British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “feeling well” and making a good recovery after undergoing a “very minor routine operation related to his sinuses” under general anaesthetic at a London hospital on Monday morning, a Downing Street spokesperson has said. Johnson went to hospital at around 6 a.m. and the operation was “carried out first…
Boris Johnson ‘Feeling Well’ After ‘Minor Routine Operation’ for Sinuses
UK to Send Ukraine Long-Range Rocket Systems to Counter Russian Artillery Attacks
June 6, 2022
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The UK will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems to help the country defend itself against Russian long-range artillery attacks, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. The cutting-edge M270 weapon system can strike targets up to 50 miles (80 kilometers) away with “pinpoint accuracy” and will offer a “significant boost in capability” for the Ukrainian…
UK Killers Who Refuse to Face Victims’ Families Could Get Longer in Jail
Murderers and other criminals in England and Wales who refuse to appear in court for sentencing could be given longer jail terms under plans unveiled by the government. Earlier this month a judge criticised Donald Robertson for not having the “courage” to attend any of his trial for the 1987 murder of Shani Warren, and…
UK Lawmakers Slam Government Role in Afghan Withdrawal ‘Disaster’
Britain’s withdrawal from Afghanistan last year was a “disaster” in which British soldiers and their Afghan allies were “utterly let down by deep failures of leadership” in the UK government, a Parliamentary committee has said. In a damning report (pdf) published on May 24, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons said the…
UK Doubles Magistrates’ Sentencing Powers to Tackle Backlog Caused by Pandemic
The UK government has doubled the sentencing powers of magistrates in a bid to reduce the backlog in the criminal justice system that has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Magistrates across England and Wales can now issue prison sentences of 12 months for a single offence, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said on May…
UK Prosecutor Says Child Cruelty Register Is ‘Good Idea’
A woman whose adopted son had to have both legs amputated because of abuse by his birth parents says she will meet a British government minister next month to iron out the details of how a child cruelty register would work. Paula Hudgell, whose adopted son Tony had to have his legs amputated because of…
UK to Extend Court Hours to Reduce Rape Case Backlog
Britain’s courts have been given carte blanche to open as long as necessary in order to clear a backlog of trials, including rape cases, which has meant that in some cases victims have had to wait five years for justice. Earlier this month the Home Affairs Committee published a report which showed the average number…
UK Justice Secretary: Bill of Rights Would Give Free Speech a Legal Trump Card
The UK’s Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has said proposals to replace Labour’s Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights would ensure the principle of free speech became a legal “trump card.” The deputy prime minister said the proposals, which are currently out for consultation, would better protect media freedom and put free speech…
UK Vows to Stop Russian Oligarchs Abusing British Courts to Silence Critics
The UK government has announced reforms to libel laws in order to stop Russian oligarchs abusing British courts to silence their critics. In a statement, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to tackle what he described as the “chilling effect” of a “new kind of lawfare” being used by oligarchs and the super-rich who can afford…
‘Nonsense’ to Suggest PM Pressed Security Services Over Peerage for Russian Tycoon: UK Minister
It is “sheer nonsense” to suggest that Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressured the security services to alter their assessment of a Russian businessman’s suitability for a seat in the House of Lords, a senior British minister has said. British–Russian media mogul Evgeny Lebedev, whose father worked as a KGB agent, was made a lifelong member…
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