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UK Parliament Considers Bill To Criminalize Promotion Of Illegal Asylum Routes
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) The UK is considering a law to punish those who promote illegal migration routes online, including on social media, with up to five years in prison and fines. The British Parliament is reviewing a proposed law that would...
UK to crack down on online migration-aid ads
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 4, 2025
LONDON -- Britain says people who advertise fake passports or people-smuggling services on social media could face up to five years in prison, in the government's latest effort to deter migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats....
Politics LIVE: Jess Phillips blasted after renewing Jimmy Savile jibe at Nigel Farage - 'Desperately embarrassing!'
GB News
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August 4, 2025
Jess Phillips has been accused of "desperately embarrassing" herself after redeploying last week's jibe about Jimmy Savile towards Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Farage, who vowed to repeal the Online Safety Act, was alleged to have been "on the...
Britannia International Hotel protesters 'harassed staff and tried to break in', police say
MyLondon
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August 4, 2025
Flares have been let off and an arrest made during a demonstration outside a hotel used to accommodate asylum seekers in Canary Wharf yesterday (August 4). Protesters jeered at people going in and out of the Britannia International Hotel, with...
Britain’s debt spiral is a cross-party failure
Unherd
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August 4, 2025
Amid continuing bond market disquiet, Kemi Badenoch has accused Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves of not learning the lessons of Liz Truss’s disastrous 2022 mini-budget. She charges Labour with being afraid to make or implement the hard choices...
UK government defends laws after X claims it threatens free speech
The Malaysian Star
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August 4, 2025
LONDON: The British government defended the Online Safety Act after US tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X said the legislation was threatening free speech. In a post titled What Happens When Oversight Becomes Overreach, the platform, formerly known as...
UK cracks down on social media ads for illegal migration
The Sun Daily
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August 4, 2025
LONDON: People smugglers who advertise their services on social media to migrants attempting illegal entry into Britain could face up to five years in prison under new government plans. The move comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour...
UK politics live: minister pushes back at Tory claims linking small boat arrivals to sexual crime
The Guardian
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August 4, 2025
Good morning. During August, when parliament is not sitting and the tap of domestic news is running dry, opposition parties often like to run campaigns. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, is following this model with gusto and today, for the...
UK’s co-op youth gather for national summit
Co-Operative News
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August 4, 2025
Young co-operators from around the world gathered last month for the National Youth Summit, hosted by Co-operatives UK alongside its annual Co-op Congress in Rochdale. Co-operatives UK CEO Rose Marley opened the session with a reflection on the...
UK high street banks lose £100bn in savings as customers chase better rates online
Business Matters
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August 4, 2025
The professional services firm said the traditional banks’ share of the UK deposit market fell from 84% in 2019 to 80% in 2024, as customers shifted their savings away from the major names like Lloyds, Barclays, NatWest and HSBC. The migration...
UK Is Home, Not Nigeria- Kemi Badenoch
Zambian Observer
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August 4, 2025
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK Conservative Party, has sparked significant backlash by stating she no longer identifies with Nigeria, her country of ancestral origin. In an interview on the Rosebud podcast with Gyles Brandreth on Friday,...
UK to bar universities from enrolling international students over asylum ‘back door’ abuse
The Economic Times
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August 4, 2025
The UK government is preparing to introduce strict new visa measures targeting foreign students who enter the country for higher education and later seek asylum, as reported by The Times. Beginning next month, universities may lose their right to...
UK Civil Aviation Authority announces Iain Stewart CBE as new ATIPAC Chair
Travel Daily Media
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August 4, 2025
Iain Stewart CBE will take on the new role of ATIPAC Chair, championing the rights of passengers against company insolvency. He will begin the role on 1 August ahead of his first Committee meeting taking place on 12 August. The Committee,...
UK has got ‘fat’ on decades of women’s unpaid labour – Jess Phillips
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
UK households could get £4,090 in compensation from six lawsuits - Mastercard, iPhones, M&S and more
Birmingham Live
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August 4, 2025
Millions of drivers could be handed a share of a multibillion-pound compensation package. Millions of UK households could get £1,000s in compensation from six lawsuits – from Mastercard fees to loans. Millions of drivers could be handed a share of...
Scotland County Hospital has now been serving northeast Missouri for 55 years
KTVO - Missouri
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Memphis, MO — Over 50 years ago, rural communities had to travel long distances to get quality health care. They usually had to drive to either Kirksville or Ottumwa for health services. In the 1960’s, community leaders in Scotland County realized...
British tech boss’s moonshot: data centres in space
The Times
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Something has haunted Chris Stott since he learnt, as a child, about Julius Caesar’s legions setting fire to the Library of Alexandria, the ancient world’s capital of knowledge.It was not just the profound intellectual loss — the destruction of...
Quick Facts On Charlamagne The God's Political Views: Why Is Trump Threatened By Him Over Epstein Files?
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 4, 2025
Lenard 'Charlamagne tha God' McKelvey has emerged as one of the most forthright voices in US media, blending political commentary with cultural influence. Known for his broad reach among younger voters, he has recently attracted attention for...
DWP handing free £901 payment to UK households 'who score 100 per cent'
Birmingham Live
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August 4, 2025
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is paying £901 payments in August to UK households who score "100 per cent". Injuries Disablement Benefit is for people who are disabled because of an accident at work, or who have certain diseases caused...
Lawyer believes Tom Brady could have asked Gisele Bundchen for money in their divorce after taking steps to protect his assets
MARCA
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August 3, 2025
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's high-profile 2022 divorce was widely assumed to put the NFL legend's fortune at risk. However, new claims suggest that the 48-year-old may have acted pre-emptively to shield his wealth, as reports of a bitter split...