Tag: Britain
Britain, China in war-of-words over Hong Kong
Protests in Hong Kong escalated into a verbal war between China and Britain on Wednesday as China told Britain to…
Britain set to deport British-born Nigerian Jazz singer
Bunmi Thomas, a jazz singer born in Britain to Nigerian parents is facing deportation after falling foul of controversial Home…
Britain set to hand over Assange WikiLeaks founder to America
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid has signed a U.S. request for the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces…
Theresa May: MPs pick successor in first round of voting
The 10 candidates running to replace Britain’s outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May face the first round of voting today. And…
UN votes to demand Britain start ‘decolonisation’ of Chagos Islands
The UN’s 193 member states voted overwhelmingly to ask Britain to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius…
UK should ‘cool down’, ‘rethink Brexit’ – EU commission
Britain should use the next few months to “cool down and rethink” its decision to leave the European Union, the…
British PM in a tight corner as lawmakers reject No Deal Brexit
Britain is moving towards delaying its 29 March divorce from the European Union after MPs Wednesday opposed Brexit without a…
Ethiopia crash: Britain bans Boeing 737 MAX jets from airspace
Britain has joined four other countries in banning Boeing 737 MAX planes from their airspace as a growing number of…
Boeing: UK suspends 737 MAX 8, Germany bans plane from airspace
Britain joined a growing wave of suspensions of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft around the world on Tuesday, escalating the global…
Britain targets offshore wind to generate electricity by 2030
Britain plans to generate a third of its electricity from offshore wind farms by 2030 and boost the value of…
Britain fines Facebook $645,000 over data protection breaches
Britain’s data protection watchdog says it has fined Facebook 500,000 pounds (645,000 dollars) for “serious breaches of data protection law’’…
Britain briefs Nigeria on IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s movement
British authorities have briefed the Nigerian government about the temporary travel document they are about to issue to Nnamdi Kanu,…
Russia behind host of global cyber attacks – Britain
Britain on Thursday accused Russian military intelligence of directing a host of cyber attacks aimed at undermining Western democracies by…
Britain prepares new proposal on Irish border
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that she is preparing to make a new offer to the European…
Britain tracks corrupt money from Russia, Nigeria, others
Britain is significantly stepping up efforts to tackle the corrupt money funnelled by Russians and other “corrupt elite” from countries…