UK could send lawyers to Rwanda as part of asylum deal

Cabinet Minister Lucy Frazer on Monday said that British lawyers could be sent to Rwandan courts as part of a new treaty aimed at finally implementing the government’s plan to fly asylum seekers to the African nation. Home Secretary James…

British documentary alleges China influences universities, spies on Hong Kongers in UK

A BBC Channel 4 documentary, “Secrets and Power: China in the UK,” claims the Chinese government is interfering with academic freedom and spying on Hong Kong activists in the United Kingdom. The 49-minute film released Wednesday alleges that the University…

Ultra-marathon runner banned for using car in race

Ultra-marathon runner Joasia Zakrzewski has been banned for 12 months by UK Athletics for using a car in a race. Zakrzewski accepted a medal and trophy for finishing third in the 2023 GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool 50-mile race on…

Braverman out, ex-PM David Cameron back in, as Rishi Sunak shuffles his cabinet

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made some sweeping changes to his cabinet in an autumn reshuffle prompted by a scandal-hit home secretary. Suella Braverman has been sacked after being accused of inflaming tensions with her comments about a pro-Palestinian…

Rishi Sunak: AI firms cannot mark their own homework

Monitoring the risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) is too important to be left to big tech firms, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. He told the BBC that governments needed to take action and AI firms could not be…

An ex-British cyberespionage employee gets life in prison for stabbing an American spy

A former British cyberespionage employee who had become angry and resentful toward his agency’s work was sentenced Monday to life in prison for attempted murder in the vicious stabbing of an American intelligence worker assigned to the U.K. Joshua Bowles,…

Former British police officer jailed for abusing over 200 girls on Snapchat

A former British police officer was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with a minimum term of 12 years after he pleaded guilty to over 100 child sex offences, including threatening and blackmailing more than 200 young girls into sending…

Rishi Sunak arrives in Israel for talks with Benjamin Netanyahu

Rishi Sunak has arrived in Israel for talks with its leaders, and will later travel to other countries in the region for further discussions, Downing Street has announced. The prime minister left London on Wednesday evening, and was scheduled to…

British MPs press to open Rafah crossing for Britons to flee Gaza

British lawmakers said they have been pressing for Egypt to open the Rafah crossing to allow Britons to flee Gaza and to reduce the “almost inevitable” impact on civilians of the conflict with Israel. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday…

HS2: Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to Manchester link

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has again refused to say if the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 will be axed. Asked by the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg if the high-speed line would reach Manchester, he said: “We’re getting on with…

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