Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Columnists resign from the Jewish Chronicle over allegations Gaza articles were fabricated

Prominent columnists have resigned from the Jewish Chronicle newspaper over allegations it published fabricated articles about the Israel-Hamas war

Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe|Lifestyle|News|Opinion

Mel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discrimination

Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Parliament to update the country’s equality laws and prohibit Afro hair discrimination

Mel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discrimination
Business|Europe|Finance|Political

Hedge fund investor buys UK political magazine The Spectator for $131 million

A hedge fund investor has bought political magazine The Spectator for 100 million pounds or $131 million

Crime|Europe

Violence against women at 'epidemic' levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn

Britain's police chiefs say that violence against women and girls has reached epidemic levels and police are treating it as a threat on the same scale as terrorism

Europe|Opinion|Political

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says

The U_K_'s new home secretary says a scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda was the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen."

UK's scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a 'shocking waste' of $904 million in public funds, minister says
Business|Lifestyle

Burberry appoints a new CEO as the fashion house warns it expects a first-half operating loss

British luxury fashion house Burberry has appointed Joshua Schulman as its new chief executive officer

Burberry appoints a new CEO as the fashion house warns it expects a first-half operating loss
News|Political

Fed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers

In the English coastal town of Clacton-on-Sea, many Conservative voters are considering switching to the anti-immigration Reform UK party in next week’s national election

Fed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers
News|Political|World

UK sanctions 4 Israeli settlers accused of human rights abuses in West Bank

Britain’s government says it is imposing sanctions on four Israeli settlers accused of committing human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank

Business|News|Political|World

A legal challenge over the UK's role in arms sales to Israel will go ahead

A judge says a legal challenge over the British government’s role in allowing weapons to be sent to Israel can be heard at the High Court later this year

Health|News|Opinion

Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election

Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout in a long-running dispute with the government over pay and working conditions

Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election
News|Political

UK election betting scandal widens as a fourth Conservative Party official reportedly investigated

British media is reporting that the chief data officer of Britain’s Conservative Party has taken a leave of absence amid growing allegations that the governing party’s members have been using inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election

UK election betting scandal widens as a fourth Conservative Party official reportedly investigated
Health|News|World

Millions in the UK are being urged to get vaccinations during a surge in measles cases

U.K. health officials are urging millions of parents to book their children for missed measles, mumps and rubella shots during a sharp increase in the number of measles cases and the lowest vaccination rates in a decade

Millions in the UK are being urged to get vaccinations during a surge in measles cases
Entertainment

Dave Myers, TV chef known as one half of the "Hairy Bikers" duo, has died at 66

Dave Myers, best known as one half of Britain’s adored “Hairy Bikers” TV chef duo, has died after a battle with cancer

Dave Myers, TV chef known as one half of the "Hairy Bikers" duo, has died at 66
Entertainment

Naomi Campbell walks for star-studded Burberry show at London Fashion Week

“Saltburn” star Barry Keoghan and “The Crown” actress Olivia Coleman are among celebrities who turned up on the VIP front row to watch Burberry's latest fashion show, which took inspiration from the inclement British weather

Naomi Campbell walks for star-studded Burberry show at London Fashion Week
Entertainment

Michael Gambon, veteran actor who played Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter' films, dies at age 82

Michael Gambon, the Irish-born actor knighted for his long and storied career on the stage and screen and who gained admiration from a new generation of moviegoers with his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died

Michael Gambon, veteran actor who played Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter' films, dies at age 82
Business|Environment

Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forum

Greta Thunberg has been detained by British police alongside other climate activists who gathered outside a central London hotel to disrupt a major oil and gas industry conference

Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forum
Health|News|Political

Victims of UK's infected blood scandal to start receiving final compensation payments this year

Britain's government says thousands of victims of the U.K.’s infected blood scandal will start receiving their final compensation payments this year

Victims of UK's infected blood scandal to start receiving final compensation payments this year
Health|News|Political

Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal

An inquiry has found that British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products and hid the truth about the disaster for decades

Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal
Environment|News

The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled

A U.K. High Court judge has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence it could be delivered

The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled
News|World

Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

A 14-year-old boy has been killed and four others have been injured by a man wielding a sword who attacked members of the public and police officers in a northeast London suburb

Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others
News|Political|World

World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says

Amnesty International says the world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar

World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says
News|Political|Technology|World

UK government set to link China government-affiliated hackers to a cyberattack on election watchdog

Britain’s government is expected to blame a string of cyberattacks targeting the U.K.’s election watchdog and lawmakers on hackers linked to the Chinese government

UK government set to link China government-affiliated hackers to a cyberattack on election watchdog
Health|News|World

Worldwide support pours in for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after shocking cancer reveal

Support has poured in from around the world for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after she revealed in a candid video message that she is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer following major abdominal surgery

Worldwide support pours in for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after shocking cancer reveal
News|Political|World

Kate, the reliable face of a modern monarchy, now faces a personal battle in the public eye

One of the most famous, photographed and talked-about women in the world is fighting a very personal battle

Kate, the reliable face of a modern monarchy, now faces a personal battle in the public eye
Entertainment|News|World

A new London exhibition will celebrate Naomi Campbell's four decades in fashion

After four decades in fashion, the queen of the catwalk is getting her own exhibition

A new London exhibition will celebrate Naomi Campbell's four decades in fashion

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