BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Protesters in Slovakia formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building Wednesday in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister recently labeled several private media outlets his enemies.
Parents want fines of up to £100,000 for shops illegally selling vapes to children, new research has revealed. Ahead of the Government’s crackdown on vaping and smoking, expected to be voted on later this month, a poll of 2,000 secondary school parents
Tories called on the government to set out a date for paying compensation to women who were not properly told their retirement age was changing. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride told the Commons he will “fully and properly” respond to an
The British government is expected to attribute a series of cyberattacks on the U.K.’s election watchdog and lawmakers to hackers associated with the Chinese government. Measures against cyber organizations affiliated with the Chinese government are anticipated to be announced on Monday. The
Extremism, conspiracy theories and harassment have “eroded” Britain’s democratic resilience, the Government’s independent social cohesion adviser has warned. Dame Sara Khan warned local authorities are struggling to prevent and respond to cohesion threats which in some cases is causing democratic disruption. She
The widows met with Tory peer Lord Harlech who was sympathetic to their situation (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) A Tory peer has told Britain’s campaigning war widows: “Don’t let the Government off the hook.” In a “personal” visit to the War Widows Association
The German government’s plan to liberalize cannabis rules was approved, clearing its final parliamentary hurdle on Friday. Possession of limited amounts of marijuana will be decriminalized starting April 1. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government spearheaded the legislation, which was previously approved by the
As Portuguese center-right pushes Socialists out of power, populists seek leverage in new government
A center-right alliance led by the Social Democratic Party has won Portugal’s general election by a slender margin and is set to form a minority government that could have a difficult term in office as a radical-right populist party that came third
A Great British Bake-Off star, a woman who altered tenancy documents to hide her living arrangements, a man who went swimming with dolphins, a woman on a fancy-dress charity walk and another who went zip lining. This is not the start of
Britain will host the next meeting of the European Political Community on July 18. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will lead the meeting, which will take place at Blenheim Palace, an 18th-century country mansion northwest of London. The gathering will include leaders from