British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a questionnaire from London’s Metropolitan Police as part of the investigation into parties in Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns, his office said on Saturday.If he is found to have broken his government’s own coronavirus rules, the embattled prime minister could be fined and …
Read More »British MP says he will go to police with blackmail claims
A British politician who accuses the government of blackmailing opponents of Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will take his allegations to the police.William Wragg, an MP from the governing Conservative party, said legislators calling for a challenge to Johnson’s leadership have faced “intimidation” that amounted to “blackmail.”Wragg alleged that …
Read More »Britain marks warmest New Year’s Day on record
Britain experienced its warmest New Year’s Day on record after temperatures rose above 16 degrees Celsius (60.8 Fahrenheit) for the first time on January 1, the country’s Meteorological Office said.The mercury climbed to 16.2 degrees in St James’s Park in central London, according to a provisional Met Office reading, easily …
Read More »Legal documents requested from Prince Andrew in sex assault case
Britain’s Prince Andrew has been asked to produce key documents to support an alibi that he did not have sex with an American accuser – including confirmation of a claim he did not sweat – in a case linked to a recent high-profile sex trafficking verdict against an acquaintance of …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth to skip Christmas trip amid coronavirus surge
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has decided not to spend Christmas at the royal Sandringham estate in eastern England amid concerns about the fast-spreading omicron coronavirus variant.The palace said on Monday that the 95-year-old queen will spend the holidays at Windsor Castle, west of London, where she has stayed for most of …
Read More »Belarus says diplomat hurt in London embassy ‘attack’, makes formal protest
Belarus said Monday it had summoned a British diplomat in protest after its embassy in London was “attacked” and a diplomat injured.The Belarusian foreign ministry said in a statement that a group of people damaged the building’s facade and physically attacked some of its diplomats, badly hurting one of them …
Read More »London mayor declares ‘major incident’ as Omicron cases surge
Britain reported a surge in cases of the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday, and London’s mayor declared a “major incident” to help the capital’s hospitals following a sharp rise in Covid-19 admissions.The total number of Omicron cases recorded across the country hit almost 25,000 as of 6pm local time …
Read More »Hong Kong government must be bolder after electoral overhaul: CY Leung
A former Hong Kong leader has called on the government to be bolder in pushing for reforms following Beijing’s overhaul of the electoral system to ensure only “patriots” held power.Speaking a day ahead of Sunday’s Legislative Council poll, former chief executive Leung Chun-ying – a contender for head of the …
Read More »جسٹن بیبر کے کنسرٹ کے دوران مداح اسٹیج پر کیوں آیا؟
کینیڈین گلوکار جسٹن بیبر کے ساتھ سیلفی لینے کیلئےان کے ایک مداح نے کنسرٹ کے دوران اسٹیج پر چڑھ کر انہیں حیران کردیا۔ جب کنسرٹ میں موجود سارا ہجوم جسٹن بیبر کے لیے خوش ہو رہا تھاتو اچانک ایک دیوانہ مداض او ٹو(O2) ایرینا میں ان کے ساتھ سیلفی لینے …
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