LONDON (AP) — The British government will introduce legislation Wednesday to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of Post Office branch managers in England and Wales who were caught up in one of the United Kingdom’s biggest miscarriages of justice. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the legislation “marks an important step forward in finally clearing” […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is open to the British foreign secretary’s proposal for the countries to swap cruise missiles so that Ukraine can be provided with more sophisticated long-range weapons. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s suggestion is “an option” worth considering, Baerbock said in an interview on German broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. In […]
The United Kingdom has announced that it will scrap a 225-year-old rule that has allowed many of its richest residents to pay hardly any tax on their vast foreign earnings — a benefit enjoyed at one point by the prime minister’s wife. The axing of the non-domiciled tax regime represents an about-face for Britain’s Conservative government, […]
Scottish Terriers were celebrated as an iconic Monopoly game piece and a symbol adorning Radley designer bags since 2000 in Great Britain. However, the Scottish Terrier dog breed is now experiencing a decline in popularity among Brits. They remained on the “at-watch” list for the fifth consecutive year. Scottish Terrier popularity declines while Bernese Mountain […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The foreign ministers of Britain and Poland appealed on Thursday to the U.S. Congress and personally to speaker to take the “epoch-making” decision and approve the $60 billion in aid for Ukraine. Britain’s David Cameron and Poland’s Radek Sikorski stressed that approving aid for Ukraine as it fights a war against […]
The United Kingdom has slipped into recession, official figures showed Thursday, just months ahead of a general election, derailing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge to generate economic growth. Gross domestic product fell 0.3% in the final three months of 2023, following a 0.1% contraction in the July-to-September period, the Office for National Statistics said. A […]
Feb. 14—GOSHEN — Bethany Christian Schools teacher Josh Weaver was one of over 100 teachers statewide to receive a Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program Grant of the Lilly Endowment Association. His fellowship, the British Bicycle Pilgrimage, begins in early June. “Every project that Lilly funds is designed by the teacher itself for something that they want […]
Britain’s decline over the past 25 years has been staggeringly rapid. Almost everything is getting worse, and almost nothing is getting better. Our public and private institutions are broken, presided over by an incompetent, selfish and narcissistic ruling class. Living standards, when adjusted properly for living and property costs, are declining. Even the simplest things […]
China released new details about its advanced aircraft carrier just as the UK floundered with its own. The Fujian is ready for sea trials, an expert reportedly said on state TV. Meanwhile, the British navy is badly underfunded and under-equipped, experts claim. China touted the capabilities of its latest aircraft carrier just as a British […]
A band of heavy snow could cause disruption later this week in Ireland and Britain, with as much as 20cm possible in some areas of England and Wales. Temperatures will drop as the week goes on, with Met Éireann forecasting frost and icy stretches and the possibility of wintry falls of sleet or snow at […]
The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. But Washington once more did not directly target Iran as it tries to find a […]
The United States and Britain have struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen in a fresh wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, US officials said. The latest strikes against the Houthis were launched by warships and fighter jets. […]