The Foreign Secretary has said the history of the British Empire cannot be ignored and the UK must embrace it “warts and all” if we are to compete with hostile states. Liz Truss proclaimed that “Britain is the greatest country on earth” in a speech on Wednesday where she set out the country’s foreign policy…
Britain Must Embrace ‘Warts and All’ History of Empire, Says Foreign Secretary
UK Public ‘Visibly Angry’ Over Politicians Breaking COVID-19 Rules: Survey
The British public is “visibly angry” over politicians breaking COVID-19 restrictions but facing few or no consequences, a survey by the UK’s anti-corruption watchdog has found. A survey of 1,590 people conducted on behalf of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) revealed that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic has exposed poor…
France Detains British Trawler Amid Fishing Rights Dispute
French authorities have detained a British trawler for fishing in their territorial waters without a licence, amid an ongoing tussle for post-Brexit fishing rights. The detention of the vessel came on the day that French authorities announced further retaliatory measures over Britain’s refusal to license more French trawlers to fish in its waters. French authorities…
Husband of Detained Iranian–British Woman on Hunger Strike
LONDON—The husband of UK charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained for more than five years in Iran, has gone on a hunger strike again after a court decided she has to spend another year in prison. Richard Ratcliffe started his fast on Sunday outside the British government’s Foreign Office in central London. He…
JPMorgan Takes on British Rivals With Launch of Digital Bank Chase
LONDON—JPMorgan is challenging British rivals on their home turf with the launch on Tuesday of its long-awaited digital retail bank, Chase, as part of what the U.S. lender hopes will be a global expansion. The launch marks the first foray into retail banking outside North America by one of the United States’ most dominant lenders,…
Photos: Young Artist Creates Mind-Blowing Art Prints Using Only the Keys on Typewriter
Using only a typewriter as his tool, a young British architecture student is making waves in the art world with his incredible renditions of country and cityscapes. James Cook, 24, of Braintree in Essex, England, hand-renders each “typicition” in ink using skillful combinations of the keys on a typewriter. For Cook, experimenting with typewriters began…
British Defence Minister Says UK Will Work With Taliban Should They Come to Power
Britain will work with the Taliban should they enter the government in Afghanistan, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace told The Daily Telegraph in an interview published on Tuesday. “Whatever the government of the day is, provided it adheres to certain international norms, the UK government will engage with it,” he was quoted as saying in…
Big Banks Brace as British Forex Class Action Seeks Go-Ahead
LONDON—A specialist London court will decide whether a long-awaited multi-billion pound class action against some of the world’s biggest banks over alleged foreign exchange rigging can proceed, after a five-day hearing kicked off on Monday. JPMorgan, Citigroup, Barclays, UBS, and NatWest, along with Japan’s MUFG Bank, are braced for the first forex class action in…
Russian Warplanes Practice Bombing Enemy Ships in Black Sea Drills
MOSCOW—Russian warplanes practiced bombing enemy ships in the Black Sea during training exercises, Russia said on Saturday, amid friction with the West over NATO drills in the region and following a recent incident with a British warship. Moscow last week challenged the right of HMS Defender to pass through waters near Crimea, something London said…
Russia Says It Fires Warning Shots at British Destroyer Near Crimea, UK Denies It
MOSCOW—Russia said on Tuesday it had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a British destroyer sailing in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimea peninsula, which Russia seized and annexed from Ukraine. Britain’s Ministry of Defence said no Russian warning shots were fired at the Royal Navy’s HMS Defender,…
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