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China Bans BBC World News, Hinting At Coverage Of Uyghur Camps As Reason For Media Tit-For-Tat

China Bans BBC World News, Hinting At Coverage Of Uyghur Camps As Reason For Media Tit-For-Tat

BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, per a statement from China’s National Radio and Television Administration released on Thursday. Many foreign policy pundits are calling the move a tit-for-tat as the ban comes just one week after Ofcom, the British media regulator, canceled China Global Television Network in the United Kingdom. […]

3y ago

Roald Dahl’s Family Apologizes For His Anti-Semitism

Roald Dahl’s Family Apologizes For His Anti-Semitism

The family of British author Roald Dahl — who was best-known for his children’s books — has issued an apology for his anti-Semitism. Published on roalddahl.com, the statement acknowledged that the writer made hateful comments about the Jewish community and suggested that these remarks do not fully reflect who he was as a person. “The […]

4y ago

Majority Of Adults In UK Say Black Lives Matter Movement Increased Racial Tensions, Poll Shows

Majority Of Adults In UK Say Black Lives Matter Movement Increased Racial Tensions, Poll Shows

More than half of adults in the U.K. believe that the Black Lives Matter movement has increased racial tensions, a new poll shows. As The Guardian reported, a poll conducted by Opinium showed that 55 percent of adults believe the protests that spread across the U.K. over the summer led to a rise in animosities. […]

4y ago

Terrorism Level In The UK Raised To ‘Severe’

Terrorism Level In The UK Raised To ‘Severe’

The terrorism threat level in the United Kingdom has been raised from “substantial” to “severe.” According to BBC News, the country upgraded its threat level following an attack in Vienna, Austria, on Monday evening that left four dead and 22 injured. The incident in the central European country earlier this week added to a string […]

4y ago

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Is Reportedly ‘Desperate’ For Donald Trump To Lose The Election

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Is Reportedly ‘Desperate’ For Donald Trump To Lose The Election

Though many had believed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom and U.S. President Donald Trump had a relatively congenial relationship, reports are suggesting that Johnson’s administration is privately hoping that the New York businessman will lose his bid for reelection come November. “It would make things much easier if [he] doesn’t win […]

4y ago

Fans Could Return To Stadiums For Sporting Events In The U.K. As Early As October, Boris Johnson Predicts

Fans Could Return To Stadiums For Sporting Events In The U.K. As Early As October, Boris Johnson Predicts

Fans in the United Kingdom could start returning to sports stadiums as early as October, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. As BBC News reported, the sports industry has taken one of the biggest, and most visible hits from the coronavirus pandemic. Multiple leagues have seen their seasons postponed or canceled, and those that […]

4y ago

Bristol, UK, Statue Of Protester Jen Reid Removed After One Day

Bristol, UK, Statue Of Protester Jen Reid Removed After One Day

The statue of Black protester Jen Reid has been removed a day after being erected in Bristol, U.K., the BBC reported. The sculpture was an unauthorized replacement for the statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, Black Lives Matter protesters removed Colston’s statue and toppled it into Bristol […]

4y ago

Artist In Bristol, England Replaces Toppled Statue Of Slave Trader With Statue Of Black Lives Matter Protester

Artist In Bristol, England Replaces Toppled Statue Of Slave Trader With Statue Of Black Lives Matter Protester

A “stealth artist” in Bristol, England has replaced a statue of a slave trader, which was torn down during George Floyd protests, with a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester, Reuters reported. Following the death of George Floyd, as CNN reported in early June, protests against racial injustice were taking place not just in […]

4y ago

Stabbing Spree In The UK Leaves At Least 3 People Dead And A Number Of Others Injured

Stabbing Spree In The UK Leaves At Least 3 People Dead And A Number Of Others Injured

A stabbing rampage in the town of Reading in the United Kingdom has left at least three people dead. In addition, it has been reported that “a number” of other individuals have been taken to the hospital, though no further details were given about their health status. According to the BBC, police are currently looking […]

4y ago

Winston Churchill’s London Statue May Have To Be Moved To A Museum, Says His Granddaughter

Winston Churchill’s London Statue May Have To Be Moved To A Museum, Says His Granddaughter

A statue of Winston Churchill that has stood for decades in London’s Parliament Square may have to be moved to a museum for its own safety, his granddaughter told BBC News. In the wake of the George Floyd protests, which have taken place not just in the U.S. but in the U.K. and elsewhere across […]

4y ago

Statues Of Mahatma Gandhi Targeted For Removal By Black Lives Matter Campaign In UK

Statues Of Mahatma Gandhi Targeted For Removal By Black Lives Matter Campaign In UK

