Britain to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing
14 Apr

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to move on from the uproar caused by his Covid-19 lockdown fine by announcing a plan to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda to be processed.
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Nigeria Drags UK's Crime Agency To Court Over £150 Million Abacha Loot

The Nigerian government is locked in a court battle with Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) over control of €180 million (£150 million) that was stashed abroad by Nigeria’s former Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha.
#abachaloot #Nigeria #saniabacha

Number of UK households unable to pay energy bills set to triple with new prices

The number of households in Britain struggling to pay their energy bills is set to triple in April when the nation’s price cap increases. The number of homes under "fuel stress" those spending at least 10% of income on energy bills is estimated to rise to 6.3 million households, according to research from the Resolution Foundation thinktank.
#UK #ukhousehold #energybills

Boris Johnson apologises for attending party during lockdown in May 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered his "heartfelt apologies" on Wednesday for attending a "bring your own booze" gathering at his official residence during the country's first coronavirus lockdown as opponents said he must resign.
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New Covid records in US, UK, France as Omicron runs rampant

The US, Britain, France and Australia have all announced record numbers of daily Covid-19 cases as the WHO warned Tuesday that Omicron's dizzying spread increased the risk of newer, more dangerous variants emerging.
#us #UK #france #britain

'Panic' in Britain as Omicron crisis bites ahead of Christmas

Soaring Omicron cases left Britons scrambling Thursday to make alternative Christmas plans, faced with cancellations, long queues for vaccines and France shutting the border to UK visitors.
#britain #omicronvariant

UK joins US and Australia's diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Britain on Wednesday joined Australia and the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in February, prompted by what the Western allies argue are widespread rights abuses by China.
#UK #beijing #china #borisjohnson #Olympics

UK To Ban Travel From 6 Nations As South Africa Detects New COVID Variant

Britain on Thursday said it would ban travel from six southern African countries, after South Africa detected a new Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations. "The early indication we have of this variant is it may be more transmissible than the Delta variant and the vaccines that we currently have may be less effective against it,"
#UK #southafrica

Boost for pubs as UK announces massive cut to beer taxes

British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced what he called the biggest cut in taxes on beer in decades and the most radical simplification of alcohol duties in over a century in a boost to pubs as they struggle to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
#britain #UK #beer #rishisunak

UK police end review of sexual assault allegations against Prince Andrew

Britain's biggest police force says it has closed a review into allegations accusing Prince Andrew of sexual abuse brought in a US civil suit by Virginia Giuffre.
#britain #uscivilsuit #virginiagiuffre #UK #princeandrew

Premier League scrambles to convince stars to get vaccinated

Premier League matches are once again being played in packed stadiums after Britain's successful coronavirus vaccine rollout - but the reluctance of many players to get jabbed is proving a headache for football authorities.
#epl #premiership #FootballJersy

UK puts army on standby as fuel pumps run dry

Britain on Monday put the army on standby to help with the ongoing fuel crisis as fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying, leaving many of the country's pumps dry.
#britain #UK #fuelcrisis

UK to offer 10 500 post-Brexit visas to counter growing worker crisis

Britain will issue up to 10 500 temporary work visas to lorry drivers and poultry workers to ease chronic staff shortages, the government announced Saturday, in a U-turn on post-Brexit immigration policy.
#UK #britain #brexit #borisjohnson

Heathrow Airport says UK border gates affected by 'systems failure'

Britain's busiest airport, Heathrow, said on Friday that a systems failure is affecting the e-gates which allow people to cross the border in the airport, adding that the issue was also affecting other points of entry.
#britain #heathrow #airport

UK turns to coal power stations for emergency power

Britain, which faces soaring natural gas prices, has been forced to run coal-fired power stations in order to secure energy supplies, electricity generation company Drax said on Thursday.
#britain #UK #coalpower #electricitygeneration

UK travel curbs hurt vaccine drive: Africa CDC

The African Union's health watchdog Thursday warned that Britain's pandemic travel restrictions could make people across the continent more reluctant to get vaccinated.
#africanunion #britain #UK #pandemic

UK launches post-Brexit review of EU laws

From a ban on imperial measures to rules governing artificial intelligence, the UK government on Thursday announced a far-reaching review of EU-era legislation that it plans to ditch after Brexit.
#brexit #UK #artificialintelligence #britain

UK approves vaccines for children aged 12 to 15 in bid to avoid lockdowns

Britain decided Monday to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children 12 and up, as the government gambled that expanded vaccination and mild tweaks to social behaviour can avert the need for lockdowns in the winter.
#covid19 #UK #britain #children

Prince Andrew served with papers in US sexual assault lawsuit

Britain's Prince Andrew has been served legal papers in a US lawsuit brought by a woman who says he sexually abused her when she was a teenager, a court filing showed Friday.
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