Burma’s military reportedly detained a former British envoy and her husband on immigration charges after the British government imposed sanctions on three military-linked companies in Burma, also known as Myanmar. Authorities said Thursday that Vicky Bowman and her Burmese husband, Htein Lin, a former political prisoner, were arrested under the Immigration Act for failing to…
Former British Envoy Detained in Burma After UK Imposes Fresh Sanctions
Expect Shrunken Vegetables and Less Cheese Amid Drought, Warn British Farmers
Farmers and agricultural experts have told consumers to expect strange-looking shrunken vegetables and less cheese as drought conditions ravish farms in Britain. The National Drought Group, made up of a team of advisers from the Environment Agency (EA), declared a drought in 14 regions of the country including the southwest, parts of southern and central…
Fresh Crop of British Farmers Needed: Industry Experts
It’s official: Farming is an ageing occupation—with voices in the industry saying Britain “desperately” needs more youngsters to choose it as a career, raising questions about who will produce the nation’s food in the future, and how. Experts say that despite the appeal of new working practices to the younger generation, around 40 percent of…
McDonald’s Raises UK Cheeseburger Price for First Time in 14 Years
LONDON—McDonald’s will increase the price of its cheeseburger by 20 percent in Britain, in the first price hike for the popular item in 14 years as it responds to soaring inflation. The cheeseburger’s price will now rise to 1.19 pounds from 99 pence. McDonald’s will also increase prices by 10p–20p for other items that have…
Britain’s Government Wins Confidence Vote It Called in Itself
LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Monday won a confidence vote it had called in itself, with members of the governing Conservative Party voting in support of ministers to avoid triggering a national election. The opposition Labour Party has called on Johnson, who has said he will step down, to be replaced immediately by…
South Korea and UK Hold 1st Minister-Level Strategic Defense Dialogue
South Korea and the United Kingdom held their first vice ministerial-level defense strategy dialogue on July 18 to put into action the bilateral framework adopted by the two regimes last month. South Korean Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul met with his British counterpart, Annabel Goldie, in London to discuss the framework for deeper cooperation, according…
If Britain Goes to War With Russia UK Air Bases Are ‘Inviting Targets,’ MPs Told
A military aviation expert has told a committee of UK MPs that, in the event of a war with Russia, Britain’s three fighter jet bases would make “inviting targets.” Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow for air power and technology at the Royal United Services Institute, said RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, RAF Marham in Norfolk,…
First Vaccine Death Pay-Out in the UK
Commentary More than a year after 48-year-old rock singer Zion died after receiving an AstraZeneca jab, his fiancé, Vikki Spit, became the first person in the UK to receive compensation for a COVID-19 vaccine death. Zion started to get headaches eight days after getting the injection, and these became so severe that a few days…
British Voters Go to Polls in Two Crucial By-elections
British voters will go to the polls in by-elections in Wakefield and in Tiverton and Honiton, both triggered after the previous Conservative MPs resigned in disgrace. The polls are seen as a key test for Boris Johnson’s leadership two weeks after 148 of his own MPs voted in favour of his removal in a confidence…
UK Plans to Probe Apple, Google’s Mobile Browser Dominance
LONDON—Britain’s competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc. and Google’s mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker’s restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet Inc.’s Google over its app…
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