Tory MPs have suggested a new slate of options for offshoring illegal immigrants who arrive in the UK via the Channel, with the Falklands being named among the options. The UK government has found itself at the centre of a debate in recent weeks over how to tackle the number of illegal immigrants crossing the Channel to Britain each day.
Five people died and more than 40 people were injured when an SUV sped through a barricade and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee. Waukesha authorities confirmed the deaths in a statement late last night. Police said the numbers could change as many people transported themselves to hospitals ...Daily Digest Newsletter ... .
Egypt has used intelligence supplied by the French military to target and kill civilians suspected of smuggling, according to a report by investigative website Disclose, based on leaked documents ... French military staff regularly notified their superiors of the abuse of the information, it added ... Calls for inquiry ... .
GermanHealth MinisterJens Spahn has said that everyone will be immunized or succumb to the coronavirus in the coming months as he urged the public to get the shot ... Read more It’ll be ‘jab or death’ for anti-vaxxers, Orban predicts ... Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! .
Russia has accused the west of building up forces on its borders as well as those of Belarus in remarks that appeared tailored to mirror recent US warnings about Moscow’s aggressive positioning towards Ukraine...Alexander Grebenkin, the body’s deputy secretary, said that the probability of a border incident was “not decreasing” ... Reuse this content. .
Men’s meaty diets are responsible for 40% more climate-heating emissions than those of women, according to a detailed UK study. The research also found that a quarter of diet-related emissions were from “optional” food and drinks, such as coffee, alcoholic drinks, cake and sweets ... Read more ... 31% from meat and 14% from dairy ... From fringe to mainstream ... .
LE GOSIER, Guadeloupe (AP) — Schools closed across the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on Monday and France’s president warned of a “very explosive” situation in the territory, after protests against COVID-19 rules and vaccinations descended into days of rioting and looting ... “We are powerless.” ... Public order must be maintained ... ___ ... ___ ... ....
China on Monday said it is ready to work with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) towards a nuclear weapon-free region besides ensuring stability in the disputed South China Sea... Reiterating Beijing’s long-held focus on “practicing true multilateralism,” Xi said ... .
The United Nations on Monday pushed for urgent action to prop up Afghanistan's banks, warning that a spike in people unable to repay loans, lower deposits and a cash liquidity crunch could cause the financial system to collapse within months ... “Afghanistan's financial and bank payment systems are in disarray ... Read more ... 'Under the mattress' ... Also read ... .
A Starbucks employee in New Jersey potentially exposed thousands of customers to hepatitis A after the food handler went to work while sick, and later tested positive for the infection ... .