The Met Police is investigating 1,000 sexual and domestic abuse claims involving about 800 of its officers, the commissioner has said. It comes after PC David Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 offences, including dozens of rapes. Sir Mark Rowley announced…
Sunak can block Scotland gender law, says ex-law chief Dominic Grieve
Rishi Sunak would not be acting anti-democratically by blocking Scotland’s new gender law, former Attorney General Dominic Grieve said on Monday as he accused the SNP of seeking to “manufacture a grievance”. The former senior Tory minister dismissed the row…
Iran executes British-Iranian ex-politician, Alireza Akbari
Iran executed former British-Iranian top politician Alireza Akbari over espionage charges on Saturday, the Misan judicial website announced. Iran had sentenced the former top politician to death earlier in the week. Akbari, his wife and his brother had vehemently denied…
*Yoruba Nation rally: Sowore, lawyer slam police over killing (Punch)*If elected, we will revisit women bills rejected by NASS – Peter Obi (DailyTrust)
Yoruba Nation rally: Sowore, lawyer slam police over killing (Punch) The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has knocked the police over the killing that occurred during the unrest in the Ojota area of Lagos. Sowore, who…
Sunak and Ramaphosa agree need for ‘next level’ UK-South Africa links
Rishi Sunak has discussed opportunities to boost trade exports with the South African president as the pair agreed this generation must take their nations’ partnership “to the next level”. Cyril Ramaphosa met the Prime Minister in Downing Street as part…
Britan’s Sunak reverses decision to skip COP27 climate talks
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reversed his decision to skip COP27 and will attend the climate summit in Egypt next week, he has announced. Sunak wrote on Twitter that there was “no long-term prosperity without action on climate change”,…
Sunak criticised for planning to skip UN climate summit
Rishi Sunak’s decision to skip the upcoming Climate Summit in Egypt and the government preventing King Charles III from attending it has been criticised by many across the world who have accused the new UK Prime Minister of washing his…
NATO ally Estonia urges Sunak to increase Britain’s defence spending
Estonia has called on Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to commit to raising defence spending. Mr Sunak has not matched a pledge by his predecessor Liz Truss to boost defence spending from 2 per cent to 3 per cent…
Calls for investigation into Suella Braverman’s reappointment as Home Secretary intensify
Calls demanding an investigation into Suella Braverman’s reappointment as Home Secretary intensified on Wednesday. Labour has joined the Liberal Democrats in calling for an urgent probe. Ms Braverman stood down from the top job at the Home Office a week…
Rishi Sunak takes office as new British PM, faces daunting task
Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he was not daunted by the scale of the challenge as he became Britain’s third prime minister in two months, pledging to restore trust, rebuild confidence and lead the country through an economic crisis. The…