Britain’s Transport Minister Grand Saps today called the strikes announced by railway officials in the UK this week a “huge mistake”, warning that people would not be able to go to their scheduled hospital appointments. school exams or people in general at work. More than 50,000 railway workers will go on strike on June 21, […]
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Britain: 12-month pilot program of electronic monitoring of immigrants
Some of the refugees and migrants arriving in the UK crossing the English Channel by small boats or in truck tugs will be monitored electronically as part of a Home Office 12-month pilot program. According to the ministry, the 12-month program, which began on Wednesday, aims to determine whether electronic surveillance is an effective method […]
Bloomberg: British train strike is part of the world’s oldest rail crisis
Britain’s biggest train strike in 30 years is set to halt this mode of transport next Tuesday as the world’s oldest railroad struggles to redefine its role in a coronary crisis. The planned layoffs of 40,000 workers at 13 train companies and the management company Network Rail They aim to provide guarantees for employment and […]
Britain: Ministry of Foreign Affairs characterizes the decision of the ECtHR that prevented the deportation of immigrants to Rwanda ‘scandalous’
British Home Secretary Pretty Patel has reiterated her opposition to a “scandalous” ruling by the Council of Europe’s European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that crashed a plane carrying refugees and migrants to Rwanda. Telegraph today. “The opaque way this court has acted is scandalous,” said Patel, just 24 hours after the cancellation of a […]
Binocular flights for British travelers
Gatwick’s second-largest British airport in London has decided to reduce its July and August flights due to a lack of staff in the industry. Summer 2022 and everything looks free as nothing in the UK is reminiscent of the previous two years of the pandemic. And yet… this year will be the third year in […]
Britain: Gatwick Airport reduces the number of flights in the summer
Following scenes of chaos and flight cancellations recently affecting British airports, London Gatwick Airport announced today that it would significantly reduce the number of daily flights in July and August. “During this peak holiday period, the airport will carefully and gradually increase its capacity,” limiting it to 825 flights a day in July and 850 […]
Britain: 15,000 millionaires try to leave Russia
Evidence shows that thousands of millionaires are trying to flee Russia and a continuing exodus of the business community and oligarchs is likely to exacerbate the long-term damage caused by the war to its economy, the Pentagon said today. “Applications for immigration show that 15,000 Russian millionaires are probably already trying to leave,” the ministry […]
Britain: Initiative to rebuild damaged Ukrainian infrastructure
Britain will today welcome Ukrainian representatives and business executives to discuss how UK companies can help rebuild important infrastructure in Kyiv. Commerce Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelian will seek to promote cooperation between British companies in infrastructure, energy and transport, as well as Ukrainian public bodies and private companies, with the aim of rebuilding damaged infrastructure. Trevelian […]
BoE: Raises interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.25% (upd)
LAST UPDATE 14:20 The Bank of England raised interest rates by a further 25 basis points, but said it was ready to take action to offset the risks posed by inflation that has topped 11%. A day after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates to its highest level since 1994, the BoE maintained its […]
Britain: Justice Minister Raab criticizes ECtHR for blocking deportation of migrants to Rwanda
The Minister for Justice and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Dominic Raab said today that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) had exceeded its authority by ruling to prevent London from deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda. “The Strasbourg court itself has been saying for years that its rulings are not binding. And […]