Some Black Lives Matter protesters in the United Kingdom are asking that statues of Mahatma Gandhi be taken down, owing to their namesake’s supposedly problematic views on race when he was alive, Hindustan Times reported. Supporters claim that any effort to remove them stems from anti-India elements in the U.K. The George Floyd protests and […]

4y ago

Protesters In Bristol Topple 125-Year-Old Statue Of Slave Trader Edward Colston

Protesters In Bristol Topple 125-Year-Old Statue Of Slave Trader Edward Colston

Protesters in Bristol, England toppled a 125-year-old statue of notorious slave trader Edward Colston on Sunday, BBC News reported earlier today. The 17th-century historical figure was torn down during a Black Lives Matter protest rally. The protestors used ropes to tear it down, and photos from the article show them dropping it into the Bristol […]

4y ago

Rachel Ward Stuns In A Figure-Hugging Printed Blue Dress

Rachel Ward Stuns In A Figure-Hugging Printed Blue Dress

Blond beauty Rachel Ward stunned her 599,000 Instagram followers with her latest post, in which she rocked a figure-hugging structured blue dress with a gorgeous print. According to the geotag, the pictures were taken in Manchester, United Kingdom. The ensemble Rachel wore was from the brand Comino Couture London, and she made sure to tag […]

4y ago

The U.K.’s New, Post-Brexit Immigration Rules To Shut Out Low-Skilled Workers

The U.K.’s New, Post-Brexit Immigration Rules To Shut Out Low-Skilled Workers

In the aftermath of Brexit, the United Kingdom has announced a new immigration policy designed to stem the influx of low-skilled migrants. By introducing a points-based system much like the one used in Australia and Canada, the U.K. hopes to attract more young, highly educated workers to its shores by lifting the cap on visas […]

4y ago

British Government Agency Tells 101-Year-Old Man To Have His Parents Verify His Identity

British Government Agency Tells 101-Year-Old Man To Have His Parents Verify His Identity

A 101-year-old man was told by a British government agency that he needed his parents to come into a local office in order to confirm his identity, The Guardian reports. Giovanni Palmiero immigrated from Italy to the United Kingdom in the 1960s and has been living, working, and raising his family in the London area […]

4y ago

‘The Masked Singer UK’ Spoilers: Viewers Think The Queen Bee Could Be A Member Of Girls Aloud

‘The Masked Singer UK’ Spoilers: Viewers Think The Queen Bee Could Be A Member Of Girls Aloud

The Masked Singer in the U.K. just aired its first-ever episode and viewers are already guessing which celebrities are underneath the costumes. After a successful two seasons in the U.S., it seems the U.K. is enjoying its very own version on ITV. The British edition is hosted by Joel Dommett and is entertained by four […]

4y ago

Sharon Osbourne Claims She Made An Employee Go Into A Burning Home To Save Artwork, Then Fired Him

Sharon Osbourne Claims She Made An Employee Go Into A Burning Home To Save Artwork, Then Fired Him

The View co-host Sharon Osbourne has claimed that she made an employee go into a burning home to remove precious artwork, then fired him for having the wrong attitude about it, CNN reports. However, as of this writing, there’s no verification of her story. Sharon appeared on the British show, Would I Lie To You, […]

4y ago

Anne Sacoolas To Be Formally Charged In Death Of British Motorcyclist After Claiming Diplomatic Immunity

Anne Sacoolas To Be Formally Charged In Death Of British Motorcyclist After Claiming Diplomatic Immunity

Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a U.S. diplomat who allegedly killed a British motorcyclist then fled to the U.S. and claimed diplomatic immunity, will be formally charged with a crime in relation to the incident, BBC News reported. Authorities have already begun the extradition process to bring her from the U.S. to the U.K. The […]

4y ago

U.K. Election Results: Jeremy Corbyn Will Quit After Labour Suffers Brutal Stomping By Boris Johnson’s Tories

U.K. Election Results: Jeremy Corbyn Will Quit After Labour Suffers Brutal Stomping By Boris Johnson’s Tories

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the United Kingdom’s Labour Party, announced early Friday that he would resign from his post after suffering a crushing, landslide defeat to the Conservative party led by current Prime Minister Boris Johnson, The New York Times reported. Exit polling released after voting closed at 10 p.m. local time in the […]

5y ago

Christopher Steele Still MI6 Spy When He ‘Sat Next’ To Ivanka Trump At London Club In 2007, Reports Say

Christopher Steele Still MI6 Spy When He ‘Sat Next’ To Ivanka Trump At London Club In 2007, Reports Say

Presidential daughter Ivanka Trump, reportedly met British spy and Russia expert Christopher Steele for the first time in 2007, when he “sat next” to her at the ultra-high-end London nightclub Annabel’s. This took place at a dinner where then-future Prime Minister David Cameron was the featured speaker, according to a report published Wednesday by The […]

5y ago

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