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British Government Urges Parents to Be ‘On the Lookout’ After Increase in Strep A Bacteria in Children

Infections caused by strep A bacteria have caused the deaths of at least six children in recent weeks, according to the UK government. Investigations are underway following reports of an increase in lower respiratory tract Group A strep infections in children over the past few weeks, which have caused severe illness. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s…


British Government Replaces Online Safety Bill’s ‘Legal but Harmful’ Duties

The UK government has watered down powers in its legislation regulating online spaces but some free speech advocates still fear the bill is a “censor’s charter.” On Tuesday, the government announced that “legal but harmful” duties are being replaced in the Online Safety Bill, with culture secretary Michelle Donelan saying they would have “stifled” free speech….


Critical Race and Gender Theories Have Been Taught to a Majority of British Schoolchildren: Report

Several million UK children may have been taught radical left ideas in their education, a report has found. Leading researcher into cancel culture in the world of academia, professor Eric Kaufmann, has written a report for the conservative think thank Policy Exchange, which argues that UK education is almost as captured by ideologies as America….


British Supermarkets Start to Ration Eggs

Major supermarket chains Asda and Lidl have started to ration the number of boxes of eggs customers can buy owing to supply chain issues. Both stores said the measure is temporary and because of avian flu which has disrupted the supply of some egg ranges. Waitrose said it had not introduced any limits but was…


Britain Says It Has Frozen 18 Billion Pounds Worth of Russian Assets

LONDON—The British government said on Thursday it had frozen assets worth more than 18 billion pounds ($20.5 billion) held by Russian oligarchs, other individuals and businesses sanctioned over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia has overtaken Libya and Iran to become Britain’s most-sanctioned nation, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of the finance ministry,…


UK Trade Minister Meets Taiwanese President in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan—President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for London’s support for Taiwan after he became the latest foreign official to defy Chinese pressure and visit the self-ruled island democracy. Tsai expressed hope for “new heights” in British-Taiwanese relations and “joint achievements” at a time when the mainland’s Chinese Communist Party…


‘Frightening’ Decolonisation Movement Taking Hold of British Universities: Report

Seventy percent of UK universities are undertaking some form of decolonisation, according to a new report. The British think tank Civitas, which works on issues related to democracy and social policy, claims that while attacks on free speech seem to be worsening, universities are also seeing the spread of a phenomenon known as “decolonisation.” The…


Beat the Devil (1953)

On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films:…


Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to…


60 Percent of British Manufacturers at Risk of Going Under as Energy Bills Skyrocket

Britain’s manufacturers are warning that their energy costs have already spiraled out of control, with nearly half reporting that electricity bills have shot up by over 100 percent in the past 12 months. Make UK, the trade organisation that represents 20,000 manufacturers, is pressuring the government to take immediate action over the energy crisis, saying…