UK PM Liz Truss’ administration may have to cut 2,00,000 jobs to avoid UK debt crisis: Report The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the UK has to eliminate nearly 200,000 government jobs to prevent adding billions to the national debt As it has been only weeks since UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s administration took charge of the office, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said in a report that the United Kingdom has to eliminate nearly 200,000 government jobs over the following few years to prevent adding billions to the national…
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UK Cabinet Secretary faces calls to order probe as Kwarteng attended party after mini-budget
UK Cabinet Secretary faces calls to order probe as Kwarteng attended party after mini-budget The UK’s Cabinet Secretary is facing calls to order a probe into whether Kwarteng breached the ministerial code when he attended a reception on September After United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng attended the champagne reception with fund managers, there have been calls for investigation on whether he violated the ministerial code. The UK’s Cabinet Secretary Simon Case is facing calls to order a probe into whether Kwasi Kwarteng breached the ministerial code when…
Read MoreUK couple murdered & bodies thrown to crocodiles in South Africa, here’s what happened
UK couple murdered & bodies thrown to crocodiles in South Africa, here’s what happened After recording for the show, Rod and Rachel Saunders told an employee that they were travelling to the Ngoye Forest Reserve when they apparently vanished. A British couple has been murdered and their bodies packed into a sleeping bag and thrown to crocodiles by a gang in South Africa, a court has heard. Botanists Rod Saunders, 74 along with their wife Rachel, 63, spent six months a year trekking through mountains and forests in search of…
Read MoreUK woman who vandalised war hero’s statue with human feces arrested
UK woman who vandalised war hero’s statue with human feces arrested Maddie Budd damaged the statue of Captain Sir Tom Moore. Ex-Medical student Maddie Budd pleaded guilty to a criminal charge at Westminster Magistrates Court. A 21-year-old Eco-warrior has been arrested after she filmed herself pouring human faeces over a memorial for Captain Sir Tom Moore. Maddie Budd damaged the statue of Captain Sir Tom Moore in protest against private jets, The Sun reported. She drenched the statue of a war hero in urine and excrement. Notably, Captain Sir Tom…
Read MorePresident Putin unlikely to use nuclear weapons as it will be ‘unacceptable’ to India: UK Def Min
President Putin unlikely to use nuclear weapons as it will be ‘unacceptable’ to India: UK Def Min Vladimir Putin “was given a very clear sense of what is acceptable and unacceptable” during his meetings with the Indian and Chinese leaderships,” Wallace said. Russian President Vladimir Putin is “highly unlikely” to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine as it would be unacceptable to Moscow’s allies India and China, UK’s Defense Secretary Ben Wallace claimed on Sunday. However, he warned that the head of the Russian Federation has not been acting in a…
Read MoreUK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil
UK scraps tax cut for wealthy that sparked market turmoil The British government has dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners, part of a package of unfunded cuts that sparked turmoil on financial markets and sent the pound to record lows. The British government has dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners, part of a package of unfunded cuts that sparked turmoil on financial markets and sent the pound to record lows. Treasury chief Kwasi Kwarteng said Monday that he will not scrap the top 45%…
Read MoreReax to UK government U-turn on 45% tax change
Reax to UK government U-turn on 45% tax change The U.K. government on Monday defended its decision to reverse a planned income tax cut for the highest earners, claiming it was a “distraction” from a wider package of financial reforms. The U.K. government on Monday defended its decision to reverse a planned income tax cut for the highest earners, claiming it was a “distraction” from a wider package of financial reforms. The British Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on Monday released a statement on Twitter saying that the government was “not proceeding…
Read MoreUK King Charles III to host South African leader in state visit
King Charles III to host South African leader in state visit King Charles III will welcome South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the U.K. for three days of high-level talks next month, celebrating the first state visit of his reign with the leader of a Commonwealth member with close ties to the royal family. King Charles III will welcome South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the U.K. for three days of high-level talks next month, celebrating the first state visit of his reign with the leader of a Commonwealth member…
Read MoreUK PM Liv Truss defends govt economic policies in interview
UK PM Liv Truss defends govt economic policies in interview British Prime Minister Liz Truss admitted, Friday, that her government’s recent announcement of a mini-budget caused “disruption”, but defended the move saying it will help families facing higher winter bills. British Prime Minister Liz Truss admitted, Friday, that her government’s recent announcement of a mini-budget caused “disruption”, but defended the move saying it will help families facing higher winter bills. “I recognize that has been disruption”, Truss told reporters during an interview at a British Gas Training centre in Dartford.…
Read MoreMy dad will be King, you better watch out’, warns Prince George after spat with classmate
My dad will be King, you better watch out’, warns Prince George after spat with classmate Prince William and Kate Middleton’s nine-year-old eldest son, Prince George recently made an unexpected remark during spat with classmate. Prince William and Kate Middleton’s nine-year-old eldest son, Prince George who is second in line to the throne, was recently tussling with friends in the school playground when he said something in unexpected return to the spat. Royal author Katie Nicholl mentioned in her book, ‘The New Royals’ that Prince George told his classmate to…
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