A 17-year-old boy in the United Kingdom was arrested on Friday (July 12) after he was suspected to be behind an attack at a Gurdwara in Kent. In a statement, the local police said that cops were called to the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend on Thursday evening to investigate reports that a male...
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Politics latest: ‘Government of chaos’: Welsh ministers resign and demand Vaughan Gething quit
Truss hits out at ‘weak’ Biden as she attends Republican convention in support of Donald Trump Liz Truss has branded Joe Biden a “weak president” as she attended the Republican National Convention in support of Donald Trump. Speaking to Sky News’ James Matthews in Milwaukee, the former British prime minister criticised the current US president...
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UK crossbow attack: Man suspected of killing 3 women formally arrested
A 26-year-old man in the United Kingdom (UK) who was suspected of killing three women has been formally arrested, British media reported on Thursday (July 11) citing the police. Carol Hunt, 61, Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, died at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on Tuesday evening. The victims were the family members of...
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Team GB at Paris Olympics: Who are the British athletes to watch at the 2024 Games?
Jack Laugher: Men’s synchro 3m springboardLaugher and 3m synchro partner Chris Mears became Britain’s first ever diving Olympic champions by claiming a historic gold at Rio 2016. The Yorkshire-born athlete continued his success in Brazil by claiming a silver medal in the 3m springboard as Team GB’s divers recorded their best Games with three medals. ...
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Starmer says ‘Britain belongs on world stage’ at end of first summit as PM
Sir Keir Starmer declared the UK was back playing a leading role on the world stage at the conclusion of his first international summit as Prime Minister. Sir Keir said he would “reset” the UK’s relationship with Europe, “return to leadership” on climate change and “engage more deeply” with developing countries in the southern hemisphere....
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EU border guard killed by spear-throwing migrants
On Wednesday Poland said it would do whatever it took to resolve the migrant crisis on its border with Belarus. Radoslaw Sikorski, the foreign minister, had previously said that his country did not rule out a complete closure of the border, while Andrzej Duda, the president, raised the border crisis in talks with his Chinese...
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Nato Summit: Keir Starmer says ‘Britain belongs on world stage’
Postpublished at 00:01 00:01 Finally, Starmer is pressed on his views on recognising a Palestinian state, something his government is committed to doing but hasn’t set out a timeline for. The former shadow culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire – who lost her seat to the Green Party – has said Labour lacked a coherent position on...
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UK PM Keir Starmer meets Joe Biden during NATO summit, says ‘UK-US relationship stronger than ever’
Britain’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, on Wednesday hailed the special relationship between the UK and U.S. at his first one-on-one meeting with President Joe Biden, where the two also celebrated England’s soccer win in the semi-finals of Euro 2024. Days after Starmer was elected in a landslide, he joined Biden in the White House’s...
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UK economy returns to growth, boosting new government
Britain’s economic output grew better-than-expected in May, official data showed Thursday, handing an early boost to the country’s newly-elected Labour government. UK economy returns to growth, boosting new government Gross domestic product growth came in at 0.4 percent in May, which compared with flat GDP in April, the Office for National Statistics said in a...
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Nato Summit: Keir Starmer says ‘Britain belongs on world stage’
Postpublished at 00:01 12 July 00:01 12 July Finally, Starmer is pressed on his views on recognising a Palestinian state, something his government is committed to doing but hasn’t set out a timeline for. The former shadow culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire – who lost her seat to the Green Party – has said Labour lacked...
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The UK mulls tighter crossbow laws after 3 women were slain in an attack. The suspect is in hospital
LONDON — A man suspected of killing the wife and daughters of a BBC radio sports commentator with a crossbow was being treated in a hospital Thursday after being found injured in a cemetery some 15 miles from the scene of the crimes. The UK mulls tighter crossbow laws after 3 women were slain in...
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UK hasn’t allowed Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia, MoD clarifies
On Thursday night Sir Keir told the Nato summit that he had “reaffirmed our unshakeable support for Ukraine’s ultimate victory.” He said the alternative was “unthinkable” as he described Russia using “some of the deadliest weapons in its arsenal on innocent children”, when it struck a children’s cancer hospital in Kyiv earlier this week. Sir...