UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday promised that deportation flights of asylum seekers to Rwanda will begin in "10 to 12 weeks", as the plan entered its final stage in parliament."We are ready, plans are in place and these flights will go, come what may," Sunak told a Downing Street news conference, hours before parliament is set to approve the contentious proposal.Sunak says it is essential to deter record numbers of asylum seekers crossing the Channel to England from France in small boats...
Labour says it has “no plans” for doing a youth mobility deal with EU, saying it is “synonymous with free movement”.
For almost 90 years the UK’s electricity grid has served us well. So well, in fact, that it is easy to take for granted. We put the kettle on and
The chairman of Marks and Spencer has said Britain may risk being unable to attract investment if Labour's new deal for workers is rolled out upon winning the next general election.
Rules due to come in this month will impose new handling fees – and experts say small suppliers are already being driven awayMinisters’ decision to impose Brexit import checks on 30 April will lead to shortages of some foods, flowers and herbs, industry leaders have warned.In the week after the government was accused of blindsiding the British food industry by giving 27 days’ notice that every consignment of items such as camembert, steak, tulips and chives would be subject to fees of up to...
Gibraltar’s chief minister says progress made in talks about free movement across border with SpainThe UK and the EU are within “kissing distance” of a post-Brexit deal to guarantee free movement over the border between Gibraltar and Spain, Gibraltar’s chief minister has said.After a meeting between the UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, and the European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič, agreement was reached on issues that have dogged...
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir will be published posthumously this fall, his widow revealed Thursday. The book, titled “Patriot,” will be released on October 22 in multiple languages, including Russian, Yulia Navalnaya said in a post on social platform X. According to Navalnaya, her husband started writing his autobiography in 2020, shortly after he was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. Kira Yarmysh, Navalny’s spokesperson, described working on the book in a...
By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir will be published posthumously this fall, his widow revealed Thursday. The book, titled “Patriot,” will be released on October 22 in multiple languages, including Russian, Yulia Navalnaya said in a post on social platform X. According to Navalnaya, her husband started writing his
By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir will be published posthumously this fall, his widow revealed Thursday. The book, titled “Patriot,” will be released on October 22 in multiple languages, including Russian, Yulia Navalnaya said in a post on social platform X. According to Navalnaya, her husband started writing his
By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir will be published posthumously this fall, his widow revealed Thursday. The book, titled “Patriot,” will be released on October 22 in multiple languages, including Russian, Yulia Navalnaya said in a post on social platform X. According to Navalnaya, her husband started writing his
On the same day that Kentucky was turned down by Scott Drew and Dan Hurley, Mitch Barnhart has reportedly found his next head basketball coach: BYU’s Mark Pope is reported to be the pick.
The 6th-7th century Church of the Holy Mother of God in the village of Voskepar, Tavush region, will remain in the territory of Armenia, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan’s Office assures. “After the implementation of the agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation, the church will remain in the territory of Armenia,” the Office …