UK’s Johnson orders investigation into Muslim ex-minister’s claims By: AFP on January 24, 2022LONDON: Following a former Muslim minister’s claims that she was sacked from office because of her faith, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an inquiry into the matter, a spokesperson said Monday. The claims by Nusrat Ghani, a former junior transport minister, have stoked fresh controversy for Downing Street as Johnson awaits the findings […]
Puddings and pageantry for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee By: AFP on January 10, 2022The UK will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee this year with a pudding contest, pageantry and public holidays, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Elizabeth was proclaimed Queen on February 6, 1952, after the death of her father, George VI, although her coronation was in 1953. At 95, she will become the only UK monarch to […]
London cancels New Year event over virus surge By: AFP on December 21, 2021LONDON: A major New year celebration in London will be cancelled, the British capital’s mayor said on Monday, as worries mount over a surge in virus cases sparked by the Omicron variant. Sadiq Khan said infections were at record levels in the city and he needed to do everything possible to slow the spread of […]
UK PM Johnson under fire after by-election disaster By: AFP on December 17, 2021British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday faced questions about his leadership after weeks of controversy culminated in a crushing by-election defeat in a constituency never previously lost by his Conservative Party. His ruling Tories had held the seat in North Shropshire, central England, by a massive majority just two years ago, but saw that […]
UK airlines hit out at govt over Omicron travel curbs By: AFP on December 13, 2021A group of airlines accused the UK government on Monday of a “haphazard and disproportionate approach” to travel restrictions in the wake of the Omicron variant and demanded further state help to prevent a “permanent scarring” of the industry. “Whilst we fully recognise the need to take steps to contain the initial impact of the […]
One dead as powerful storm batters UK on November 27, 2021One man was killed, thousands of homes cut off from power and drivers stuck on freezing roads overnight as a powerful storm hit the northern UK, authorities said Saturday. The man was killed when his car was struck by a falling tree in Northern Ireland late Friday, police said, as “Storm Arwen” triggered a rare […]