An 18-year-old Ghanaian woman residing in Royston, United Kingdom has been charged after a stabbing incident on the Dog Kennel Hill Estate, in South London, reports said. The suspect accused another woman of sleeping with her boyfriend, resulting in the stabbing, after which she poured hot water on the wounded …
Read More »“UK must defend its values in the world” – Rishi Sunak
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will say on Monday that the United Kingdom must defend more strongly its values of freedom and openness, in particular vis-à-vis China and Russia, in his first major foreign policy speech. “Our adversaries and our competitors have a long-term strategy. In the face of these …
Read More »UK: Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns
Liz Truss announced her resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Thursday, becoming the most short-lived Prime Minister in history, with 44 days in office. In place for just six weeks, Liz Truss’ situation in Downing Street has seemed increasingly untenable in recent days. This decision automatically leads …
Read More »Prince Charles succeeds Queen Elizabeth II as UK King
Prince Charles becomes the new King of the United Kingdom after the death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96. The Queen died in Balmoral, Scotland, where she was staying for a few days off. Her son, Prince Charles, is heir to the throne. At 73, he thus automatically …
Read More »UK: Liz Truss replaces Boris Johnson as Prime Minister
Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson as Prime Minister on Monday September 5 after being nominated by the British Conservative Party. The former foreign minister won by a wide margin (57%) against her former finance colleague Rishi Sunak (43%). The results were announced by Graham Brady, responsible for organizing the internal …
Read More »UK makes important decision on taxes on imports from Africa
Authorities in UK launched a scheme to cut taxes on hundreds of products from some of the world’s poorest countries to try to boost trade links, the BBC reported. The preferential terms, which come into effect early next year, will affect products ranging from food to textiles. Under the Developing …
Read More »UK: Nigerians charged in child organ harvesting case
British police have arrested two Nigerian nationals, accused of trying to bring a child to the UK to harvest his organs, the BBC reported. Police in London said the man and woman – Beatrice and Ike Ekweremadu – had been remanded in custody and would appear in court later on …
Read More »UN refugee chief angry at UK’s Rwanda asylum plan
The head of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, condemned Britain’s plans to send a first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday, saying the policy set a catastrophic precedent. He said other countries who took in far more asylum seekers than Britain could decide to follow its example. …
Read More »COVID-19: UK records first death linked to Omicron variant
Great Britain has recorded the first death linked to the new coronavirus Omicron variant, the country’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed. The United Kingdom has recorded the presence of the Omicron variant following the discovery of the variant in South Africa. The UK has since imposed travel bans to …
Read More »Scientists in UK say collective immunity is impossible with Delta variant
In UK, researchers after a study, concluded that it would be impossible to reach collective immunity with the Delta variant. Professor Andrew Pollard, head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, said it on Tuesday in a meeting with British parliamentarians. “I think we are in a situation, with this variant where …
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