Britain announced today that the new strain of coronavirus that is spreading in South Africa is considered by scientists to be the most important that has been identified so far and therefore it needs to be determined whether or not it makes vaccines ineffective. Defending a ban on flights from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, […]
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Britain: All buildings under construction will soon be required to have electric car chargers
All buildings under construction should be equipped with electric car charging facilities from the new year in Britain, according to a bill to be presented by the Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his services announced yesterday Sunday. According to Downing Street announcement No. 10, the bill will allow up to 145,000 electric car charging stations […]
Britain: 61 deaths, over 40,000 cases of coronavirus in 24 hours
The British health authorities announced yesterday Sunday that in the previous 24 hours 40,004 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed and 61 patients died due to complications of COVID-19. The new coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom has claimed the lives of 143,927 people out of a total of 9,845,492 infections. The death toll includes only […]
Daily Telegraph: Britain plans to set up centers for asylum seekers
“Priti Patel (the British Home Secretary) is planning a Greek-style interception of immigrants, with new restrictions on asylum seekers, in the midst of the escalating European crisis.” This is emphasized, among other things, on the front page of an article in the Daily Telegraph, while promoting the work of Greek Minister Notis Mitarakis. He even […]
‘Greek-style’ immigration centers in the United Kingdom?
Home Secretary Pretty Patel intends to impose strict immigration rules aimed at controlling its borders. Responsibilities to the EU over the escalating migration crisis. The United Kingdom plans to tackle the growing number of immigrants entering the country, with Home Secretary Priti Patel promoting the creation of immigration centers similar to those in Greece. A […]
Britain: Survey of water companies for wastewater treatment
The UK Environment and Water Regulatory Authority announced today that they are investigating water companies for wastewater treatment, some of whom have admitted to rejecting them without permission and are facing prosecution. The research will review nearly 2,500 wastewater treatment projects, the two organizations said in a statement. Any company that violates the rules will […]
United Kingdom: Inflation at its highest level since 2011
Inflation in the UK rose in October to its highest level since December 2011, mainly due to higher energy prices and supply chain problems. The consumer price index rose 4.2% year-on-year in October, following a 3.1% rise in September, according to the ONS statistical service. Economists expected a rise of 4%. Energy prices have been […]
Britain-blast in Liverpool: 4 arrested released
Four men arrested in connection with the investigation into a taxi explosion Sunday in Liverpool, northern Britain, have been released after questioning, police said today. The perpetrator of the blast, described by police as a “terrorist act”, is a taxi passenger named by anti-terror police as 32-year-old Imad al-Suelmin, a Christian refugee from the Middle […]
Mr. Mitsotakis in ‘Good morning Britain’: Without a clear message that you are protecting the borders, more will enter illegally
“In the Immigration we have a strict, but fair policy,” said the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in an interview given earlier in the morning on the show “Good Morning Britain” of the television network ITV. Mr. Mitsotakis explained that “in the last 3 years we have accepted more than 50,000 asylum applications, therefore no one […]
Britain: Unemployment fell to 4.3% in October
The number of people on corporate wages in the UK continued to rise in October, a sign that the end of the government’s job support program did not lead to higher unemployment. The data may boost expectations that the Bank of England will start raising borrowing costs slightly as early as next month. There were […]
