The UK and US are on a collision course over taxing Big Tech – CNN
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British police open investigation into ambassador’s leaked communications about Trump – CBS News
London’s Metropolitan Police said Friday they are opening an investigation into the leaking of ambassador Kim Darroch’s communications that were critical of President Trump. Darroch resigned on Wednesday, saying the “current situation” has made it “impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like.” Met police assistant commissioner Neil Basu said in a […]
British police open investigation into ambassador’s leaked communications about Trump – CBS News
London’s Metropolitan Police said Friday they are opening an investigation into the leaking of ambassador Kim Darroch’s communications that were critical of President Trump. Darroch resigned on Wednesday, saying the “current situation” has made it “impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like.” Met police assistant commissioner Neil Basu said in a […]
Iran tanker row: UK to send second warship to the Gulf – BBC News
Image caption HMS Duncan is going to become the second UK warship in the Gulf The UK has brought forward plans to send a second warship to the Gulf amid rising tensions with Iran. HMS Duncan is currently in the Mediterranean and is expected to join HMS Montrose in the region next week. It comes […]
The Syrian refugees changing the UK’s food scene – The Guardian
When Mohamad Rahimeh arrived in the Calais refugee camp that was nicknamed “the Jungle”, cooking was the last thing on his mind. He was a political scientist from Syria with a journey from hell behind him. Food was just a means to an end. But when a close friend fell sick, he rustled up a […]
Four UK citizens arrested in China days after drug crackdown involving foreigners – CNN
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KFC first UK fast food chain to commit to new chicken welfare standards – The Guardian
KFC is to become the first UK fast food chain to sign up to new European welfare standards for farmed chickens, in an attempt to tackle growing concerns about inhumane conditions in the intensive and large-scale production of meat. The move by the America-owned chain – 18 months after the blueprint was unveiled – will […]
The US-UK ‘special relationship’ isn’t broken – it’s just entering a dangerous new phase – The Guardian
The dumpster fires of US and UK politics have converged, and the special relationship is going up in flames. The resignation of Kim Darroch, UK ambassador to the US – and a longtime British civil servant – because of a temper tantrum by Donald Trump is an illustration of the toxic politics of both countries, […]
The Syrian refugees changing the UK’s food scene – The Guardian
When Mohamad Rahimeh arrived in the Calais refugee camp that was nicknamed “the Jungle”, cooking was the last thing on his mind. He was a political scientist from Syria with a journey from hell behind him. Food was just a means to an end. But when a close friend fell sick, he rustled up a […]
Iran Tried to Block British Tanker in Persian Gulf, U.K. Says – The New York Times
Mr. Trump, in remarks to journalists on Sunday, warned that Iran had “better be careful” about its revival of the nuclear program. Sanam Vakil, a researcher at Chatham House, in London, said, “It is hard to see an end game right now because it appears that the Trump administration is doubling down” but “the cost […]