A referendum on the reunification of the island of Ireland, a possible prospect if the pro-Irish party wins the local elections in Northern Ireland on Thursday, will sow “discord”, warned today the leader of the Democratic Union Party (DUP) Jeffrey N Jeffrey N. Northern Irish are invited to the polls on Thursday to renew their […]
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Britain: Moscow uses ‘troll factory’ to spread propaganda about Ukraine
Pro-Russian trolls are waging an information war through an old factory in St. Petersburg targeting Western leaders and spreading Kremlin propaganda about the war in Ukraine, the British government warned today, commissioning a study. The study, the authors of which were not named for security reasons, “shows how the Kremlin uses a troll factory to […]
Britain calls for reinvestment of profits from North Sea energy companies
British Business Secretary Quasi Quarteng has sent a letter to oil and gas companies operating in the North Sea, asking them to present a clear plan for reinvesting their profits in British energy projects, the government said, according to Reuters. Energy prices have hit record highs this year, and big profits from energy producers have […]
Britain: Conservative MP Neil Paris has resigned
Conservative MP Neil Paris announced today that he was resigning after admitting to watching porn on his mobile phone twice during a House of Commons meeting “in a moment of madness”. Paris, a Tory MP since 2010, had been made available by the ruling party after reporting it to an Ethics committee in Parliament. “Mr […]
Nearly half of Britons find it difficult to pay their energy bills
About 40% of adults in the UK say they have more or less difficulty paying their energy bills, according to a survey by the country’s National Statistics Office, according to Bloomberg. About 91% said their cost of living had risen, with most citing increases in fuel, gas and electricity prices and food markets as the […]
Britain: Conservative MP on hand – Allegedly watched porn at a parliamentary session
The center-right, ruling Conservative Union Party of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a member available as it investigates reports that a member of the party was watching porn on his mobile phone during a meeting of the House of Commons. Neil Paris, a Conservative MP since 2010, was made available by the party […]
British ambassador: Britain and Greece important pillars of the international response to Putin’s invasion
“The United Kingdom and Greece together have been important pillars of the international response to Putin’s invasion. We look forward to further working with Greece and our other European partners to strengthen a world order in which free states will “They are prospering”, emphasizes in his statement the ambassador of the United Kingdom in Greece, […]
Britain: Armed forces minister sees no imminent threat of escalation of war in Ukraine
The British Minister of the Armed Forces James Hippie today assessed that there is no imminent threat from the escalation of the war in Ukraine, rejecting comments of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as a leontarian. Earlier, Lavrov called on the international community not to underestimate the potential dangers of a nuclear conflict, saying […]
Britain: Suspension of tariffs on imports of Ukrainian products to help Ukraine’s economy
All tariffs on products coming to Britain from Ukraine under an existing free trade agreement will be suspended to help the Ukrainian economy, the British government announced yesterday. London has announced that tariffs should be reduced to zero and all restrictions lifted, following a direct request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said the move […]
Britain: A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of four murders
Three women and a man were stabbed to death in a house in south-east London and police have arrested a 20-year-old man as a suspect. The victims, who apparently knew each other, were found by police in the early hours of today, after neighbors informed the authorities about a “riot” in Southwok, a district south […]
