A 40-year-old Singaporean man has been convicted for offences including the laundering of fraudulent value-added tax (VAT) refunds, the police said on Saturday. Some time in December 2020, Kelvin Ng Wai Wah was recruited by Alan Yeo, a co-accused Singaporean,…
Tinubu seeks stronger economic, defence, bilateral cooperation with UK
President Bola Tinubu has emphasised the need for the United Kingdom to bolster its partnership with Nigeria and Africa by increasing investments across various sectors to achieve sustainable and inclusive prosperity on the continent. According to a statement by Special…
Ryan Giggs: Ex-Man Utd star cleared over former girlfriend charges
Former Manchester United footballer and ex-Wales manager Ryan Giggs has been cleared of allegations he assaulted his ex-girlfriend and her sister. It comes after charges were withdrawn by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) at a hearing at Manchester Crown Court.…
Joe Biden lands in UK to meet Sunak amid concern over Ukraine cluster bombs
US President Joe Biden has landed in the UK ahead of a Nato summit in Lithuania later this week – which comes after several allies questioned his call to send cluster bombs to Ukraine. The UK and Canada are among…
Bank of England hikes interest rates to 5%, stoking fears of a ‘‘mortgage bomb’’
The Bank of England raised interest rates by half a percentage point Thursday, after data this week revealed surprisingly stubborn inflation. The move will pile pain on people with mortgages and put more downward pressure on house prices. The decision…
“6,221 Nigerian doctors lost to UK in 6 years”
The International College of Surgeons, Nigerian Section, ICS-NS, has said the country lost no fewer than 6,221 doctors to the United Kingdom in the last six years. According to the college, this has made it difficult for over 40 million…
King’s Birthday Honours: Ian Wright, Ken Bruce and Davina McCall on list
Ex-footballer Ian Wright has received an OBE and broadcasters Ken Bruce and Davina McCall have been made MBEs in the King’s first Birthday Honours list. Former hostage Terry Waite is given a knighthood, alongside novelists Ben Okri, and Martin Amis,…
UK ex-police watchdog chief charged with raping teenage girl
British prosecutors have authorised sexual offence charges against Michael Lockwood, the former director general of the Independent Office for Police Conduct, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The charges authorised on Friday against Lockwood are six counts of indecent…
New dinosaur with blade-like spikes for armour discovered on UK’s Isle of Wight
A new species of dinosaur with blade-like spikes for armour has been discovered on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. Named Vectipelta barretti, it is the first armoured dinosaur, or ankylosaur, to have been found on…
Junior doctors in Scotland ‘‘standing up for future of NHS’’ with strike – union
Junior doctors north of the border are “standing up for the future of the NHS” by voting for strike action, the chairman of BMA Scotland has said. The union has confirmed that three days of strike action will take place…