Ex-cops have pleaded with the government to give the police water cannons to beat rioting mobs, after a day where hordes of violent thugs rampaged across Britain’s cities. The veteran officers said it was time to decide whether the country needs a police force or a police service – as they pleaded for decisive action...
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Profiting from chaos: Looters take advantage of riots to steal wine, phones and crocs as they ransack shops in Liverpool, Hull and Manchester as anarchy sweeps Britain, with police officers hospitalised by thugs and clashes between rival groups
Looters ransacked shops across the UK as they took advantage of last night’s chaos as riots swept Britain – which saw police officers hospitalised by thugs, violence filling the streets and buildings and cars torched. Police forces were pushed to the breaking point as as battles broke out from Bristol and Stoke to Liverpool, Manchester...
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Britain’s riot shame: Police officers are hospitalised in Liverpool as looting breaks out in Hull with shops and cars set on fire while far-right thugs clash with ‘mosque defenders’ in Stoke – as Home Secretary vows rioters will ‘pay the price’
Riots continue to rage across Britain as far-right thugs have brought carnage to the country’s streets – as brave police officers have been left injured as they desperately try to combat the chaos. Tensions fuelled by misinformation following the mass stabbing in Southport have sparked violent clashes across the UK, with mayhem breaking out in...
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Online misinformation fuels tensions over stabbing attack in Britain
Governments around the world, including Britain’s, are struggling with how to curb toxic material online. (Photo: Shutterstock) 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 02 2024 | 7:02 AM IST Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a...
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U.K. court names 17-year-old stabbing suspect to counter misinformation | CBC News
The 17-year-old boy charged with murdering three girls and stabbing 10 other people in a dance class was named in a U.K. court Thursday partly to counter misinformation about his identity that has been blamed for triggering violent protests across England. Judge Andrew Menary said his decision to allow Axel Rudakubana to be named was...
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UK Labour government accused of laying groundwork for tax hike
Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves announced on Monday (July 29) that the country’s public finances are facing a £22 billion ($28.29bn) shortfall inherited from the Conservative government. “We have inherited a projected overspend of £22 billion ($28 billion) this year that was covered up by the party opposite,” said Reeves, who took office following Labour’s...
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Princess Beatrice named the best-dressed person in Britain for 2024
Princess Beatrice has been named the best-dressed person in Britain for 2024. The 35-year-old topped Tatler’s best-dressed list, despite going viral for the bizarre fawn-coloured hat she wore at the Prince and Princess Of Wales’ wedding, which inspired numerous memes. Tatler praised Beatrice for being “a beacon of sartorial elegance” by “pairing vintage-inspired cuts with...
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2 children dead in stabbing attack in British seaside town | CBC News
Bloodied children ran screaming from a dance and yoga class “like a scene from a horror movie” to escape a teenager’s savage knife attack that killed two children and wounded 11 other people Monday in northwest England, police and witnesses said. A 17-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in the stabbing...
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Britain borrows more than expected, underscoring task for new government
The borrowing figure for June was 2.9 billion pounds higher than expected by Britain’s budget watchdog. | Photo: PTI 2 min read Last Updated : Jul 19 2024 | 1:03 PM IST Britain’s government borrowed a lot more than expected in June, according to official data published on Friday that highlighted the budget challenges...
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Globally-mobile millionaires threaten to leave Britain over tax revamp
The Labour government reckons it can raise an extra 5 billion pounds a year by tackling domestic tax avoidance. Photo: Pexels 6 min read Last Updated : Jul 19 2024 | 12:34 PM IST For ultra-wealthy entrepreneur Bassim Haidar, living in London has become an expensive indulgence he can no longer justify. While...
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UK’s top climate body urges Starmer government to act ‘fast,’ and said THIS about Sunak
The United Kingdom’s top climate change advisory body, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), has issued a stark warning to Keir Starmer’s new Labour government, urging it to act “fast” to put Britain on target to meet its 2030 climate targets. It pointed out that the UK has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 68...
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Extra union power! WFH for all! Easier strikes! How WILL Starmer’s new ‘red revolution’ burdens on firms ever help Britain grow?
Labour‘s workers’ rights revolution will cost jobs and choke growth, ministers were warned last night. Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted to ‘unlock growth and take the brakes off Britain’. But the Prime Minister was warned that a radical package of employment rights championed by his deputy Angela Rayner could have the opposite effect. Unveiled...