French Election 2022: Le Pen backs ‘rapprochement between Nato and Russia’ April 14, 2022 French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has committed to a “rapprochement between Nato and Russia” if she gets elected. The right-wing candidate, who is facing off against incumbent Emmanuel Macron on 24 April, made her comments after a poll showed her as being on 47 per cent, to her rival’s 53. She said at a [...]
Boris Johnson announces £120m plan to send tens of thousands of Channel migrants to Rwanda in new partnership April 14, 2022 Boris Johnson has announced a partnership with Rwanda, which will involve the UK sending “tens of thousands” of migrants found trying to cross the English Channel to the African nation. Johnson made a speech in Kent to announce a crackdown on illegal boat crossings, with the PM saying the “British people voted several times to [...]
Passport applications hit record high as Brits rush on holiday April 14, 2022 Brits could be waiting for as long as ten weeks for a new passport as the demand for quick getaways has spiked across the country.
Kwarteng tells XR activists: The UK won’t switch off domestic oil and gas production April 14, 2022 The UK “won’t switch off domestic oil and gas production”, the energy secretary has said in response to activists glueing themselves to his department’s building. Kwasi Kwarteng’s comments came scientists aligned to the Extinction Rebellion group protesting at the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) building. In images and footage posted on social [...]
Sweden and Finland consider Nato application to deter Russia, as Estonia asks for more troops April 14, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has “dramatically shaped mindsets” of people in Nordic states when it comes to applying for Nato membership, Finland and Sweden’s prime ministers have suggested this week. Finland’s premier Sanna Marin said the country would need to decide “quite fast, in weeks not months”, if it would join the military alliance, amid [...]
Russia’s flagship vessel ‘seriously damaged’ and in danger of sinking after Ukrainian missile strike April 14, 2022 A key Russian vessel in its Black Sea fleet was reportedly struck by a missile and is in danger of sinking after being engulfed in flames. The Moskva was said to be on fire after being hit near Odessa on Wednesday night, with AFP saying that in Russian media, it was reported as being “seriously [...]
Tanker carrying 42,000 tonnes of Russian oil stopped by activists off UK coast April 14, 2022 A tanker carrying 42,000 tonnes of Russian oil was stopped by environmental activists off the Linconshire coast. Greenpeace campaigners confronted the vessel, the Seavictory, near the port of Immingham, demanding it turn around. The boat’s captain said it was carrying Russian cargo – which the UK has committed to banning by the end of 2022 [...]
Today’s youngsters have more reason than most to complain April 14, 2022 There are few generations who do not think their ancestors had it better; similarly few who think the next have it harder. Those under 35 or so, born in Britain, may have a more reasonable case than most. Many of them left school or graduated into the teeth of a global financial crisis, from which [...]
UK to set out immigration deal with Rwanda in Channel crossing crackdown April 13, 2022 Boris Johnson will tomorrow announce a “migration and economic development partnership” with Rwanda, with speculation rife this will see the UK send migrants found trying to cross the English Channel to the African nation. Johnson will make a speech in Kent tomorrow to announce a crackdown on illegal boat crossings, with the Prime Minister expected [...]
Major union Unite sees average ‘gender pay gap’ increase over past year April 13, 2022 The UK’s largest union Unite has revealed the gap between average pay for its male and female employees has widened, with the union being accused of “hypocrisy”. A new Unite report showed the “mean gender pay gap” for its 1,072 employees increased by 0.6 per cent in the past year, despite the trade union often [...]