Heroin worth £40m seized from shipping container in UK – The Guardian

Hundreds of kilos of heroin worth up to £40m have been found hidden under towels and bathrobes in a shipping container. It was one of the largest drug seizures in the UK and several suspects were arrested, police said. Intelligence led to UK, Dutch and Belgian police tracking a container suspected of carrying a large […]

Heroin worth £40m seized from shipping container in UK – The Guardian

Hundreds of kilos of heroin worth up to £40m have been found hidden under towels and bathrobes in a shipping container. It was one of the largest drug seizures in the UK and several suspects were arrested, police said. Intelligence led to UK, Dutch and Belgian police tracking a container suspected of carrying a large […]

‘No-deal’ Brexit chances rise as EU reportedly claims the UK has no other plan – CNBC

How Disney’s CEO Bob Iger revitalized an iconic American brand Over the course of CEO Bob Iger’s tenure, Disney has acquired Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and, most recently, 20th Century Fox. The first three acquisitions alone have earned… Evolveread more ‘No-deal’ Brexit chances rise as EU reportedly claims the UK has no other plan – CNBC

‘No-deal’ Brexit chances rise as EU reportedly claims the UK has no other plan – CNBC

How Disney’s CEO Bob Iger revitalized an iconic American brand Over the course of CEO Bob Iger’s tenure, Disney has acquired Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and, most recently, 20th Century Fox. The first three acquisitions alone have earned… Evolveread more ‘No-deal’ Brexit chances rise as EU reportedly claims the UK has no other plan – CNBC

Brexit: No 10 rejects EU’s view of talks – BBC News

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Boris Johnson is meeting Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas in Downing Street The government has rejected claims it is unwilling to negotiate with the EU and wants talks to fail to allow a no-deal Brexit. It comes after the EU said UK demands to remove the Irish backstop from Theresa […]

U.K. Joins U.S.-Led Effort to Protect Ships in Strait of Hormuz – The New York Times

“I did not accept, thank God, and I was sanctioned,” Mr. Zarif said A senior administration official said that it was untrue that Mr. Zarif had been threatened with sanctions unless he traveled to Washington to meet with Mr. Trump. Britain’s decision on Monday to join the American-led effort was an acknowledgment that its efforts […]

The deadly poverty in one of the UK’s richest cities – New Statesman

When a seven-year-old girl was dropped off at a school holiday scheme with no packed lunch, her mother was called. There was no money for food, she explained, but she promised to do what she could. Carol Richards, a community worker, recalls that when the mother brought in a lunch, which she’d borrowed money to […]