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James Heappey (left) and Robert Halfon both resigned as ministers on Tuesday. — courtesy UK Parliament
Ministers Halfon, Heappey quit UK govt in mini-reshuffle
LONDON — Two ministers have quit their government roles forcing British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to reshuffle his team.Robert Halfon announced he was resigning as an education minister, while James Heappey followed through on a previous promise to step down as armed forces minister.Both MPs are standing down at the next general election. In their place, Leo Docherty will become armed forces minister and Luke Hall education minister.Heappey, who has represented Wells in Somerset since 2015, announced his intention to quit as an MP and stand down as a minister earlier this month.Halfon, who as a minister had responsibility for apprenticeships and skills, has been Tory MP for Harlow since 2010.Both MPs have written resignation letters so loyal to Sunak they could have been penned by No....
March 26, 2024

Ministers Halfon, Heappey quit UK govt in mini-reshuffle

Border Force vessels arrived into Dover Port carrying large numbers of people. — courtesy PA Media
Children among those brought ashore at Dover
LONDON — Children were among those brought ashore in Kent after crossing the English Channel in small boats on Tuesday.Young children with blankets could be seen being supported by staff as Border Force vessels arrived into Dover carrying large numbers of people.The arrivals come as 4,306 people have crossed the Channel so far this year, not including Tuesday's arrivals, compared to 3,770 by the same period last year — according to Home Office data.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted his plan to "stop the boats" is working despite the higher number of recorded migrant arrivals.The crossings come as the government’s Rwanda Bill remains in parliamentary limbo, after a series of further defeats in the Lords.MPs are not scheduled to debate the bill again until after...
March 26, 2024

Children among those brought ashore at Dover

Volunteers help refugees arriving on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. (file) — courtesy UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson
IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs on the move
GENEVA — One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. More than two in three migrants whose deaths have been documented remain unidentified.Last year was the deadliest on record, with 8,541 migrant victims. Nearly 60 percent of deaths were linked to drowning.So far in 2024, the trends are just as alarming. Along the Mediterranean Sea route alone – while arrivals this year are significantly lower (16,818) compared to the same period in 2023 (26,984) – the number of deaths is nearly as high as before, with 956 registered since 1 January.  IOM noted that that the number of unidentified deaths remains high — more than two in three migrants — leaving families and communities to grapple with the lack of clarity about...
March 26, 2024

IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs on the move

The Princess of Wales was the subject of rumors and conspiracy theories on social media. — courtesy PA Media
Kate rumors linked to Russian disinformation
LONDON — Security researchers believe a Russia-based disinformation group amplified and added to the frenzy of social media conspiracies about the Princess of Wales's health.In the days before Catherine revealed her cancer diagnosis in a video message, there had been a surge in online rumors and often wild claims about her health, adding to the emotional pressure on the princess and her husband Prince William.Now security experts analyzing social media data say there were hallmark signs of a coordinated campaign sharing and adding to the false claims and divisive content, both in support of and criticizing the Princess of Wales.The researchers say this is consistent with the previous patterns of a Russian disinformation group.The accounts involved were also spreading content opposing...
March 26, 2024

Kate rumors linked to Russian disinformation

Johnny Mercer has previously refused to hand over the names of whistle-blowers. — courtesy PA Media
Afghanistan: UK veterans' minister told to hand over names to inquiry
LONDON — The veterans' minister has been ordered to hand over the names of those who told him about alleged war crimes and a cover-up by British special forces in Afghanistan.Johnny Mercer has until April 5 to provide a witness statement with the names to an independent inquiry.Failure to comply could result in a jail sentence or fine, the MP was told.He has previously indicated he will not reveal who told him that the allegations were credible. The Plymouth Moor View MP declined to comment.Mercer was served with a Section 21 notice under the Inquiries Act 2005 earlier this month and its contents have now been made public.The order compels him to hand over the names, which the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan has insisted will be "treated in confidence".If he...
March 26, 2024

