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UK police investigate Scottish MP Margaret Ferrier for breaking coronavirus rules

Posted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020By Editor

The Metropolitan Police have formally launched an investigation into a Scottish MP who reported herself for breaching Covid-19 laws by taking a train trip home from London after testing positive for the illness. … Read More >UK police investigate Scottish MP Margaret Ferrier for breaking coronavirus rules

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90,000 jobs to be lost in weeks: Events industry says London’s wage subsidy scheme is ‘of little use’

Posted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020By Editor

The UK events sector has warned the government of the “existential threat” it is facing, claiming 90,000 redundancies will follow unless the industry receives tailored support. … Read More >90,000 jobs to be lost in weeks: Events industry says London’s wage subsidy scheme is ‘of little use’

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UK govt report claims Huawei security failings pose long-term risk, but company says defects not linked to ‘China interference’

Posted on October 3, 2020October 3, 2020By Editor

UK security officials were not convinced by China’s Huawei Technologies that the security risks of using its products in Britain can be adequately managed in the long term, a government report said. … Read More >UK govt report claims Huawei security failings pose long-term risk, but company says defects not linked to ‘China interference’

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‘The deadline lapsed yesterday’: EU launches legal action against UK over ‘problematic’ Brexit bill

Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020By Editor

The EU has activated a legal process against the UK after it failed to amend its controversial ‘Internal Market Bill’ which Brussels considers inconsistent with the previously agreed Brexit withdrawal agreement. … Read More >‘The deadline lapsed yesterday’: EU launches legal action against UK over ‘problematic’ Brexit bill

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Assange’s Extradition Hearings End With Warnings That ‘Journalism is on Trial’ From WikiLeaks Chief

Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020By Editor

The substantive hearings in the extradition case of Julian Assange came to a close one day early after nearly four full weeks of intense witness testimony and cross-examination. Closing submissions will be made by the parties in late October and mid-November and the judge’s decision will be delivered in January 2021. … Read More >Assange’s Extradition Hearings End With Warnings That ‘Journalism is on Trial’ From WikiLeaks Chief

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No jab, no movement? UK MP pushes mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for travel, suggests army should oversee rollout

Posted on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020By Editor

A British Conservative MP has urged the government to draft in the armed forces for the rollout of a mass coronavirus vaccination program, which would include mandatory certificates that allow people to travel internationally. … Read More >No jab, no movement? UK MP pushes mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for travel, suggests army should oversee rollout

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‘Inhumane & impractical’: UK interior minister in hot water over idea to ship asylum seekers 6,400km to remote Atlantic island

Posted on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020By Editor

The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has found herself at the center of a twitterstorm, after she reportedly mulled an idea of sending refugees to a small island in the South Atlantic while their applications are being processed. … Read More >‘Inhumane & impractical’: UK interior minister in hot water over idea to ship asylum seekers 6,400km to remote Atlantic island

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US contacts of embassy security firm mulled KIDNAPPING or POISONING Assange in London, witnesses tell UK court

Posted on October 1, 2020By Editor

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was spied on via bugs planted at London’s Ecuadorian embassy at the request of the security firm’s US contacts – who even considered poisoning or kidnapping the journalist, a UK court has heard. … Read More >US contacts of embassy security firm mulled KIDNAPPING or POISONING Assange in London, witnesses tell UK court

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Westminster faces rising discontent over restrictions as it weighs up even tougher lockdown to slow second wave of virus

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020By Editor

The British government is considering the introduction of tighter social restrictions in England, as the fight against the second wave of coronavirus intensifies, a junior minister has admitted. … Read More >Westminster faces rising discontent over restrictions as it weighs up even tougher lockdown to slow second wave of virus

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UK Tory MPs slam 10pm Covid-19 curfew on bars as ‘sick experiment’ as pub-goers throng streets & party at home

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020By Editor

Members of PM Boris Johnson’s own party have condemned the UK’s “idiotic” 10pm curfew, arguing it does “more harm than good” after observing pub-goers taking the party outside or into private homes where they can’t be monitored. … Read More >UK Tory MPs slam 10pm Covid-19 curfew on bars as ‘sick experiment’ as pub-goers throng streets & party at home