The sale of Royal Mail’s parent company to a Czech billionaire has been cleared by the government. The £3.6bn takeover by Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group has been given the go-ahead…
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UK: Calls for Archbishop of York to resign over Church failings in sex abuse case
The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is facing calls to resign over his handling of a sexual abuse case, days before he takes temporary charge of the Church of England.…
UK: Authorities in ‘diplomatic contact’ with Syrian rebels- Lammy
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the British government has had “diplomatic contact” with the Syrian rebel group that toppled the Assad regime. Lammy said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)…
UK: Airport strike action threatens Christmas flights
Christmas flights from Leeds-Bradford Airport could be under threat after Swissport employees announced plans to strike over pay. Nearly 50 Unite union members, employed as ramp agents at the airport,…
UK: Woman killed and two injured in London shooting
A woman has been killed and two men have been injured in a shooting in north-west London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports of a shooting at…
UK: Greenpeace and Shell settle over North Sea protest
The environmental group Greenpeace has reached an out-of-court settlement with Shell after protesters twice boarded one of its North Sea installations. The charity has agreed to pay £300,000 to the…
Thailand: British crash victim flown home thanks to appeal
A man who suffered life-changing injuries while working in Thailand has returned home after an appeal raised nearly £20k for a medical repatriation flight. Andy Davis, 33, from Stone, Staffordshire,…
UK: Three gang members jailed in biggest drugs operation
Three more members of an organised crime group (OCG) have been jailed following the UK’s largest investigation into drug smuggling. Prosecutors said they believed the gang smuggled heroin, cocaine and…
UK: Prince Andrew says he ‘ceased all contact’ with alleged Chinese spy
Prince Andrew has said he “ceased all contact” with a businessman accused of being a Chinese spy after receiving advice from the government. In a statement, his office said Prince…
Denmark: British trader found guilty of £1bn fraud
A British hedge fund trader has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Denmark, after being found guilty of orchestrating a tax fraud that cost the Danish government more…