Date published: 07 June 2024 Valley Thai Boxing Club is raising funds to attend the WMF World Muay Thai Championships in 2025 A local boxing club is raising money after its fighters were selected to represent Greater Britain in the WMP World Muay Thai Championships in Thailand. Valley Thai Boxing, in Whitworth, is...
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Worries grow for British doctor and TV presenter who went missing in Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Greek police say an ongoing major search and rescue operation on the small eastern Aegean island of Symi has still not located British doctor and television presenter Michael Mosley, who went missing on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly going for a walk. Worries grow for British doctor and TV presenter who went missing...
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British PM Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping D-Day commemorations to campaign for election | CNN
London CNN — Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for leaving the 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day early in order to film a TV interview, a decision that prompted incredulity and further derailed his floundering general election campaign. Sunak attended the first part of the commemorative events in Normandy, France, on Thursday, but skipped...
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General election latest: Two-thirds of voters say Sunak leaving D-Day early was ‘unacceptable’
The Foreign Secretary has praised Rishi Sunak’s apology and said he wanted to make D-Day commemorations “all about the veterans”. Asked about the Prime Minister’s apology, Lord Cameron, who filled in for Mr Sunak, said: “I think it’s a tribute to the way he is that he thought on reflection he wished he had stayed...
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Refugees sent to Rwanda from remote UK island speak to BBC
2 days ago By Alice Cuddy and Swaminathan Natarajan, BBC News BBC Azhagu and Mayur arrived in Rwanda from British territory Diego Garcia A group of migrants was transferred to Rwanda from a remote UK territory by the British government over a year ago. They say they feel isolated and unsafe – with one describing the African...
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Prince Harry can now appeal rejection of publicly funded security in UK
Harry, 39, the younger son of King Charles III, has bucked royal family convention to challenge the government in court and sue the tabloid press. (Photo: Reuters) 2 min read Last Updated : Jun 07 2024 | 7:04 AM IST Prince Harry has been given permission to appeal the British government’s rejection to provide...
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UK polls: Britain’s rich race to save their wealth from election hit
Wealthy people in the UK, from foreign billionaires to City of London bankers, are rushing to shelter their money after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised the country by calling a summer election. Some are cashing in investments, paying off bills that may soon rise or leaving the UK entirely, according to interviews...
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British paratroopers dropping in French field for D-day event asked for passports
Eyebrows were raised at the Ministry of Defence when French immigration and customs insisted on checking the paperwork of 400 British paratroopers immediately after they dropped into fields near Saneville, Normandy on Wednesday. Some felt the French were trying to make a point in response to the UK’s decision to leave the EU and, while...
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Army chief warns Britain unprepared for WW3 as Putin sends direct threat
A ranting Vladimir Putin has threatened a “response” after accusing the UK of direct involvement in the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin chief alleged that British Armed Forces personnel were now helping in the targeting of missiles hitting Russia. The Russian president went on the offensive on the same day as the outgoing head of...
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Are Americans more patriotic than the British? The shock D-Day stats that seem to prove so
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings which began the liberation of Western Europe. Remaining World War II veterans have travelled back to France eight decades after Allied troops waded ashore beaches on the coastline of Normandy France. During the war, three Allied powers- Great Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union-...
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World War 3 has already started
The D-Day commemorations in Normandy took place against a sombre backdrop. Ukraine’s war for national survival has been raging for over two years, and the Middle East is on fire. While the Second World War is in our thoughts this week, we should soon be turning our thoughts on World War Three. The UK’s strategic...
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Putin threatens deployment of missiles to strike the West
‘Russia doesn’t have imperial ambitions – it’s bol—cks’ In the press conference with the heads of major Western news agencies Putin denied that he had “imperial ambitions” to expand Russia’s borders. ”They’ve come up with this idea that Russia wants to attack Nato,” he said, banging his fist on the table. “Have you lost your...