London police expect to take two to three officers to court every week in the coming months for all sorts of crimes, Police Commissioner Mark Rowley tells BBC News. All employees of London’s Metropolitan Police Force are currently being checked after it was revealed that a serial rapist was active on the force. According to … Read more
AFP NOS News•today, 01:38 Buckingham Palace has announced the program for the coronation of British King Charles on Saturday 6 May. In addition to the usual ceremony, there are traditional processions, a concert at Windsor Castle, street parties and light shows that weekend. In a statement, the palace said: “The King and Queen Consort hope … Read more
A small group of trans rights advocates have accused the British government of “transphobia”. The reason is that the Executive has blocked legislation passed in Scotland to make it easier for people to self-identify as transgender without the need for a medical diagnosis. London says the regulations could affect equality laws that apply across Britain. … Read more
Britain’s consumer price inflation fell to a three-month low of 10.5% last December, providing some relief to the Bank of England and British households, but food and drink prices continued to rise at their fastest pace since 1977. The decline in the main rate of inflation – compared to 10.7% recorded last November – was … Read more
The World Health Organization expresses concern about the deteriorating living conditions in the United Kingdom, and talks about the repercussions of this matter on the reproductive and psychological health of British women. World Health Organization: The living crisis in London is reflected in reproductive health The World Health Organization has warned that the cost of … Read more
EPA NOS News•today, 17:12 The Iranian government has summoned the British ambassador to Iran to the Foreign Office. According to the state news agency Mizan, the ambassador had to report there because of “unusual interference” by the United Kingdom in Iranian security affairs, referring to the British response to the execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari. … Read more
AFP NOS News•today, 07:31•Amended today, 08:49 Iran has executed British-Iranian former politician Alireza Akbari. The Press Office of the Iranian Judicial Authority, Librawrites in a news report that Akbari was hanged for, among other things, espionage for the British secret service MI6. British Prime Minister Sunak condemns Akbari’s execution. He wrote on Twitter that he … Read more
EPA NOS News•today, 21:14 The British postal company Royal Mail has been hacked by a collective with ties to Russia. That writes the British newspaper The Telegraph. Due to the hack, the postal company has been unable to send letters and packages abroad since yesterday. The Telegraph points to hacker collective Lockbit, which cyber experts … Read more
After replacing Eric Clapton with The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck in turn became a guitar legend. With the Jeff Beck Group he announced psychedelic rock. But the greatest success was not forthcoming. “When you look around and see who’s all become gigantic, it’s a really bad feeling.” It was 1965 and the English rockers The Yardbirds … Read more
A Willy Wonka-like action will cost a Scottish brewer dearly. BrewDog promised that fifty solid gold beer cans worth hundreds of thousands of euros were hidden in the parcels. The winners only found gold-plated cans. Then they went to court, after which they still received substantial compensation. Brewdog CEO James Watt says he has set … Read more