Brexit could have an immediate and drastic effect on the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, especially if it leaves the European Union without a deal, a report says. The findings, published in the medical journal The Lancet, suggest there could be shortages of medicines, vaccines and staff. Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker […]
Image copyright Reuters How do UK politicians and policymakers see Britain’s foreign policy after it leaves the EU? For three years, Brexit has drained the intellectual life force out of Whitehall and Westminster, leaving little time and space for thinking about the future. Yet now, as we close on the projected 29 March date of […]
Forget your scarf and coat. For much of the country, it’s been t-shirts and Bermuda shorts today. The UK has recorded its hottest February day on record, with temperatures topping 20 degrees Celsius in parts of England and Wales. According to the Met Office, the mercury hit 20.6 at Trawsgoed in Ceredigion. UK experiences warmest February day on record […]
The British armed forces should stop recruiting children and raise the age at which people can join to 18, health experts have said. The UK is the only permanent member of the UN security council to allow 16-year-olds into the army and is alone in the practice among European countries. Writing in the journal BMJ […]
(THE HAGUE, Netherlands) — In a victory for a group of displaced Indian Ocean islanders, the United Nations’ highest court said Monday that Britain must end its administration of the Chagos islands “as rapidly as possible.” The International Court of Justice ruled in an advisory opinion that is non-binding that Britain had unlawfully carved up […]
“Tuesday, any early fog will clear, to give a largely sunny day. “It will feel warm once again, although it will be cloudy at times for the far northwest. “After early fog on Wednesday, it will be mild, with sunny spells. “It will become less mild and unsettled from Thursday though, with some heavy showers […]
“Tuesday, any early fog will clear, to give a largely sunny day. “It will feel warm once again, although it will be cloudy at times for the far northwest. “After early fog on Wednesday, it will be mild, with sunny spells. “It will become less mild and unsettled from Thursday though, with some heavy showers […]
<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Commentary Another day, another potentially key Brexit date. On her way to an EU-Arab League summit over the weekend, Prime Minister Theresa May announced she would not provide British parliamentarians with a meaningful vote on an altered Brexit deal perhaps until March 12. Lawmakers wanted that opportunity this week. […]
The world must “understand the opportunities and threats from China’s technological offer”, GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming said today as he observed that there are “no clear norms or behaviours” for state-on-state cyber-squabbling. Speaking at an International Institute for Strategic Studies event in Singapore, Fleming called for the world’s “cyber powers” to “converge on agreed definitions, […]
One of the U.K.-controlled islands, Diego Garcia, is home to a major U.S. military base. Reuters hide caption toggle caption Reuters One of the U.K.-controlled islands, Diego Garcia, is home to a major U.S. military base. Reuters In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the U.K. forcibly removed the entire population of the Chagos Archipelago, […]
