Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a major Cabinet shake-up on Wednesday as he readies his team for the next federal election. Trudeau removed seven ministers and changed 23 portfolios. Defense, immigration, justice, public safety, health, and transport are among the departments
The defense chiefs of Russia and North Korea came together on Wednesday for a bilateral meeting in the hermit kingdom’s capital. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with his North Korean counterpart, Defense Minister Kang Sun-nam, expressing desire for greater cooperation. NORTH
Thousands of migrants who arrived in the UK recently will avoid tough new detention and deportation rules, following a U-turn by ministers. Putting forward the Illegal Migration Bill in March, the Government wanted powers – allowing migrants to be held for at
UK Government Ministers ignored warnings that suicides would kill “many more” children than Covid would, the former children’s commissioner for England has said. Campaigners say the dire warning was among nine opportunities to avert the damage caused by school closures during the
Ministers are being urged to launch a public inquiry into the scourge of age discrimination that blights the lives of elderly people in the UK. Campaigners have warned the situation is “deteriorating fast” because of rapidly changing technological advances. They say the
The UK’s most senior climate adviser has accused the Government of falling short on its green pledges – and said they must “learn from” Just Stop Oil’s disruptive tactics. But Lord Deben, who chairs the Climate Change Committee, admitted the protest group’s
In a recent seminar on the Czech Republic’s security strategy, Jan Lipavsky, the Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic representing the Pirates and Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) party, issued a stark warning about the deteriorating security environment of his country in a
Defiant Boris Johnson yesterday said he has handed over all his uncensored messages and notes to the official Covid inquiry despite Government attempts to block their release. He told inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett he would also release messages that are on an
UK police arrested a lone driver after he drove a car into the gates of the UK prime minister’s residence on Downing Street in London on Thursday. Police arrested the man on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving, but officials have
Ministers have been urged to re-open talks on teachers’ pay after the independent review body recommended a 6.5 percent rise this year. Union chiefs said it was “significant progress”. If fully funded by the Government, it could lead to an end to