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Liz Truss was forced to take down a post with an embarrassing error
21Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Liz Truss was forced to take down a post with an embarrassing error

Liz Truss has kicked off the final leg of her Tory leadership campaign with an embarrassing tweet she was forced to take down. The foreign secretary will battle it out with rival Rishi Sunak over the coming weeks to become prime minister after Penny Mordaunt was eliminated from the race on Wednesday. But Truss will be hoping her campaign goes more smoothly after being forced to delete a tweet she sent immediately after getting through because it contained an error. Truss wrote "I'll hit ground from day 1", presumably meaning "I'll hit the ground running" before quickly taking down the message when someone noticed the mistake. She had included an image of her election poster and also thanked Tory MPs for “putting your trust in me”. Bookmakers have made Truss the favourite...
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Met Office issues first ever red extreme heat warning
16Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Met Office issues first ever red extreme heat warning

The public has been warned that it will not be safe next week to go outside and “play in the sun”, as the Met Office issued an unprecedented warning about the imminent heatwave. A “red warning” has been declared across England as the forecaster said national temperature records would likely be broken on Monday or Tuesday next week. While such warnings have previously been issued for storms, one has never been declared over heat. There is a 50 per cent chance that temperatures of more than 40C will be seen, forecasters said, the first time this has been predicted for the UK. The heat is expected to put more pressure on already overstretched emergency services, disrupt daily routines and lead to travel delays as experts warned of “unprecedented” weather conditions. The UK’s first ever ...
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When did Boris Johnson finally decide to quit?
8Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

When did Boris Johnson finally decide to quit?

Boris Johnson embracing his family after making his resignation speech. On Thursday Downing Street shared pictures of Boris Johnson sharing a behind-closed-doors moment with his family and loyal ministers after giving a speech confirming he was stepping down as prime minister. The mood of the photos looked happy if not a little sombre but this is a stark change from the reportedly bitter and angry Johnson the night before. In his resignation speech, he appeared to show his resentment at being abandoned by his party accusing Westminster of herd instincts despite only being slightly behind in the polls. On Friday morning, it appeared that he was fighting on till the very end to maintain his premiership even if those around him knew he was doomed - and that the final blow was delivered ...
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Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign from cabinet
5Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resign from cabinet

Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak have both quit as ministers in a devastating blow to Boris Johnson. Javid turned on the PM first, announcing: I have spoken to the prime minister to tender my resignation as secretary of state for health and social care. It has been an enormous privilege to serve in this role, but I regret that I can no longer continue in good conscience. Sunak confirmed he was resigning as Chancellor moments later, saying: I recognise this may be my last ministerial job, but I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning. Steve Barclay will be promoted to health secretary and replace Javid, it was later confirmed. Nadhim Zahawi formerly the education secretary was announced as the new chancellor of the exchequer, Downing Street said. A n...
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Bangladesh High Commission, London Press Release
27Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Bangladesh High Commission, London Press Release

Foreign Minister Dr. Momen meets counterpart British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, requests resettlement of one lac Myanmar Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh Foreign Minister  Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen in a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart, Elizabeth Truss, proposed that the United Kingdom, a global leader in justice and human rights could consider resettling one lac Myanmar Rohingyas currently sheltered in Bangladesh to give them a better life and lessen the unfair Rohingya burden on Bangladesh. Secretary of State Elizabeth Truss thanked Bangladesh’s generous hosting of the Rohingyas and responded that “while the UK could look into it, the best solution to the Rohingya crisis, however, lies in their safe and sustainable return to their homeland in Myanmar”. Foreign...
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Warning as new COVID wave takes hold in UK
22Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Warning as new COVID wave takes hold in UK

  The UK is experiencing a new wave of coronavirus. A leading health expert has warned the world is "playing with fire” as a new coronavirus wave takes hold in the UK. Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead on COVID-19, has urged governments to increase surveillance and ensure sequencing is taking place so experts can use the data to protect people. She warned that the world was dismantling systems needed to end the global emergency and fight the next one. Her message was aimed at countries such as the UK which have decreased testing and removed restrictions after they moved into the living with COVID phase. The UK is currently experiencing a resurgence of the virus, with COVID cases up in all four nations. The increase is being by the Omicron s...
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Single mum struggles to provide food for children
1Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Single mum struggles to provide food for children

Claire Pulfrey found her tight budget squeezed further after the disability living allowance she receives for her youngest son was cut by £400 a month. She said they 'just about get by' Single mum Claire Pulfrey, 38, from Grimsby, Lincs, is already struggling to provide for her three sons Dan, 17, Theo, nine, and seven-year-old Samuel. The former teaching assistant at a special school found her tight budget squeezed further after the disability living allowance she receives for her youngest son was cut by £400 a month. Now she faces a hike in food and fuel bills too. She says… The last months have been really tight. Before I was able to get treats for my boys, or if they needed clothes, but now I’ve got to really budget to make the money last the whole month. Last week I got a letter...
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Chancellor breaks pledge on energy bills rebate
30Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Chancellor breaks pledge on energy bills rebate

Thousands of households could be missing out on support to ease the cost of living crisis as councils fail to pay their energy bills rebate.Brits are facing the biggest squeeze on living standards in 30 years as bills soar and inflation jumps. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a support package revealing that millions of households in the UK will receive energy bill discounts totalling £350 to help with soaring costs. There will be a repayable £200 discount on bills from October and a further £150 council tax rebate for most households in England in April, the guidance said. However, an investigation by Radio 4’s Money Box has found that many councils have failed to make the £150 payment. In addition, the wording of the payment date in the guidance has changed from in April to...
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Rishi Sunak requests review of his financial declarations
11Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Featured

Rishi Sunak requests review of his financial declarations

Britain's finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday he had asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a review to determine whether he had stuck to the rules on ministerial declarations following criticism over his family's financial arrangements. Sunak said he had written to the prime minister asking him to refer Sunak's ministerial declarations to Christopher Geidt, the independent adviser on ministers' interests. I have always followed the rules and I hope such a review will provide further clarity, Sunak said on Twitter. Sunak has endured a torrid week in which a substantial increase in taxes came into effect as the tax arrangements of his family also came under scrutiny, and the Sunday Times reported he considered resigning. His wife, Akshata Murty, owns about 0.9% of Indian IT gia...
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America’s undeclared goal is for Russian regime
11Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Featured

America’s undeclared goal is for Russian regime

Milestones are not always the key moment of change, but the point at which history says it can no longer be ignored. February 24 was the date Russia invaded Ukraine. It will also mark the point at which the world undeniably split into blocks. Whatever the outcome of Vladimir Putin’s war, geopolitics is now divided between the west and a Chinese-Russian Eurasia. Most of the rest, including India, the world’s largest swing state, are in between. In a calmer world, the opposing blocks would settle into a cold war-type coexistence. Such stability could take time to emerge. The short term would still be fraught with uncertainty. The questions now being asked are pertinent to a big shift. Are we returning to a nuclear age? Is globalisation going into reverse? Is climate change co-operation ...
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