be to rally assist for Ukraine, wanting providing it an imminent membership to the protection alliance. In … Read more
Paul Mosely, a British man dwelling in China Paul Mosely is determined to return to Britain along with his spouse. After a life principally spent working in Beijing, China, the 70-year-old yearns for “England’s inexperienced and nice land”, however the looming menace of inheritance tax is maintaining him away. He says: “We’d take into account … Read more