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White theatregoers urged to stay away from all-black production

The move sets a “poor and dangerous precedent,” according to a high-ranking UK police official. The Theatre Royal Stratford East in London has said that...

The ‘clash of civilizations’ is already underway as the world resists Westernization

China’s judgment is sound in attempting to rally non-Western nations against imposed values. “China’s latest attempt to rally the world against Western values,” reads a...

British Conservatives decimated in local elections

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party has lost more than 1,000 council seats across England. Britain’s Conservative Party lost more than 1,000 council seats in local...

Watch: Anti-monarchy protesters arrested in London

Police say the republican demonstrators were conspiring to “cause a public nuisance”. Police officers arrested a number of anti-monarchy demonstrators and seized protest placards ahead...

King Charles III crowned

Britain’s first new monarch in 70 years was presented with swords and scepters during a lavish ceremony. Britain’s King Charles III was crowned at Westminster...

Hipkins to meet Sunak for talks on trade and Ukraine

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today that he will meet his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak Friday evening NZ Time. A statement from Hipkins said talks...

UK allegedly censored report on British neo-Nazis fighting in Ukraine

British spies are afraid the far right will establish connections with other extremists on the battlefield, the document suggests. A British intelligence report on the...

BBC boss steps down over incriminating report

An inquiry revealed Richard Sharp’s failure to disclose that he provided financial advice to ex-PM Boris Johnson prior to his appointment. The chairman of UK...

UK to introduce plan to combat hospital sexual violence trends

A study recently has revealed that there have been around 6,500 cases of sexual assault in UK hospitals since 2019. UK Health Secretary Steve Barclay...

British depleted uranium already in Ukraine

The UK Ministry of Defence says it has no obligation to help clean up areas contaminated by the radioactive munitions. The UK government has already...

Cell phones go off across Britain amid Emergency Alert Test

While the emergency alert test was supposed to involve all phones in the UK that were not switched off or put onto airplane mode,...

‘Traumatized’ UK spy murdered own child – Times

Leaked documents suggest a British agent who was sent to Pakistan was psychologically unsuited to the task. The British security services sent a UK national...

‘I am the Fuhrer,’ ex-UK PM told adviser – media

A new book reveals fresh details about the often turbulent reign of Boris Johnson. Former British prime minister Boris Johnson referred to himself as “the...

British deputy PM resigns over bullying scandal

An inquiry failed to fully clear Dominic Raab of wrongdoing. British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned amid a scandal over alleged bullying in...

UK police condemned over arrest of French publisher

Ernest Moret’s colleagues have claimed that officers cited his participation in anti-government protests in his homeland. London’s Metropolitan Police force has come under fire for...

UK has worst inflation in Western Europe – data

Britain’s consumer price index stood at 10.1% year-on-year in March. Inflation in the UK came in at over 10% year-on-year in March, the highest rate...

Watch: UK cops threaten prosecution over Golliwog car stickers

A Twitter video shows the policeman removing the stickers from a man's car under threat of a 'public order' prosecution. Twitter user @MartynH18 wrote police...

King Charles richer than the late Queen – Sunday Times

The current British monarch is said to have significantly boosted profits from his royal estates. The personal wealth of Britain’s King Charles III amounts to...

Tony Blair knew Iraq bombing was illegal but ordered it anyway – media

Britain’s former PM struck Iraq in 1998 to please Bill Clinton, according to files published by an investigative website. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair...

100% of women don’t have penises – Sunak

UK prime minister has vowed to reinforce rules around biological gender. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared that 100% of women do not have...

Climate change a deliberate ploy to ‘destroy the country’ – former UK politician

Former Member of the European Parliament Godfrey Bloom told viewers that climate change was also 'WEF sponsored.' Known for his fiery temperament and controversial statements...

‘Predator’ Lexi-Rose Crawford jailed for rape weeks after release for another sex crime

Lexi-Rose Crawford was found guilty in Bristol, UK after the jury in deliberated for two hours. Warning: This article contains references to sexual offending.  In 2017...

TV star Phillip Schofield’s brother jailed for sexual abuse of boy

The abuse took place over a period of three years, starting in 2016 when the boy was aged 13. Timothy Schofield was found guilty of...

UK postal service apologizes for ‘nasty’ pay-rise prank

Royal Mail workers have been involved in prolonged industrial action since last year over low pay and unsatisfactory conditions. The UK’s postal service, Royal Mail,...

Pro-trans mob smoke bomb lesbian meeting in the UK

'The Lesbian Project' ('TLP') was meeting for a workshop in Tavistock, London when an angry mob of protesters allegedly let off smoke bombs outside...

Elderly man set on fire after leaving UK mosque

A counterterrorism probe has been launched after the second such incident in a matter of weeks. Police in the English city of Birmingham have made...

Britons facing ‘disastrous decade’ – report

Households will get poorer and pay more tax over the coming years, a think tank projects. Real wages in the UK will not return to...

Bank of England blames Brexit for excess inflation

The country’s withdrawal from the EU free-trade area has fueled the surge in prices, the BoE’s Catherine Mann claims. Britain’s departure from the EU and...

UK water bills to soar by most in nearly two decades – media

Households that are struggling with rising energy costs may find the increases difficult to afford. English and Welsh households are expected to see their water...

UK military could run out of ammo in single afternoon – ex-commander

British armed forces have been “hollowed out by spending cuts,” General Richard Barrons has said. The UK could deplete its ammunition stocks in mere hours...

British energy giant reports highest-ever profit

Soaring fuel prices bolstered Shell’s earnings to a record $40 billion last year. UK-based oil and gas major Shell posted a record-breaking $39.9 billion annual...

Food prices in Britain hit record highs – data

Consumers will pay an extra $1,000 for groceries this year, a survey shows. Food inflation in the UK soared to a new record of 16.7%...

Johnson lied about Putin missile ‘threat’ – Kremlin

The former British prime minister claimed the Russian president had made the comments in a telephone call last February. Allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Europe’s once-largest regional airline collapses

The UK’s Flybe has entered administration due to insolvency, the company announced. Struggling British regional airline Flybe announced on Saturday that it has stopped ticket...

Sunak told to come clean about financial interests in Moderna

The UK Prime Minister has come under fire for refusing to disclose if he has an interest in the pharma giant. High profile UK media...

British MPs call for probe into massive spike in deaths

Nearly 3,000 more Britons are dying than average on a weekly basis, and it’s not Covid-19 that’s responsible. Troubled by national statistics showing 20% excess...

King Charles III Refuses “Slimmed Down” Coronation Amid Cost-of-Living Crisis

“At a cost of tens of millions of pounds this pointless piece of theatre is a slap in the face for millions of people...

Whistleblowers expose UK migrant child trafficking – Observer

Dozens of young asylum seekers have been kidnapped from hotels run by the Home Office. The UK Home Office has turned a blind eye to...

Church of England makes decision on gay marriage

Bishops refuse to allow clergy to marry same-sex couples, but propose an alternative solution. The Church of England has rejected demands to alter its doctrine...

Hundreds of British police officers suspected of sex offenses – Scotland Yard

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley also revealed all 45,000 Met staff would be rechecked for possible missed crimes. London’s Metropolitan Police are looking into...

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