LONDON — Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media. Hours after that, violent protesters were clashing with police outside a nearby mosque — the first of several violent protests in across...
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Police, protesters clash near site of UK stabbing attack that killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class: ‘How many more children?’
Riots erupted outside a mosque in the UK Tuesday near where three young girls were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Incensed crowds hurled bottles and stones at police officers — and even ignited a police van in protest of high levels of knife-related violence in England that culminated in the brutal slashing...
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Top 10 world news: Death toll tops 100 in Wayanad landslides; UK sentences Islamic preacher to life, and more
More than 100 people died Tuesday after landslides hit Wayanad district of India’s southernmost state of Kerala. According to officials, nearly 350 families reside in the affected region and 250 people have been rescued. Kerala government has declared official mourning in the state on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 31). Radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced...
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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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Britain expected to suspend some arms sales to Israel this week
Renewal of aid for UNRWA Last week, David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, announced a renewal of aid for UNRWA, which is still investigating Israeli accusations about its members taking part in the Oct 7 massacre. Sir Keir’s government also dropped a challenge to the ICC’s looming arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and...
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Orcas sink British yacht in Strait of Gibraltar
“A yacht sailboat called Bonhomie William which was two miles off Camarinal Cape between Tarifa and Barbate reported that after interaction with orcas, she needed to be towed as her steering system was inoperative,” the Spanish coastguard said in a statement. “The skipper added that the three people on board were okay and the vessel...
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Feathered thief ‘Steven Seagull’ banned from UK shop after years of snatching bags of BBQ chips: ‘He’s not shy’
This feathered thief was flying above the law. A mischievous bird, nicknamed “Steven Seagull,” has officially been banned from a British convenience store after more than six years of taking off with bags of chips. Workers at the Lyndale Central store in the seaside village of Wyke Regis, Dorset, have put up signs asking customers...
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Ukraine-Russia war: Kremlin scrambles fighter jets to escort British Typhoons over Black Sea
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Kamala Harris ‘lacks star power’ say British officials who worked with her
Ms Harris, 59, quickly garnered support from enough party delegates to win the nomination at the Democratic National Convention next month. Since taking office in 2021, Ms Harris has participated in several international summits and bilateral visits with the UK, including an AI summit convened by Rishi Sunak last November. Officials who worked with her...
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‘Take back your drunks’: Thousands protest against mass tourism in Majorca
Pere Joan Femenia, of Menys Turisme, Mas Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), which organised Sunday’s protest, told the Telegraph: “What we want is to change the tourism model which is overwhelming the island. We cannot live here because house prices are so high. Beaches are swamped by tourists and public services are under incredible strain.”...
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Microsoft outage causes chaos around the world: Flights grounded and TV channels failing as internet goes down
Airlines, TV channels, banks and businesses across the UK and the world have been hit by a large-scale IT outage. In Britain, Sky News was knocked off air, while the UK’s biggest rail company warned passengers to expect disruption due to “widespread IT issues” — just as rush hour hit. Millions who rely on Microsoft...
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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...