The UK government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak in the country has so far been well received by the public. At least, that is what survey figures from YouGov suggest. As Statista’s Martin Armstrong points out, when comparing the favorability of politicians key to the pandemic response, a clear positive trend can be observed. You will find more infographics at Statista At the beginning of March, the prime minister for […]
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Summary: Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus Tokyo reports largest daily jump in new cases Spain deaths pass mainland China total Deal struck on $2 trillion US rescue bill Germany, Japan scramble to pass their own rescue legislation US case total passes 55k, death toll hits 792 Indian governor defies lockdown Bank of Spain warns about economic fallout Taiwan announces 19 new cases 3 Navy sailors […]
The English Football Association has reportedly rubbished a claim spread on social networking platforms which said that it was converting Wembley Stadium into a giant oven to make the world’s largest lasagne. A voice message began circulating in WhatsApp groups across the UK on Thursday which purported to be from a person with a contact in the Ministry of Defense. According to the message, the home […]
The Covid-19 outbreak is on the verge of hurling the UK into a nationwide lockdown, or maybe at least London for starters. We warned on Monday that “the UK has missed the critical containment window to implement social distancing policies that would flatten the curve and slowdown infections, suggesting the country could see an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases over the next month.” And wow, the epidemic curve […]
The UK government is now considering a partial lockdown in London to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Over 10,000 troops have been told they could deploy at any given time if social order deteriorates. The hospital system is being pushed to its “breaking point” with an influx of virus patients, all as the economy crashes. On March 16, we noted that the UK missed the “critical containment […]
Britain has pulled some of its forces home from a training mission in Iraq, due to a slowdown in operations as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The illness has forced the British military to reassess its priorities. An unspecified number of the 400 or so British troops will be pulled from Iraq and sent home to “support loved ones facing the challenges of the virus,” […]
Cuba will allow a British cruise ship stranded in the Caribbean to dock with at least five cases of Covid-19 on board, after multiple countries in the region denied its assistance. In the last few hours, the British ship MS Braemar has been desperately searching for a place to dock, after at least five passengers tested positive for Covid-19. “No country has authorized the docking. Only Cuba would do such […]
The British government has said it will not fund probes into unsolved killings dating from the period of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, backtracking on an earlier agreement with the Irish government and NI political parties. London said Tuesday that a new independent body would be formed to investigate the killings, saying that this would put an “end to the cycle of reinvestigations.” The latest announcement […]
Rockets hit Iraqi base where US & British soldiers were killed by similar attack this week – report — RT World News icon bookmark-bicon bookmarkicon cameraicon checkicon chevron downicon chevron lefticon chevron righticon chevron upicon closeicon v-compressicon downloadicon editicon v-expandicon fbicon fileicon filtericon flag ruicon full chevron downicon full chevron lefticon full chevron righticon full chevron upicon gpicon insicon mailicon moveicon-musicicon mutedicon nomutedicon okicon v-pauseicon v-playicon […]
Iraq’s military has denounced American airstrikes on several targets inside the country that allegedly killed 3 Iraqi soldiers. Baghdad has also summoned US and British envoys to answer for the attacks. The Iraqi foreign ministry said Friday that it had demanded an audience with the US and British ambassadors over the incident, which Iraq says killed six people and wounded twelve. Iraq’s Joint Operations Command said […]
Just in case a global viral pandemic and an oil price war weren’t enough, we could once again be on the precipice of another conflict in the middle east: two Americans and one British national have been killed in a rocket attack on the Taji military base in Iraq, according to U.S. Defense Officials. According to U.S. military officials, the attack took place on March 11 at […]
11 Mar, 2020 20:43 Two Americans and one British servicemember are dead after 15 rockets hit a coalition base outside Baghdad, US officials have reported, citing “preliminary information” – despite Iraqi claims the strike had produced no casualties. Source
Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, Former Tesco supply chain director Bruno Monteyne warns that a large scale outbreak of coronavirus in the UK could lead to “food riots,” requiring the army to be used to guard supermarkets. Monteyne said that supermarkets would have to resort to drastic measures and revert to “feed the nation status” under a worse case scenario. He also cautioned […]
Two British Airways staff have been sent home to self-isolate and recover after contracting coronavirus, Public Health England have confirmed to the airline. It’s the second big hit to the UK’s aviation industry in a matter of days, following the collapse of FlyBe — the regional airline operator, and comes as the UK department of health revealed on Friday that the number of people diagnosed with […]
Anne Marie Trevelyan, British secretary of state for international development, announced today the introduction of a new package of 89 million pounds of aid to strengthen protection for those at increased risk of violence with the escalation of the war in Syria. A statement issued by the ministry said that the support “will help the most distressed people at a time when the numbers of those who are […]
US and British troops shared a bonding experience over fallen trees (or one tree, judging by the photo evidence) at a barracks in western Germany — and took to social media to take full advantage of the optics. Photographs of the comradely moment were tweeted by the US’ 16th Sustainment Brigade, which describes itself as “providing logistical support all across the European Theater.” Out of adversity […]
The Syrian British Council (SBC) has released a statement calling on the British government to support Turkey’s military operation in the north-west Syrian province of Idlib. The statement, released yesterday, “reiterated its clear call on the UK and its allies for the need to intervene to provide protection for civilians” in the embattled province, in order to prevent the further suffering of civilians at the hands […]
A British man who was on board the quarantined cruise ship ‘Diamond Princess’ has died in Japan. It’s the first British death from the illness which is still spreading across the globe. Five other passengers from the vessel have already died from the novel coronavirus, which can cause severe respiratory problems, but this was the first death of a foreigner who was on board the cruise […]
Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Tawfik Allawi has submitted a request to the British ambassador in Baghdad, relinquishing his British citizenship, Russia Today (RT) reported yesterday. “Following my assumption as the Prime Minister of Iraq, I’m giving up my citizenship of any foreign country,” Allawi said in an official message to the UK ambassador. Read: Iraq files complaint against PM-designate over bribery allegations In a related issue, the […]
Irish MEP Mick Wallace slammed US prosecutors for “undermining” international law” during Julian Assange extradition hearings and warned that, if the whistleblower is extradited, freedom of the press will be a “thing of the past.” Speaking outside Woolwich Crown Court on the third day of the preliminary hearings, Wallace said James Lewis QC, acting for the US government, was putting international law and freedom of the […]
Prominent left-wing journalist Paul Mason has been widely mocked on social media after describing fellow Labour members voting for the ‘Corbynite’ leadership candidate as “Stalinists.” Mason – a vocal supporter of Labour’s second referendum Brexit policy, which many party members blame for PM Boris Johnson’s landslide victory in December – hit out at those planning to vote for Rebecca Long-Bailey as Jeremy Corbyn’s successor. The former […]
Tommy Robinson had a lively exchange with RT about his campaign to stop Muslim grooming gangs in the UK. The firebrand activist arrived in Russia to give a presentation about the “Rape of Britain.” Robinson sat down with RT’s Oksana Boyko to discuss his provocative views about Islam and the alleged epidemic of Muslim grooming gangs in the United Kingdom. The former leader of the right-wing […]
The British government covertly established a network of citizen journalists across Syria during the early years of the country’s civil war in an attempt to shape perceptions of the conflict, frequently recruiting people who were unaware that they were being directed from London. A number of leaked documents seen by Middle East Eye show how the propaganda initiative began in 2012 and gathered pace the following […]
British-born Jews are being told that they are “second class” citizens in an extraordinary letter written by a critic of the government decision to revoke citizenship from a number of Muslims now living in Syria, Iraq and other war zones. Jewish historian and academic Professor Geoffrey Alderman says that since every British Jew is eligible to apply for Israeli citizenship, it also means that their rights […]