The UK defence secretary warned that the British Army has been “hollowed out” and needs investment. The country is also forecasted to fare worse than all other developed countries this year, including Russia—so can it continue to support Ukraine?
The Metropolitan Police is also “taking a risk” by hiring individuals whose pasts have been tainted by involvement with the criminal justice system.
More than 23,000 schools have been impacted, with campaigners warning that the disruption to learning will be sizable.
The IMF predicted this week that the UK’s economic growth will lag behind all other developed countries in 2023.
As the world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a new survey suggests that nearly a quarter of young people in the Netherlands believe the Holocaust is a “myth” or has been “greatly exaggerated.”
Despite appeals for all UK hospitals to remove rules which prevent patients from seeing their loved ones, the government appears unwilling to take firm action.
Conservative Party politicians are pushing for the Church of England to perform gay marriages despite long-held, law-bound promises regarding “religious protection.”
The UK’s Tory government is facing criticism from conservatives over an upcoming law that will ban trans conversion therapy.
It appears the EU is kicking the “can down the road,” holding off on signing any agreements, hoping the Labour Party will take the reins of government after the next general election.
