US President Joe Biden said at a Democratic Party event in New York on Wednesday that his four-day visit to Ireland last month was designed to make sure that “the Brits didn’t screw around” when it came to London’s commitments towards Northern Ireland and its relations with the leadership in …
Read More »Half of Brits ‘disappointed’ with Truss as PM – poll
Britons do not appear to be particularly enthusiastic about Foreign Secretary Liz Truss taking over as the new prime minister, a YouGov poll published on Monday suggests. A half of people in the UK said they were “disappointed” to know that Truss would form the next cabinet and a third …
Read More »Most Brits want UK PM to go – poll
Most of the voters polled by YouGov, an internet-based market research and data analytics company, say that UK PM Boris Johnson should resign from his role, the results of a snap survey suggest. Britons were polled on April 12, the same day Johnson received a fine for having flouted the …
Read More »Brits blame ‘Russian submarine’ for Royal Navy ship collision
A towed sonar array of the Royal Navy’s HMS Northumberland was hit by a Russian submarine 13 months ago, the UK Ministry of Defence has claimed, after British media reported the incident was captured by a documentary film crew. “In late 2020, a Russian submarine being tracked by HMS Northumberland …
Read More »Young Brits want gay, black or female Santa – poll
“Age is the key factor among the wider public, with the youngest Britons – those aged 18-24 – supporting a gay Santa by 60% to 20%,” reads a report by YouGov, which conducted the poll on December 14-15. Findings show that the majority of Britons older than 65 “cannot tolerate …
Read More »Brits look to kitchen waste to power jets
According to BA’s announcement late on Thursday, it had reached an agreement with Phillips 66 Humber refinery in north Lincolnshire to become the first airline in the world to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced in the UK. Under the deal, BA will purchase enough SAF, made from recycled cooking …
Read More »‘Plan B’ vaccine passports could FUEL Covid-19, pushing Brits into poorly ventilated smaller venues, leaked govt report warns
Boris Johnson’s ‘Plan B’ measures to battle the coronavirus may have unintended consequences, a government assessment, seen by The Telegraph, has warned. The plan would require people over the age of 18 to produce proof of being double-vaccinated to visit certain large hospitality and entertainment venues, as well as sporting …
Read More »Shelves stripped bare across UK as Brits rush to panic-buy ahead of Christmas
About eight million Britons were unable to purchase essential food for two weeks between September 22 and October 3, while one in six said they were struggling to find non-essential items, according to data tracked by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Two-thirds of British shoppers polled by retail magazine …
Read More »‘So it’s the police’s fault?’: Brits irked as BBC reports on accusation Met officer ‘caused death’ of assailant during moped chase
On Monday evening, under the headline “Met officer ‘caused death’ of moped rider during chase,” the BBC reported on the first day of a court case concerning the death of a moped driver who fled from London police in Stoke Newington in 2016. Lewis Johnson, 18, and his passenger Louis …
Read More »1 in 4 Brits give up on NHS non-emergency calls due to long queues caused by staff shortages
The average wait time across the UK was roughly eight minutes in July, but in northeast England, some callers were left waiting for up to 25 minutes, The Guardian reported on Sunday. In comparison, NHS targets suggest a caller should not be waiting for more than 20 seconds. 111 is …
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