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London vetoes Scotland’s new transgender law

PM Rishi Sunak’s government has vowed to stop Edinburgh’s new gender recognition legislation from enactment. The UK government has taken an unprecedented step to intervene...

Drive-by shooting outside London church injures four

People with video footage of the incident have been urged to contact police. A seven-year-old girl and three women have been injured in a drive-by...

UK ministers responsible for jab roll-out face huge Twitter backlash

Matt Hancock and Sajid Javid were pilloried on the micro-blogging platform for their part in the mRNA 'vaccine' roll-out in the UK. Hancock was the...

Uranium found at Heathrow airport

It is unclear whether the package was destined for a dirty bomb or the scrap heap. British counterterrorism police are investigating the arrival of a...

‘Chinese tracking device’ found in UK government car – media

A concealed SIM card has been reportedly recovered by intelligence officials. A hidden “Chinese tracking device” and other “disturbing things” were found in a recent...

Prince Harry Broke Four Military Codes With Tell-All TV Show and Book, Says Retired General

Prince Harry has breached “at least four values of the military” by boasting of his military exploits in his new autobiography.. Major General Chip Chapman...

Mystery of ‘floating gold’ washing up on UK beaches solved

Welshman John Carmichael shared an image of the mystery object, which also attracted the close attention of his dog. Gold-coloured substances have been washing up...

British woman arrested for praying outside abortion clinic charged because of her ‘thoughts’

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested before Christmas on suspicion of a 'thought crime'. She was silently praying outside the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham....

Up to 500 dying every week because of UK hospital delays – physician

Britain’s National Health Service is currently grappling with the effects of strikes and a severe flu outbreak. Delays in British emergency departments could be causing...

Thor the walrus ruins New Year celebrations

The massive sea mammal forced a British port town to cancel fireworks. The arrival of a huge walrus in the British port town of Scarborough...

Sunak concerned over report of MPs carousing abroad – spokesman

UK lawmakers should focus on work, the PM’s representative said, passing the issue to the House of Commons. A report detailing alleged instances of drunken...

Fashion icon Vivienne Westwood dead at 81

The British designer that shaped punk couture passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family. Vivienne Westwood, the provocative British fashion designer who dressed the punk...

Watch: UK doctors tell government to ‘Stop the Jabs now’

The doctors also call for an immediate investigation into COVID mRNA injections. DFPUK was launched in September 2022 and has become a fast-growing group of...

Birmingham footballer Cody Fisher stabbed to death on packed nightclub dance floor

The 23 year old was having a night out with friends when tragedy struck. Police are trying to piece together the events of Boxing Day...

Key ally hints at Boris Johnson comeback

The former prime minister will be the Conservative Party’s only hope if it suffers defeat in local elections, Nadine Dorries said. An electoral humiliation in...

One of UK’s ‘most powerful warships’ longer in repair than at sea – The Times

The HMS Prince of Wales has suffered a series of costly failures since its launch in 2019. The British Royal Navy’s largest ship, the HMS...

UK borrowing hits record high

Soaring energy costs are pushing government debt higher, according to official data. The British government borrowed a record £22 billion ($27 billion) in November, the...

Brits cut back on Christmas gifts – survey

Energy bills, rent, and mortgage payments are the most commonly-reported financial burdens. Consumers in the UK have slashed spending on Christmas gifts this year as...

Sunak asks homeless man if he ‘works in business’

The British prime minister had an awkward encounter while serving breakfast at a charity shelter. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has drawn ridicule for asking...

Watch: UK Woman arrested while ‘praying’ near abortion clinic

UK police allege pro-life activist violated a “public space protection order”. British police have arrested a woman who was silently standing across the street from...

‘Lost to Cancel Culture’: UK Writers Dump Society of Authors For Rival Union Amid Gender Row

Novelist Joanne Harris, chairwoman at the Society of Authors, had triggered controversy after some writers accused her of being dismissive of the abuse and...

UK launches ‘independent’ probe into war crime allegations

The inquiry will look into decade-old claims of unlawful killings by elite British SAS commandos. The UK has launched a new independent inquiry to investigate...

Cocaine traces found at former UK PM’s retreat – Guardian

Staff at a government 'grace-and-favour' home reportedly found white powder residue after a Tory event last summer. Traces of cocaine were reportedly found by staff...

UK doctors warn of ‘biggest cancer crisis’

The NHS has put treatment delays down to staffing shortages and insufficient diagnostic capacity. Britain is in the midst of a major healthcare crisis as...

Cambridge Dictionary expands definition of ‘woman’

A woman is now also defined as ‘an adult who lives and identifies as female’ even if born otherwise, Cambridge Dictionary says. Cambridge Dictionary appears...

JK Rowling–backed rape crisis centre excludes trans women

The centre will only work with biological women, a spokesman for Beira’s Place told Edinburgh News. Author JK Rowling has launched a new support service...

Suspect arrested 34 years after plane bombing

Abu Agila Mohammad Masud was reportedly kidnapped from his home in Tripoli last month. A Libyan man, accused of making the bomb that killed 270...

US spy avoids jail in death of UK teen

Anne Sacoolas was given a suspended sentence for killing Harry Dunn. The American who fled the UK after killing a Northamptonshire teenager with her car...

British PM vows crackdown on unions

Rishi Sunak promised “tough” labour laws against “unreasonable” coordinated strikes. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will support “tough new laws” targeting labour...

UK city defends new ‘climate lockdown’ policy

A ‘traffic filter’ programme that fines residents for traveling outside their neighbourhoods too often is raising eyebrows. The city of Oxford has embraced the concept...

Guy Hatchard: Pandemic policy became a political vanity project with caution thrown to the winds

Matt Hancock, former UK Secretary of State for Health and now reality TV performer, has published his tell all diary of the pandemic which...

Royal aide quits amid racism row

“Where do you really come from?” Lady Susan Hussey asked Ngozi Fulani. Lady Susan Hussey, a longtime aide to Queen Elizabeth II, has resigned from...

Why China is giving Britain the cold shoulder

Rishi Sunak’s hawkish antagonization of Beijing has not gone unnoticed, despite his recent softening. Since the conclusion of China’s 20th Communist Party Congress, Xi Jinping...

UK newspaper ‘The Guardian’ attack on Russian Olympic champion exposed as fake news

Veronika Stepanova rebuked the newspaper for spreading fake news about her in a 'poisonous article'. Olympic cross-country skiing champion Veronika Stepanova has accused the Guardian...

Watch: Groom attacks bride with wedding cake in ‘prank’

British woman Jade Kennedy's wedding has made headlines around the world. A viral video shot during the reception shows the groom smashing a piece of...

UK nurses announce first national strike in history

The burgeoning cost-of-living crisis is pushing the trade union to extreme measures. Nurses across the UK will strike this winter for the first time in...

Watch: Non-COVID UK excess deaths skyrocket, ‘significant increase’ in cardio morbitities

The rise corelates to the mRNA COVID jab roll out, experts say. Yesterday the British Heart Foundation announced there were 30,000 excess cardiac deaths in...

Harry Potter fans asked to stop leaving tributes for house elf Dobby

Environmental officials have requested that people stop bringing socks and other items that now litter a beach in Wales. Fans of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter...

UK State broadcaster BBC contacts Kim Dotcom over Liz Truss phone hack

The legacy media outlet was probing Kim Dotcom on his knowledge of the incident. DTNZ recently reported on the hacking of former UK Prime Minister...

Watch: UK immigration facility firebombed

A man threw three improvised explosive devices at a Dover migrant processing centre before reportedly killing himself. A migrant procession centre in the English port...

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