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Canadian spy, Shamima Begum smuggled school girl to Syria

A Canadian intelligence agent helped Shamima Begum get into Syria after she escaped the UK and joined the Islamic State. According to documents obtained by...

Vicky Bowman: UK ex-ambassador to Myanmar arrested

Myanmar's military authorities have arrested the UK's former ambassador to Myanmar, Vicky Bowman, and her husband. She has been accused of breaking visa rules, and...

Sewage in sea: French appeal to EU over UK discharges of waste

The UK is threatening health and marine life on the French coast by allowing raw sewage to be dumped in the Channel and North...

Cost of living: UK facing ‘public health emergency’ NHS chiefs warn

The cost of living crisis could spark a "public health emergency" and lead to a rise in excess winter deaths unless the government takes...

Heathrow Airport extends cap on passengers to end of October

Heathrow is to extend a cap on the number of passengers flying from the airport until the end of October due to staff shortages. It...

UK to cut import taxes from some of world’s poorest countries

The UK is to cut import taxes on hundreds more products from some of the world's poorest countries to boost trade links. The Developing Countries...

Climate change : After months of rainfall parts of England officially fall into drought

Authorities declared large portions of England officially to be in a drought on Friday, asking locals and businesses to save water during the driest...

London’s River Thames shrinks as a result of extreme heat

The start of London's Thames River, now in Somerford Keynes in the English county of Gloucestershire. The starting point of England's famous River Thames has...

BP reports second-quarter profit of £6.9bn – highest in 14 years

In spite of record-high fuel costs, BP has announced its largest quarterly profit in 14 years of £6.9 billion ($8.45 billion). Underlying BP's replacement cost...

Universal Credit: Fraudulent claims in NI almost double to £102m

The cost of fraudulent Universal Credit (UC) claims in Northern Ireland almost doubled to £102m last year, a public spending watchdog has said. The figure...

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