Legal aid cuts have made human rights ‘unaffordable’, warn MPs
Summary A cross-party group of MPs has warned that cuts to legal aid have made the enforcement of human rights “simply unaffordable” for many people …
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Women’s rights under threat after Brexit, warns EHCR report
Summary According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), when the UK leaves the EU, women in UK risk losing hard-won equality, especially employment rights and …
China Rejects U.S. Request to Cut Iran Oil Imports
Summary Per unnamed sources, Bloomberg reports that the United States has not been able to convince the Chinese government to reduce imports of Iranian …
British WW2 graves DESECRATED: Probe as China pirates plunder ships
Summary Chinese metal scavengers have plundered ten British War ships that were sunk during World War 2. These ships are designated as war graves and …
Parliament Crash: Man Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism
Summary A man has been held on suspicion of terrorism offenses after a car was driven into pedestrians and cyclists before crashing outside parliament in …
Exclusive: British Navy warship sails near South China Sea islands, angering Beijing
Summary Late last month a British warship, the Albion, sailed close to the Paracel Islands angering the Chinese government. China currently occupies the Paracel Islands …
6 Months Before Brexit, Many in U.K. Fear ‘It’s Looking Very Grisly’
Summary Two years after the UK’s referendum to leave the European Union (“Brexit”), the British Parliament is still in the same position it was …
UK government minister Jo Johnson resigns over Theresa May’s Brexit plan
Summary Jo Johnson, junior transport minister of United Kingdom, resigned over Theresa May’s Brexit plan. His resignation will likely come as a blow to May …
Britain’s Parliament Votes to Delay Brexit, but Not to Control It
Summary On Thursday, March 14, British lawmakers voted to postpone the country’s departure from the European Union which was supposed to take place on March …
Special Report: China’s furtive underwater nukes test
Summary China, known for its expansive and strong land military force, has made leaps and bounds with its sea force. Satellite images have shown …