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Aeroflot plane searched in London Russia claims
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Aeroflot plane searched in London Russia claims

    Russia claims UK authorities searched one of their planes at a London airport in what they called the latest provocation. The Metropolitan police denied the force had inspected an airbus that had landed at Heathrow having departed from Moscow. It said: We are aware of a story circulating on social media. Please be advised that Metropolitan Police are not conducting a search of an Airbus inbound from Moscow at Heathrow. Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said British authorities did not state a reason for the search of the Aeroflot plane, which she called the latest provocation. The Russian Embassy in the UK said in a statement: Today, we have witnessed another blatant provocation by the British authorities. Border Force and Customs officers hav...
Isis Beatles attack British government for revoking citizenship
Arab world, Featured

Isis Beatles attack British government for revoking citizenship

    A member loyal to the Isis waves an Isis flag in Raqqa Two British Isis fighters dubbed the Beatles linked to string of brutal killings have attacked the Government after being stripped of their UK citizenship. In an astonishing interview from their cell in Syria, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh described the execution of hostages as regrettable. Their capture sparked a row over whether they should be returned to the UK for trial or tried where their alleged crimes were committed. Elsheikh told AP the illegal revocation of the pair's citizenship exposes them to rendition and torture. When you have these two guys who don't even have any citizenship... if we just disappear one day, where is my mum going to go and say where is my son. He added they could also ...
Teachers sexually harassed or bullied at school: General Secretary of NASUWT
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Teachers sexually harassed or bullied at school: General Secretary of NASUWT

    Sexual harassment and workplace bullying among teachers is rife, according to a new study. A poll issued by the NASUWT (The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers) found 81 per cent of teachers had suffered sexual harassment or bullying in the workplace. One in five (20 per cent) said they had been sexually harassed at school by a colleague, manager, parent or pupil since becoming a teacher. Over half (51 per cent) have been subjected to inappropriate comments about sex, and 21 per cent have been sexually propositioned. The figures were released as the NASUWT met for its annual conference in Birmingham on Saturday. Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: Whilst the scale of the sexual harassment is deeply disturbing, equally di...
Russia demands visit to poisoned spy daughter
Featured, United Kingdom

Russia demands visit to poisoned spy daughter

    The Kremlin is demanding to see Yulia Skripal in hospital after it was revealed she is awake and talking. The daughter of ex-spy Sergei Skripal is improving rapidly after being poisoned with a nerve agent. The Russian government tweeted: Good news. We insist on the right to see her. At least one family member has applied for a UK visa and is expected to travel to visit Yulia, 33. Cousin Natalia, 65, said the family was overjoyed at news that her life is no longer in danger and that she is conscious and talking. Dad Sergei, 66, remains in a coma, four weeks after the pair were found collapsed in Salisbury, Wilts. Although it was feared they could never recover, but Dr Christine Blanshard, medical director for Salisbury District Hospital, said yesterday that Yulia...
The exit of the president’s most trusted aide
America, Featured

The exit of the president’s most trusted aide

    With a handshake and a presidential kiss on the cheek, Hope Hicks bid farewell to the White House on Thursday, the press-shy communications director taking a rare moment in the spotlight on her final day in Donald Trump's administration. The exit of the president's most trusted aide, coming one day after yet another Cabinet departure, highlights continuing uncertainty among Trump aides and White House staff about who might be the next to go. Hicks departed the administration on her own terms and was given a gracious goodbye by Trump outside the Oval Office in view of reporters. That stands in stark contrast to the White House treatment of David Shulkin, the Veterans Affairs secretary who was fired amid ethics questions and replaced by a White House physician who ha...
What I learned from my affair with a married man
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What I learned from my affair with a married man

    What It Like's Having an Affair With a Married Man When you are in a relationship, cheating is one of the worst things that can happen. First the rage sets in, then self-doubt, more rage, then the hurt. You find yourself questioning every little thing, and even eventually, you may begin to blame yourself. The reasons people cheat tend to be pretty broad, but take it from someone who has been on both sides of the cheating fence: it feels awful no matter what end of it you are on. In graduate school while finishing my thesis, I found myself in a pretty lonely position. I loved the topic I was researching, but socially my life had become pretty isolated. It was all about getting edits to my adviser, research, and what my next professional steps would be, which didn't...
Tory minister admits benefit cuts may have led to increase in homelessness
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Tory minister admits benefit cuts may have led to increase in homelessness

    Tory benefit cuts may well have caused an increase in homelessness, a cabinet minister admitted today. Conservative Communities Secretary Sajid Javid made the stark admission during an LBC Radio interview about the government’s new rough sleeping crackdown. A task force to cut the number of people living on the street is being launched as ministers promised to break the cycle of homelessness. The Government has faced intense criticism over spiralling numbers of people on the streets and housing minster Heather Wheeler has promised to resign if the problem gets worse on her watch. Mr Javid said the latest plans were part of the Government's ongoing work to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminate it by 2027. "This winter has tragically claimed the lives of a num...
West’s Unity as France, Germany Keep Ties after the unprecedented expulsion of Russian
Europe, Featured

West’s Unity as France, Germany Keep Ties after the unprecedented expulsion of Russian

    The Kremlin is sensing a crack in European unity as France and Germany seek to maintain ties, even after the West’s unprecedented expulsion of Russian diplomats over the nerve agent attack in the U.K. French President Emmanuel Macron still plans to visit a showcase economic forum in Russia in late May, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday, two days after Germany gave final approval for construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that bypasses other European states to deliver Russian gas. Confirmation of Macron’s visit demonstrates France’s “constructive position” in seeking dialogue despite “sometimes quite serious” differences, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on a conference call Thursday. Approval of the pipe...
US vows to deal with expulsions
America, Featured

US vows to deal with expulsions

    White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has said, Russia's expulsion of US diplomats marks a further deterioration in relations between the two countries. Ms Sanders suggested Washington may hit back, by saying: Russia's response was not unanticipated, and the United States will deal with it. Russia's move is a retaliation to the expulsion of more than 150 Russian diplomats across the globe, following the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the UK. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said US ambassador Jon Huntsman had been summoned and was informed of the retaliatory measures. Mr Lavrov promised symmetrical measures for other countries which are expelling Russian diplomats in a mass show of support for Britain. The US has...
Children of EU citizens in UK could face serious problems
Featured, United Kingdom

Children of EU citizens in UK could face serious problems

    A child might struggle later to prove the British citizenship to which he or she is entitled, said a researcher. Internationally blended families involving EU citizens and British-born children are being warned that their children could face serious problems after Brexit if they do not already have documentation to stay in the UK. Parents from the EU are being urged to get their children’s status documented as soon as possible if they want them to avoid hostile environment checks by the Home Office which could mean measures such as bank accounts being closed, driving licences cancelled and job offers being withdrawn. The consequences for those that have not obtained British citizenship for children of two EU citizens living in Britain are potentially severe, accordi...