A first-instance court in China has sentenced US citizen Shadeed Abdulmateen to death for the murder of his former partner, a 21-year-old Chinese woman named Chen, state-run Chinese media reported today.more
Users of self-driving cars will be able to watch films on the motorway under planned changes to the Highway Code, although it will remain illegal to use mobile phones.
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As part of another round of sanctions imposed on Russia over its attack on Ukraine, the UK yesterday banned imports of caviar and other high-end products from Russia, while raising import duties on further product groups to 35 per cent.more
The UK House of Commons decided yesterday to launch an enquiry into whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs by talking about covid events taking place in Downing Street during the restrictions.more
The UK today announced the sanctioning of 26 individuals and entities in Russia's military sector directly responsible for, or indirectly supporting, atrocities against the people of Ukraine.more
In the first quarter of 2022, the police imposed slightly more fines than last year, but the amounts have increased exponentially, "Rzeczpospolita" reports today.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized in the House of Commons for breaking covid restrictions at informal social gatherings in Downing Street, but reiterated his intention now to focus on Ukraine and the high cost of living.more
EC spokesman Peter Stano told a conference in Brussels that the European Union was working on the next sanctions against Russia. "When the time is right, we will announce them," he announced.more
The United Kingdom yesterday sanctioned two more Russian oligarchs, Eugene Tenenbaum and David Davidovich, who are close associates of another oligarch, Roman Abramovich, the foreign ministry said.more
The navy will take over patrolling of the English Channel from the UK Border Force, while illegal immigrants caught in its waters or on its shores will be sent to a detention centre in Rwanda, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today.more
Despite some progress in granting visas to war refugees from Ukraine, less than 30 per cent of those already granted visas have so far arrived in the UK, according to statistics released today by the UK Home Office.more
A court on the Channel island of Jersey has frozen more than $7 billion worth of assets linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. That's about half of his estimated fortune, Bloomberg reports today.more
More than half of Britons believe Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak should resign after being fined for breaking covid restrictions, according to two polls published today.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak were today notified that they would be fined for breaching covid restrictions during an informal social gathering in Downing Street.more
The conversation, marked "official sensitive," was sent to a number of people internally but also to a former employee. It contained a letter from a civil servant detailing concerns about a news organisation having confidential information about the plans.
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Fees for disposing of DIY waste at council recycling centres in England could be banned under government plans, in an attempt to tackle fly-tipping. more
