AFP French police have expanded coastal operations to tackle the issue, with the help of British taxpayers (file photo) The French rescue workers packed up their gear with well-practised efficiency. The medical tents. The stretchers. The security cordons. Shortly after the last bodies had been driven away from the quayside in Boulogne, the remaining ambulances...
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UK govt’s decision to suspend some arms for Israel frustrates both sides
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the British decision was shameful and would embolden Hamas | Photo: Shutterstock 4 min read Last Updated : Sep 04 2024 | 9:38 AM IST Britain’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel was roundly criticised on Tuesday with some British politicians and Jewish groups accusing the...
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Prince Harry has ‘no interest’ to return to UK as he is enjoying…
Prince Harry reportedly has “no interest” to return to the United Kingdom as he is enjoying new sets of “amazing” friends in the United States. Prince Harry ‘rubbing salt in the wounds’ of Royal Family. (Photo by Frazer Harrison / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP) The Duke and...
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Sanctioned oligarchs take stake in largest UK oil firm
Two sanctioned Russian oligarchs have become part-owners of the UK’s largest oil producer after it completed a deal to buy a German firm. LetterOne, the investment company part-owned by oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, now owns nearly 15% of Harbour Energy. LetterOne itself is not sanctioned, and the two Russians have no contact with...
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UK may ‘live to regret’ arms limits on Israel, experts warn
Spare parts for those drones as well as helicopters and ground-level targeting equipment are all covered by the partial embargo announced by David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, on Monday. Israeli intelligence is also vital for combating Islamist terrorist threats in the UK and Europe – threats that remain “substantial” on current reckoning (the midpoint on...
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Pride in British history is collapsing – and we all know the reason why
A favourite book of my childhood was Our Island Story, H E Marshall’s magisterial (and chronological) account of this country’s history. Twenty years ago, this newspaper and the think tank Civitas collaborated on a venture to supply thousands of these books to primary schools across the land. Readers contributed more than £25,000 and free copies were...
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At least 12 migrants killed after channel crossing disaster
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video At least 12 people have died and two are missing after a boat carrying migrants was ‘ripped apart’ while crossing the English Channel to Britain. The boat carrying 65 people sank near Cap Gris-Nez, a cape off...
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Incoherence over arms exports to Israel leaves UK on shaky middle ground
David Lammy’s announcement of a suspension on 30 arms export licences to Israel finally returns some credibility to the UK’s arms control rules, but its obvious incoherence may leave the Labour government in a position that is unsustainable. The UK government’s own guidance has long been clear. Britain’s position is that it will “not issue...
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Czech street named after British man who saved Jewish children from Nazis
At the age of seven, Alexandra Pfeifer was taken by her father and two brothers to Prague railway station, and told she was going on holiday. “I didn’t know where or why I was going. I didn’t know there was a place called England. I waved to my brothers out of the window when the...
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UK’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel is ‘shameful’: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday (Sept 3) reacted to the United Kingdom’s (UK) decision to suspend some arms sales to his country. In a post on social media platform X, Prime Minister Netanyahu said that the UK’s decision was shameful. “Instead of standing with Israel, a fellow democracy defending itself against barbarism, Britain’s...
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Tourists going to Benidorm next year face £168 fines as resort to enforce change
UK tourists face big fines next year if they break new laws designed to crack down on pollution in Benidorm. Local officials in the popular holiday resort are set to launch a Low Emission Zone (ZBE) in January 2025, as they look to comply with EU directives. In an attempt to help the public familiarise...
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Doom mod with demonic Margaret Thatcher removed because of ‘real-world politics’
Take on a spider cyborg Margaret Thatcher in Thatcher’s Techbase (Github) Thatcher’s Techbase has been taken down from Bethesda’s mod browser after one month, but can still play it on PC. There are countless modifications for video games out there, ranging from small ones that add new minor features to huge ones that are new...