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Jan 4, 2020 22:47
The UK Defense Ministry has ordered its Navy vessels to provide “protection” to all British-flagged ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf following the death of Iran’s top general in a US drone attack.
- ‘We urge all parties to de-escalate’: British foreign sec Raab calls for calm after US assassination of Iranian commander
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has urged “all parties to de-escalate” after Iran’s Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US military airstrike near Baghdad International airport on Thursday night.Jan 3, 2020 11:43 - Corbyn calls on UK govt to ‘stand up to the belligerent actions’ of US after assassination of Iran’s Quds chief SoleimaniLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at the US after they claimed responsibility for the killing of Iran’s Quds Force Major-General Qassem Soleimani, and urged the UK government to “stand up” to their key western ally.Jan 3, 2020 15:50
- Hillary Clinton appointed chancellor of N. Ireland university... but no, she’s not moving thereFormer US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been named chancellor of Queen’s University in Belfast, becoming the first woman to hold the largely ceremonial role – and igniting speculation on social media.Jan 2, 2020 20:51
- British army battles for the hearts of snowflakes and bloggers to fill jobs gap in 2020Instagram addicts, viewers of Love Island, selfie lovers and gym bunnies are often millennial fashionistas addicted to social media and reality TV – but are they ready for a tough life in the line of duty?Jan 2, 2020 11:30
- British Navy to escort UK-flagged ships though Strait of Hormuz after Soleimani killingThe UK Defense Ministry has ordered its Navy vessels to provide “protection” to all British-flagged ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf following the death of Iran’s top general in a US drone attack.Jan 4, 2020 22:47
- Liberal Democrat comes out as UK’s first ‘pansexual’ MP, stirs up social mediaLayla Moran, the Liberal Democrat hotly tipped to enter the race to become the party’s next leader, has caused a stir on social media after revealing that she identifies as “pansexual” – the first MP to do so.Jan 3, 2020 17:47
- Corbyn calls on UK govt to ‘stand up to the belligerent actions’ of US after assassination of Iran’s Quds chief SoleimaniLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at the US after they claimed responsibility for the killing of Iran’s Quds Force Major-General Qassem Soleimani, and urged the UK government to “stand up” to their key western ally.Jan 3, 2020 15:50
- ‘We urge all parties to de-escalate’: British foreign sec Raab calls for calm after US assassination of Iranian commanderBritish Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has urged “all parties to de-escalate” after Iran’s Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US military airstrike near Baghdad International airport on Thursday night.Jan 3, 2020 11:43
- Hillary Clinton appointed chancellor of N. Ireland university... but no, she’s not moving thereFormer US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been named chancellor of Queen’s University in Belfast, becoming the first woman to hold the largely ceremonial role – and igniting speculation on social media.Jan 2, 2020 20:51
- UK child exploitation levels ‘almost back to Victorian times’ says anti-slavery czarThe UK’s anti-slavery and trafficking czar has made a damning indictment with claims that child exploitation there has now almost reached Victorian-era levels. He cites the operations of drug gangs as a major cause.Jan 2, 2020 16:43
- ‘Please help: I don’t know what day it is’: Brits suffer new-year hangover as #backtowork trends on TwitterThe ‘January blues’ have kicked in for many British people struggling to contend with the prospect of going back to work for the first time since the Christmas holiday season, as tales of woe and bewilderment flood Twitter.Jan 2, 2020 13:42
- British army battles for the hearts of snowflakes and bloggers to fill jobs gap in 2020Instagram addicts, viewers of Love Island, selfie lovers and gym bunnies are often millennial fashionistas addicted to social media and reality TV – but are they ready for a tough life in the line of duty?Jan 2, 2020 11:30
- Greta Thunberg SEX joke triggers outrage at disabled British comedianBritish comedian Rosie Jones has provoked a mass clutching of pearls on Twitter after she took aim at media’s most sacred cow, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, with an X-rated joke during a TV show.Jan 1, 2020 17:10
- ‘I sort of do’ - Straight couples get the go-ahead for civil partnerships in the UKHeterosexual couples across the UK are tying the knot in all but name, as mixed-sex civil partnerships become legal after a lengthy court battle. However, the victory has many wondering if a watered-down marriage was worth it.Dec 31, 2019 17:40
- £20m Picasso artwork ATTACKED in London’s Tate Modern galleryAn oil painting by iconic Spanish artist Pablo Picasso has been attacked in the Tate Modern art gallery in London. One man has been charged with criminal damage over the incident, but it’s not clear how much harm was caused.Dec 31, 2019 17:11
- UN envoy says UK ‘contributed’ to Assange’s torture, urges British govt to release him immediatelyUN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer has published a letter to the UK government, asking it to end the detention of Julian Assange, warning that his health may soon reach a “critical” stage, including risk of death.Dec 31, 2019 06:32
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