The UK Government were warned that a US spy’s wife was to leave the country after she was involved in a fatal car crash. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab revealed the US embassy had told Foreign Office officials Anne Sacoolas would be leaving the country “imminently” unless they had strong objections. Harry Dunn, 19, died after […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has on Monday been denied a second attempt to ram his European Union divorce deal through the Parliament of the United Kingdom and avoid the political damage of delaying Brexit. Johnson’s bid to win approval from MPs was cut short as John Bercow, the House of Commons Speaker, blocked the […]
The UK population is projected to exceed 70 million by mid-2031, according to the Office for National Statistics. In the next decade, the population is expected to increase by 3 million, from an estimated 66.4 million in mid-2018 to 69.4 million in mid-2028. England’s population is projected to grow 5% in the next decade, a […]
A healthy democracy depends on an active citizenry which is able to make informed decisions. That is, in theory, the role of the fourth estate: to help the public understand their own society and the world around them, to hold the powerful to account and to challenge myths and expose uncomfortable truths. You do not […]
Despite Johnson losing the vote on Saturday, experts are still positive on the direction of Brexit. Analysts at Deutsche Bank said in a research note that “the outlook for a Brexit resolution remains constructive,” explaining that the makeup of the voting on Saturday actually meant that Johnson could receive enough backing for his deal at […]
UK house prices have registered their lowest October rise since the 2008 financial crisis as Brexit uncertainty continues to take its toll, according to the property website Rightmove. Its data also showed that some parts of London are continuing to see asking prices fall, in some cases by £15,000 or more in a month. The […]
Britain’s cheapest “virtual battery” could be created by hoisting and dropping 12,000-tonne weights – half the weight of the Statue of Liberty – down disused mine shafts, according to Imperial College London. The surprising new source of “gravity energy” is being developed by Gravitricity, an Edinburgh-based startup, which hopes to use Britain’s old mines to […]
Britain’s cheapest “virtual battery” could be created by hoisting and dropping 12,000-tonne weights – half the weight of the Statue of Liberty – down disused mine shafts, according to Imperial College London. The surprising new source of “gravity energy” is being developed by Gravitricity, an Edinburgh-based startup, which hopes to use Britain’s old mines to […]
Foreign tourists are dodging UK parking fines because their vehicles are “untraceable”, a council has complained. Figures released in response to a Freedom of Information request reveal that less than 100 of the 1,500 foreign motorists fined for parking offences in Thanet, Kent, in the past year actually coughed up. Council workers only chased up […]
At least 60 British children are trapped in north-east Syria after fleeing areas held by Islamic State during the recent escalation in fighting, according to Save the Children –twice the number initially feared. Figures compiled by the UK-based charity suggest many of the children are under five years old and are enduring dire conditions in […]
