Author: News Desk

UK-wide manhunt for prison escapee A nationwide manhunt is underway for terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife,21, who escaped from Wandsworth prison in London on Wednesday morning. He is understood to still be in the country and officials say they don’t believe he is a threat to the general public. He is accused of leaving fake bombs at RAF Stafford, where he worked as part of the British Army. He is also charged with eliciting information about another member of the armed forces which could be used in preparing an act of terror. He was allegedly working for a hostile state,…

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MP Chris Pincher quits after losing groping appeal Chris Pincher, former Tory whip, has resigned his seat after he lost an appeal against a proposed Commons suspension for grouping two men. It means the government will face another by-election. The Parliament’s standards committee found the Tamworth MP drunkenly groped the men at London’s Carlton Club. The committee said his “completely inappropriate” behaviour is an “abuse of power.” Pincher has been sitting as an independent MP and had already announced he would stand down at the next general election. In a statement on Thursday, Pincher said he came to the decision…

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UK rejoins EU science research scheme Horizon The UK is set to rejoin the EU’s flagship scientific research scheme, Horizon. It means UK-based scientists and institutions will be able to apply for money from the £81bn fund from today. When the UK left the EU in 2020, associate membership had been agreed as part of a deal, but the UK has been excluded from the scheme for the past three years due to a disagreement over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: “With a wealth of expertise and experience to bring to the global stage, we have…

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