Tag: UK

Surge in Dog Attacks on Postal Workers Following ‘Pandemic Puppies’ Warning

Royal Mail says the number of dog attacks on its postal workers has surged—just months after an MP blamed “pandemic puppies” for skyrocketing incidents. Figures released by the British postal service reveal that there were 1,916 dog attacks on workers logged in the year up until the end of March 2023. The numbers have risen…


Roger Federer Will Be Celebrated at Wimbledon, as Pregnant Serena Williams Declined an Invitation

WIMBLEDON, England—Roger Federer will be back on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Tuesday. No, not to compete: He’ll be feted for his record-setting career at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. Federer, who announced his retirement last year, won eight of his 20 Grand Slam singles championships at the All England Club, the most ever by…


Cabinet Office Probe Finds Sue Gray Broke Civil Service Code by Discussing Job With Labour

Partygate investigator Sue Gray broke civil service rules “as a result of the undeclared contact” between her and the Labour Party, a Cabinet Office investigation has found. Gray—who led an investigation into allegations of parties being held in Downing Street in breach of the COVID-19 lockdown rules—accepted a job offer from Labour leader Sir Keir…


Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Venus Williams, and Coco Gauff Get Wimbledon Started on Day 1

WIMBLEDON, England—Wimbledon gets started on Monday with some of the biggest names in tennis in action, including Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Venus Williams, and Coco Gauff. It is the year’s third major tournament—and Djokovic won the first two: the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. That puts him halfway to the…


Metropolitan Police Says Dress Code ‘has not Changed’ and Thin Blue Line Badge Unapproved

The Metropolitan Police has confirmed the Thin Blue Line badge—a monochrome union jack with a blue line running through the middle, worn to commemorate those officers who have been killed in the line of duty—was not on a list of approved insignia for police officers in London. It comes after the Mail on Sunday reported a…


Mark Sidwell: The Western Experiment is “the Most Exciting Adventure in Human History”

The so-called Western experiment is “the most exciting adventure in human history,” a British author has claimed. Marc Sidwell, senior fellow at The New Culture Forum, spoke to NTD‘s “British Thought Leaders” (BTL) programme about his documentary series “The West: the genius of Western Civilization.” He argued that with all of its flaws, the West’s…


ANALYSIS: UK Population in Decline

News Analysis As Pope Francis calls on young Italians to have fewer pets and more children, the issue of a declining fertility rate has also been brought to the fore in the UK. Backbench MP Miriam Cates declared the approach of a population collapse at the UK’s first National Conservatism conference. Charity Population Matters, which campaigns against population…


Tory Backbenchers Urge Sunak, Cut Migration Fast to Restore Voters’ Trust

A group of Conservative MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to curb immigration to restore voters’ trust in the party. In a report to be released on Monday, the 25-strong group, named the New Conservatives, offered a series of proposals to drastically curb the “destabilising” impact of mass migration. The MPs wrote: “Voters backed…


NHS England Sets up 7 More Gambling Addition Clinics Amid Steep Rise in Demand

NHS England has said seven new gambling addiction clinics will be opened this summer as addiction referrals hit record highs. The health service has seen a steep rise in demand for support for “gambling-related harms,” a spokeswoman said. New figures published on Sunday reveal that around 1,400 patients were referred for help last year, an…


Woman Sacked for Saying ‘Biological Sex Is Real’ Wins £100,000 Compensation

Maya Forstater, who lost out on a job for saying people cannot change their biological sex, has been awarded £100,000 ($127,000) compensation by an employment tribunal. She was awarded the payout after it was found she experienced discrimination and victimization at work. Forstater, who worked as a tax expert at the Centre for Global Development…