LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government sought to regain the political initiative Wednesday with a series of tax cuts for businesses and individuals that it hopes will bolster its chances in a national election next year that opinion polls suggest it will lose. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt said the British economy “had turned a corner,” … Read more
A museum in the United Kingdom has identified the Roman emperor Elagabalus to be a transgender woman. The North Hertfordshire Museum in Hitchin, a town north of London, said that the decision was prompted by classical texts that allege the emperor once said, “call me not Lord, for I am a Lady.” The words were … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave In its first unified statement on the ongoing war in Gaza, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses” in fighting, unhindered humanitarian assistance to civilians and the unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas and other … Read more
LONDON—Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made a shock return to high office on Monday, becoming foreign secretary in a major shakeup of the Conservative government that also saw the firing of divisive Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Cameron, who led the government between 2010 and 2016, was appointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a … Read more
LONDON — Palestinian supporters marched peacefully through central London on Saturday, even as right-wing counter-protesters clashed with police, after a week of angry debate over whether to permit the demonstration on a day when Britain honored its war dead. The day unfolded amid a backdrop of tensions fueled by Home Secretary Suella Braverman who earlier this week … Read more
LONDON — A storm that raged through northwestern France overnight was hitting Britain on Thursday with heavy rainfall and winds that prompted the country’s weather agency to issue its second-highest alert level for parts of southern England. The storm lashed France’s northwestern coast overnight, ripping out trees, unleashing severe winds — with gusts of about … Read more
Comment on this storyComment China is expecting its giant pandas back. The black-and-white guests — star attractions in zoos in the United States and Britain — are expected to return to their home country by the end of next year, in what analysts suggest is a possible change in tack in China’s approach to “panda … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment LONDON — The British authorities desires to ban American XL bully canine, a breed accountable for a spate of assaults in the UK in recent times — a few of them deadly — prompting fierce debate over who must be held accountable for pet violence: the animals or their house owners. … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment LONDON — A jury in northwestern England has convicted a former neonatal nurse of murdering seven infants, ending a 10-month trial that fascinated and outraged the nation. After days of deliberations, the court docket introduced Friday that the 11-person jury in Manchester discovered Lucy Letby, 33, responsible of murdering the seven … Read more
Medical trials are the cornerstone of recent medical analysis, serving the proof required to show (or disprove) the protection and efficacy of a brand new therapy. Nevertheless, medical trials are additionally pricey, resource-intensive endeavors that may take a few years to succeed in a stage the place a drug or machine is deemed prepared for a … Read more