Threats to Britain from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are “alive and well” and “no longer a distant possibility”, the head of the UK’s defence review has said. Former NATO chief Lord Robertson is leading a “root and branch” review of the UK’s armed forces, launched by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, to assess the defence...
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Top U.K. rider out of Olympics after horse-whipping video surfaces – National | Globalnews.ca
One of Britain’s most decorated Olympians, Charlotte Dujardin, has pulled out of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after a shocking video emerged showing her repeatedly whipping a horse. Dujardin has won six Olympic medals in dressage, an equestrian event in which horse and rider perform a series of artistic movements. She is tied with retired...
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Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last original member of Four Tops, dies aged 88
Fakir later toured as the Four Tops with lead vocalist Alexander Morris, Ronnie McNeir and Lawrence ‘Roquel’ Payton Jr., the son of Lawrence Payton. “As each one of them (the original members) passed, a little bit of me left with them,” Fakir told UK Music Reviews in 2021. “When Levi left us, I found myself...
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World’s top 10 countries most popular with British expats revealed
New data has revealed the top ten countries where Brits have relocated to worldwide, highlighting a diverse range of destinations favored by those seeking new beginnings. The study, conducted by relocation experts at 1st Move International, has found the countries where UK residents have most frequently relocated between 2022 and 2024. While traditional hotspots like Australia...
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Top 10 world news: Indian warship conducts rescue op; UK government agenda; and more
‘Prestige Falcon’ oil tanker capsized off the Oman coast on July 15, putting the lives of 16 crew members at risk. Now, the Indian warship INS Teg has rescued eight Indian nationals and one Sri Lankan citizen from the waters and the operation is still underway to rescue remaining survivors. In other news, investigators suspect that Cyanide poisoning likely...
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Sloping roof used by assassin ‘too dangerous’ for Secret Service agents
The US Secret Service did not put agents on the rooftop where an assassin shot at Donald Trump for health and safety reasons, the head of the agency has said. Kimberly Cheatle, the Secret Service director, said the “sloped roof” where Thomas Matthew Crooks was positioned on Saturday could have posed a risk to agents....
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Thomas Matthew Crooks: Registered Republican and gun lover who shot Trump
“He was bullied almost everyday. He would sit alone at lunch. I mean, he was just an outcast, and you know how kids are nowadays,” one former pupil told NBC. “They go see someone like that and target him because they think it’s funny or whatever. It’s the best way I can describe it. And...
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Majorca tourism crisis continues as top UK holiday hotspot rocked by protests
Majorca’s tourism crisis is continuing as the top UK holiday hotspot is rocked by protests. On Friday (July 12), dozens descended on Palma for the ‘Marxa Guira’ event, a precursor to the anti-tourism protests planned for next week. Guiri is a colloquial term for a foreign tourist. Protestors dressed as tourists marched through the town...
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Latest International News Today | Top World News Updates | Business Standard
The president also said that he’d had a short but good conversation with Trump in the hours after the shootings and said he was sincerely grateful that the former president is doing well Updated On : 15 Jul 2024 | 7:18 AM IST The government is aiming for economic growth of around 5.0 per cent...
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Top 10 world news: UK crossbow attack suspect formally arrested; Gaza war updates, and more
In the United Kingdom (UK), a 26-year-old man who was suspected of killing three women with a crossbow has been formally arrested. The police arrested Kyle Clifford from Enfield in north London for the murders of Carol Hunt, 61, Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25. More than 6,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are reported as missing...
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Top 10 world news: UK PM says Rwanda deportation plan is ‘dead’; 4 terrorists killed in India’s J&K, and more
UK’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday (July 6) said he was not prepared to continue with the previous government’s Rwanda migrant deportation plan. In other news, an Indian soldier died on Saturday (July 6) in an encounter between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. Click on the...
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‘Unstable’ Macron may resign after second-round French vote
But he now faces the final three years of his presidency with no clear majority, and even his closest allies fear the grenade may prove to be a cluster bomb should he step down. An early presidential election could put Ms Le Pen in the Elysée, if current popularity polls are accurate. In a letter...