Afghanistan: UK veterans' minister told to hand over names to inquiry

Another suspect was arrested on Tuesday in connection with last Friday's attack on Crocus City Hall
Putin pins Moscow massacre on IS but accuses Ukraine too
MOSCOW — Russia's Vladimir Putin has acknowledged "radical Islamists" carried out Friday's deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall.But he has repeated his claim that they had some kind of link to Ukraine and the West.Ukraine has rejected the Russian claim as absurd.The Islamic State (IS) group says it was behind the atrocity, in which 139 people were killed, and it has released footage of the attack.Twenty-two people are still in a serious condition in hospital, including two children, according to Russian officials.The Russian leader said during a televised meeting on Monday: "We know that the crime was committed by the hands of radical Islamists, whose ideology the Islamic world itself has been fighting for centuries."He then went on to say: "We want to...
March 26, 2024

Putin pins Moscow massacre on IS but accuses Ukraine too

Former Conservative MP Scott Benton. — courtesy UK Parliament
Benton: Ex-Tory MP resigns leaving PM to face new by-election
LONDON — Former Conservative MP Scott Benton has resigned, setting up a by-election to replace him in his Blackpool South constituency.He was facing a local vote on whether to remove him, following the imposition of a Commons ban in the wake of a lobbying scandal.It followed a newspaper sting in April last year, after which he was suspended as a Tory MP. Local voters had until April 22 to decide whether to sack him as their MP.But in a statement on Facebook, he has now announced he has officially tendered his resignation, setting up a vote to replace him.It will create another headache for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, following a string of by-election defeats in recent months.It is understood that the Conservatives will start the process to set the by-election on Tuesday, the last day...
March 25, 2024

Benton: Ex-Tory MP resigns leaving PM to face new by-election

Anjem Choudary outside bail hostel on Oct. 19, 2018. — courtesy Getty Images
Radical preacher Anjem Choudary pleads not guilty to two terror charges
LONDON — Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has pleaded not guilty to two terror offenses relating to the banned group Al-Muhajiroun.The 57-year-old is accused of being a member of a proscribed organization and addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organization.He appeared via video link at the Old Bailey on Monday to deny the charges.A second suspect, Khaled Hussein, also pleaded not guilty to charges relating to membership of the group.Choudary was arrested in London by counter-terrorism detectives on July 17, 2023, the same day 29-year-old Hussein was detained after getting off a flight at Heathrow.Prosecutors allege Hussein helped set up the Canadian branch of Al-Muhajiroun and said he was "in effect working for" Choudary.The pair will appear at Kingston...
March 25, 2024

Radical preacher Anjem Choudary pleads not guilty to two terror charges

A phone screen showing Google, Apple and Meta app icons. — courtesy Alamy
Apple, Meta and Google to be investigated by the EU
BRUSSELS — The EU has announced investigations into some of the biggest tech firms in the world over uncompetitive practices.Meta, Apple, and Alphabet, which owns Google, are being looked into for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) introduced in 2022.If they are found to have broken the rules, the firms can face huge fines of up to 10% of their annual turnover.EU antitrust boss Margrethe Vestager and industry head Thierry Breton announced the investigations on Monday.Just six companies have obligations under the DMA, but they are also the world's largest tech firms: Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and ByteDance.None of the firms are actually based in Europe — five of them are in the US, while ByteDance has headquarters in Beijing.Three of them are now...
March 25, 2024

Apple, Meta and Google to be investigated by the EU

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden is expected to address MPs on the threat
China linked to UK cyber-attacks on voter data
LONDON — The UK government is expected to link cyber-attacks that accessed personal details of millions of voters to China.The attacks on the Electoral Commission took place in August 2021 but were only revealed last year.Several MPs and peers who have been critical of Beijing are thought to have also been targeted in cyber-attacks.Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden will address Parliament on Monday about the threat.The BBC understands other Western nations will set out similar concerns.Acknowledging the attacks last August, the Electoral Commission said unspecified "hostile actors" had gained access to copies of the electoral registers and broken into its emails and "control systems", but added that it had neither had any impact on any elections nor anyone's...
March 25, 2024

China linked to UK cyber-attacks on voter data

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