Tag: United Kingdom

British Bobbies Are ‘Not Thought Police,’ Warns New Chief

Amid accusations that police forces are becoming too focused on political correctness, the UK’s new chief inspector has said officers should stay away from “the different thoughts that people have” and focus on serious criminality. Andy Cooke, who took the senior professional police adviser role last month, said chief constables should avoid “politics with a…


Excess Gas Drives Down Prices in UK, Even as Prices Across Europe Rise

An unprecedented supply glut of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has driven down wholesale gas prices in the United Kingdom to low levels, while across the English Channel, Europe struggles with high gas prices. Britain’s terminals are receiving LNG cargoes intended to be transported to Europe through subsea pipelines. However, “the rate of LNG imports has…


Teenage Boy In United Kingdom Facing Charges of Threatening Arizona Schools

A teenage boy is in police custody in the United Kingdom after he allegedly phoned threats to several schools and businesses in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale police said the boy was arrested by British law enforcement on April 12 for offenses related to “swatting” calls he made to seven schools and three businesses over the past…


130+ UK Doctors: Failed COVID Policies Caused ‘Massive’ Harm, Especially to Children

A letter signed by more than 130 UK medical professionals accused UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other government officials of causing “massive, permanent and unnecessary harm” to the country A letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other UK government officials, signed by more than 130 UK medical professionals, accused the government of mishandling its…


UK Approves Its First Protein-Based COVID-19 Vaccine, From Novavax

The United Kingdom approved its first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, made by Novavax. The vaccine, called Nuvaxovid (generic name NVX-CoV2373), is the fifth COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the U.K.’s independent medicines regulator. Other COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the U.K. include those from Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna,  Johnson & Johnson, and…


US Joins UK and Canada to Sanction Individuals Linked to Burma Military

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on seven individuals and two entities linked to the Burmese military regime in coordination with Britain and Canada, the U.S. Treasury Department said, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the February military coup in Burma. Among those sanctioned are Union Attorney-General Thida Oo, Supreme Court Chief Justice Tun…


Omicron Patients Less Likely to Require Hospital Care: UK Study

People who get COVID-19 from the Omicron virus variant are less likely to require hospital care, according to a UK study published Wednesday. Researchers from the Imperial College London estimated (pdf) that Omicron patients were 20- to 25-percent less likely to need hospital care and 40- to 45-percent less likely to be hospitalized for one night…


UK to Host G7 Foreign and Development Ministers on Dec10-12

–The United Kingdom will be hosting a summit of foreign and development ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations and from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Liverpool next month. The summit, slated to take place from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, aims to address issues including economic resilience post-COVID-19, global…


Mom Gives Birth to a Whooping 14lb 15oz Baby, Making Him the Third Biggest Baby in UK

A mother has given birth to a whopping 14-pound 15-ounce (6.77 kg) baby in Oxfordshire, making him the third-biggest newborn ever in the United Kingdom. Cherral Mitchell, 31, from Thame, Oxon, needed two midwives to haul out baby Alpha before he left staff shocked with his weight. The little boy, who was born at 38…


Northern Wales: Misty but Delightful

That slight drizzle that the Welsh prefer to call “mist” didn’t bother us at all as we walked about the tiny village of Beddgelert. Wales may often be “misty,” but it is also delightful—and Beddgelert is a good example of what makes it so. This tiny village of only 300 is exactly the sort of…