During his speech at the Future of FinTech Conference on Thursday, he voiced the Bank of England’s (BOE’s) noncommittal interest in the development of a CBDC and its commitment to keeping cash “available for as long as [people] wish to use it.” Talking about the bank’s 2020 survey on CBDCs, …
Read More »‘We are totally united on it’: England boss Southgate says his side are ‘prepared to ignore’ any boos to take knee at Euro 2020
Some sections of the crowd at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium could be heard jeering the England team as they took a knee prior to their 1-0 friendly win against Austria in midweek – a scene which has also been witnessed at several Premier League grounds across the country since fans were allowed …
Read More »‘Go back to England’: Prince Harry angers Americans after calling First Amendment ‘bonkers’
During a Thursday appearance on Hollywood actor Dax Shepard’s ‘Armchair Expert’ podcast, the prince – who now lives in California after stepping down from his royal duties – said, “I’ve got so much I want to say about the First Amendment. I still don’t understand it, but it is bonkers.” …
Read More »American Republicans mocked by Brits for insinuating ‘Queen of England’ supports voter ID laws like they do
“The woke cancel culture mob continues to call voter ID racist. Now that the Queen of England will require an ID to vote, will Dems cancel her too?” tweeted the committee on Wednesday, along with a photo of Queen Elizabeth II. Brits and others in the know, however, were quick …
Read More »Rail service hit by ‘significant disruption’ in England after cracks found on high-speed trains
The Great Western Railway (GWR), the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), Hull Trains, and the TransPennine Express (TPE) suspended some services out of London on Saturday morning. This means that train services are limited between Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, York, and London, according to the BBC. GWR warned of “significant …
Read More »Cryptocurrency investors should be prepared to lose all their money – Bank of England
A skeptic of crypto, Bailey was asked at a press conference about the rising value of cryptocurrencies. He said, as quoted by CNBC: “They have no intrinsic value. That doesn’t mean to say people don’t put value on them, because they can have extrinsic value. But they have no intrinsic …
Read More »Derided as scammers, new party that wants to split England in two may have an important message on federalism and socialism
Boris Johnson is battling to keep the UK intact at next month’s local elections. Scottish and Welsh independence movements are firmly entrenched in the mainstream. Now another party wants to annex the northern part of England known as Northumbria, once an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. The Northern Independence Party (NIP) was formed six months ago …
Read More »Covid-19 no longer leading cause of death in England and Wales, govt data shows for first time in months
The latest data on monthly deaths found dementia was responsible for the largest number of fatalities in England in March, causing 10.1% of all deaths. Meanwhile, heart disease was cited as the main cause of death in Wales, at 11.8% of all recorded fatalities. Coronavirus was relegated to the third …
Read More »‘No sympathy’: Fury as England football ace Maddison among Leicester players to miss match ‘after attending house party’ – reports
The trio of players, who also included former England Under-21 star Hamza Choudhury, were not considered for selection in Sunday’s crucial fixture at West Ham – a game which could have vital ramifications in either side’s hopes of securing Champions League qualification. The move came after the players were confronted by Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers …
Read More »If you’re from an ethnic community in England, chances are your health will age 20 years quicker than white Brits, new study says
The study, published in the medical journal Lancet Public Health on Thursday, finds that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) offered substantial differences in primary care to people from some ethnic backgrounds. “This suggests the NHS as an institution is failing people from some ethnic groups,” said Dr Ruth Watkinson, from …
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