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Hunt deeply worried about Iran nuclear breach
1Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Hunt deeply worried about Iran nuclear breach

    Downing Street has described the news that Iran has breached the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with major foreign powers as extremely concerning. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that Iran had stockpiled more low grade enriched uranium than the deal permits - raising the spectre of greater confrontation with the US. Theresa May's spokesman said the UK was working with partners to decide what action should be taken. He added: We have been consistently clear that our commitment to the (deal) depends on Iran complying in full with the terms of the deal and we urge them to reverse this step. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who is speaking to Sky News Kay Burley live from 7pm this evening, said he was deeply worried about the breach, adding that the...
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Assault, robbery, blackmail: Parliament’s crimes revealed
1Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, London

Assault, robbery, blackmail: Parliament’s crimes revealed

    Crimes reported in parliament have soared by nearly 50% in the last two years, with offences including assault, robbery, blackmail and drug possession, Sky News can reveal. A total of 578 crimes were reported on the parliamentary estate in Westminster between 2016 and 2018, according to figures released by the Metropolitan Police under the Freedom of Information Act. They included a sharp rise in threatening letters being received amid fears MPs are being increasingly targeted due to their beliefs on Brexit. There were 101 reports of letters being sent with the intent to cause distress in 2018 more than double the figure for 2016 (39) and up from 72 reports in 2017. In total, 236 crimes were reported on the parliamentary estate in 2018, a 32% rise on 2017 (179 rep...
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Tory Mps could still stop Johnson
30Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Tory Mps could still stop Johnson

    Boris Johnson could be stopped from becoming prime minister even if he is elected as the new Conservative leader, two of Britain’s leading constitutional experts have said. With Tory MPs threatening to withdraw support for the party under his stewardship, Johnson is warned that he could be prevented from ever entering Downing Street should it become clear he cannot command a majority in the House of Commons. It is the latest sign of the parliamentary crisis that could face Johnson upon his election. It risks involving the Queen in politics and could pull Theresa May back into the Brexit impasse; as the incumbent prime minister, she will be key in recommending to the palace who should be called to form the next government. Johnson’s legitimacy would be challenged if...
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Trump and Kim in historic meeting
30Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, Featured

Trump and Kim in historic meeting

    President Trump became the first sitting American commander in chief to set foot in North Korea on Sunday as he greeted Kim Jong-un, the country’s leader, at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone that has divided the peninsula for more than six decades. Met in the middle by a beaming Mr. Kim, Mr. Trump stepped across a low concrete marker at 3:46 p.m. local time and walked 20 steps to the base of a building on the North Korean side for an encounter carried live on international television an unprecedented, camera-friendly demonstration of friendship intended to revitalize stalled nuclear talks. It is good to see you again, a seemingly exuberant Mr. Kim told the president through an interpreter. I never expected to meet you in this place. Big moment, big moment, ...
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Property firm fined for failing to comply with scheme to protect tenants
30Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, London

Property firm fined for failing to comply with scheme to protect tenants

A property management company has been fined £3,000 after failing to join a Government-approved redress scheme for tenants, leaseholders and landlords, after an intervention by Tower Hamlets Council's trading standards team. Following a hearing at the Upper Tribunal, G Crawford Management Ltd of Westferry Road on the Isle of Dogs was found to be in breach of legal requirements concerning its management of the Lockesfield Place Estate. John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets said: "It's good to see our officers working proactively to ensure property managers fulfil their duties. This decision sends a clear message to other companies considering flouting the rules. "We have established a Private Renters' Charter to support tenants and landlords by setting out the standards that everyone involv...
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Europe has had five 500 year summers in 15 years and now this
29Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Europe, Featured

Europe has had five 500 year summers in 15 years and now this

    Another deadly heat wave has Europe in its sweaty grip this week. Record temperatures topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) in parts of France, Germany, Poland and Spain, with hotter days to come. The same thing happened last year record-breaking heat was responsible for 700 deaths in Sweden and more than 250 in Denmark, countries that have never needed air conditioning before this new era of climate-change-driven extreme events. Europe’s five hottest summers in the past 500 years have all occurred in the last 15 years, not including this summer. All have been deadly. The 2003 heat wave was the worst, having led to the deaths of over 70,000 people; in 2010, 56,000 died in Russia alone. These extreme heat events are all connected to a slower jet strea...
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UK heatwave death toll rises
29Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

UK heatwave death toll rises

    Six people have now died during our searing heatwave - as thousands of Brits flock to the water to cool down from the blistering heat. A man was confirmed dead after being rescued from the sea off the Isle of Wight yesterday. This came shortly after another man's body was pulled from the water in Scotland. The men are the fifth and sixth people to die in just two days during our scorching weather. Emergency crews scrambled to Bothwell at around 10pm last night after receiving reports of two men in the River Clyde. One man managed to climb to safety but tragically a 30-year-old man could not be found, reports Glasgow Live . His body was recovered by divers in the early hours of this morning. A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: "At 10.10pm emergency services r...
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Home Office under fire over extortionate fees to live in UK
28Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Home Office under fire over extortionate fees to live in UK

    Private firms have raked in millions of pounds through the Home Office’s newly outsourced visa system as people are forced to pay extortionate fees and travel long distances to apply for UK status. Immigration lawyers have warned legal migrants risk being thrown into the hostile environment after the visa processing service was outsourced to French firm Sopra Steria last November. Those affected include some people applying for EU settled status ahead of Brexit despite the government stating that this application is free. While visa applicants could previously go to their local post office to upload documents and provide biometric data such as fingerprints, they must now attend one of just six core centres across the country which offer a free service, or another 5...
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Sleeping with a fan on is bad for your health, here’s why
28Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, Life Style

Sleeping with a fan on is bad for your health, here’s why

    If you don't currently own a fan in the midst of this heatwave, here's a word of advice: don't bother trying to by one. We say this for two reasons. One: we can almost guarantee you'll struggle to find one in stock anywhere, because everyone has had the exact same idea as you (just sooner). The second reason there's no point getting a fan is that health-wise sleeping with a fan on isn't ideal. According to The Sleep Advisor, while having a fan does circulate air to make your room cooler and fresher, it can also circulate pollen and dust. Not great if you suffer from allergies, asthma or hay fever. Take a close look at your fan, The Sleep Advisor suggests. If it’s been collecting dust on the blades, those particles are flying through the air every time you turn it ...
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Johnson hits back at Putin after attack on Western values
28Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Johnson hits back at Putin after attack on Western values

    Boris Johnson today warned Vladimir Putin that he will be proved wrong by history after the Russian president suggested Western liberalism was obsolete. Speaking to The Evening Standard, Mr Johnson, the frontrunner to be the next Prime Minister, also hit back against the Russian leader over the Salisbury Novichok poisonings, stressing the need for justice, the rule of law and a simple of code of decency in international relations. His strong words showed that he would be prepared to be tough with Russia over aggressive acts if he gains the keys to No10. In an interview with The Financial Times, the Russian leader said the liberal idea had outlived its purpose. However, Mr Johnson rejected this argument and also highlighted how the West had united in horror against...
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