British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed that nothing would prevent him from sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament finally approved the divisive policy designed to deter migrants from travelling in small boats to Britain. Hours after the bill passed,…
Berlin summons Iranian ambassador over attack on Israel
The German Foreign Office has summoned Iran’s ambassador following Tehran’s attack on Israel, a spokesman said on Monday afternoon. The conversation is currently taking place at the ministry, he said. Iran had summoned the German ambassador to Tehran on Sunday,…
UK panel to rule over Nigerian doctor’s exchange of free treatment for sex with patient
The Medical Tribunal Practitioners Service, MPTS, in Britain is to rule later this month if a UK-based cosmetic doctor of Nigerian descent, Oluwafemi ‘Tijion’ Esho should continue to practice in the country for allegedly exchanging free botox for sex with…
5 migrants die trying to cross English Channel in boat
Five people were found dead Sunday in another maritime drama involving migrants trying to cross the dangerous English Channel from northern France, authorities said. The deaths and the rescue of dozens of other people after a migrant boat ran into…
Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
Patients faced canceled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike over pay that was set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Health Service. Managers…
UK’s Sunak suffers major blow as Rwanda migrant scheme declared unlawful
Britain’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the government’s scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, dealing a crushing blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before an election expected next year. Under the plan, Britain intended to send…
Police catch a terrorism suspect who escaped from a London prison
A former soldier who escaped from a London prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges was captured Saturday, police said. Daniel Abed Khalife was on the run four days before a massive search managed to nab him in Chiswick in…
Long live the King!
A friend said the only thing the British have is the monarchy. True, which is why, love it or hate it, it is an institution they will not trifle with. This is why the British and indeed, the Royalists, as…
Britain begins evacuating citizens from Sudan
The UK is beginning a large-scale, complex evacuation of British people from Sudan, PM Rishi Sunak has said. Families with children, the elderly and people with medical conditions will be prioritised on RAF flights leaving from an airfield near the…
Britain, U.S. call for an immediate end to Sudan violence
Britain and the U.S. have called for an immediate end to the fighting in Sudan and a return to talks on civilian rule. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, both currently at G7 talks…