The United Kingdom (U.K.) government has recently unveiled plans to revise the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA), the primary legislation governing the surveillance of electronic communications in the United Kingdom. The proposed…
Theo Atkinson
-
-
FeaturedGlobal NewsNewsUKWorld News
UK Cannot Ignore Calls for Slavery Reparations, Says Leading UN Judge
A leading judge at the international court of justice has said the UK will no longer be able to ignore the growing calls for reparation for transatlantic slavery. Judge Patrick…
-
Fifteen new free schools to open in areas where education outcomes are poorest to drive up school standards. Around 12,000 young people in some of the most disadvantaged areas of…
-
FeaturedGlobal NewsNewsUKWorld News
Coffee is Nudging Tea Aside in the UK’s Affections. What Can This Civilisational Shift Mean?
Last year I was queuing with my tea-loving mum at the Marks & Spencer’s cafe. “Did you know they’ve stopped using the cup and saucer?” she sighed. “It’s a mug…
-
FeaturedGlobal NewsNewsUKWorld News
UK Offshore Wind at ‘Tipping Point’ as Funding Crisis Threatens Industry
Britain faces being left with no hope of meeting its crucial climate crisis goals and losing its status as a world leader in offshore wind energy without an urgent overhaul…
-
AsiaBilateral RelationsBusinessCentral AsiaDefenceDiplomaticsEconomyGlobal NewsGovernmentNational SecurityNewsPoliticsTajikistanWorld News
Tajikistan: The Destruction of Democracy
Frankfurt, London (12/08 – 80) It seems that the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has become a hostage to its investments in Tajikistan. In mid-July, the Prosecutor’s Office of the…
-
FeaturedGlobal NewsNewsUKWorld News
UK Experts Fear Losing Access to Ice Age Mammoths Cotswolds Site to UAE
Leading British archaeologists and palaeontologists are warning that one of the nation’s most significant palaeolithic sites is under threat because there is not enough legislation to protect it. They are…
-
FeaturedGlobal NewsNewsUKWorld News
Fears of Food Inflation Rise as UK Harvests Hit by Cool, Wet Summer
UK farmers have warned that harvests of wheat, oilseed rape, potatoes and other crops have been hit by the cool, wet summer, raising fears of further food price inflation. The wettest…
-
For weeks now, the UK’s weather has been unsettled – with widespread rain, cooler temperatures and an autumnal feel. This is all while much of southern Europe has been enduring…
-
AsiaCentral AsiaEconomyFeaturedGlobal NewsNational SecurityNews
The Court Found That Ablyazov Laundered Stolen Money in the United States
An American court found that Mukhtar Ablyazov stole money from BTA Bank and laundered it in the United States. This is stated in a statement published on the official website…