Tag: British
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Nathanel Young: British man, 20, killed in Hamas attacks while serving in Israeli army
[ad_1] Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A 20-year-old British man serving in the Israeli army has been killed in an attack by Hamas militants, his family have said. Nathanel Young was serving with the Israeli Defence Forces when…
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British government says controversial statues to stay — with ‘comprehensive’ explanations
[ad_1] The British government said Thursday that contested statues should be kept in place but complemented with a comprehensive explanation, in newly published guidance reacting to a spate of statue removals during anti-racism protests that swept the world in 2020. What to do about statues of historical figures such as colonialists or slave traders became a…
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Rishi Sunak warned he must halt exodus of British talent abroad | Politics | News
[ad_1] A new seven-point plan for immigration will heap pressure on Rishi Sunak and his Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to start to cut taxes. The report by the Independent Business Network (IBN) chaired by former Brexit Party MEP and businessman John Longworth has warned that British talent is fleeing the country and needs to be encouraged…
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British troops could be sent to Ukraine to train Kyiv’s forces, says Grant Shapps
[ad_1] Britain could send troops into Ukraine to train its armed forces to repel the Russian invaders in a ramping up of support for the country, Grant Shapps has revealed. Kyiv’s soldiers and pilots have been in the UK for months for instruction that has included learning how to use tanks and other Western materiel…
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Pioneer of Black British Arts Movement finally recognised – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] Claudette Johnson is one of the founding members of the Black British Arts Movement formed in the 1980’s, and is best known for her large scale portraits of Black people. Claudette’s work challenges traditional ideas of Black masculinity and femininity, and as she puts it ‘to tell a different story about the Black British…
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British actor Michael Gambon brought Dumbledore’s empathy to life
[ad_1] As he lay delirious inside a dark cave, surrounded by undead creatures amid an eerie mist, Albus Dumbledore showed us a side of his personality that was quite different from his image as arguably the world’s greatest wizard, powerful and confident, someone who could win entire battles with one swish of his wand. In…
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State-owned British Business Bank reveals £147m annual loss
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The government-owned British Business Bank has said UK taxpayers will feel the long-term benefits of plugging billions of pounds into small firms after revealing it swung to…
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King and Queen tour LIVE: Charles becomes first British royal to speak in French Senate | Royal | News
[ad_1] The King and Queen took a colourful trip down memory lane today on a visit to a Parisian flower market named after the late Queen. Just as pouring rain which had drenched the streets either side of the Seine, Charles and Camilla downed their umbrellas to warmly greet two stall holders who met Her…
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2 Indian-origin authors shortlisted for British Academy Book Prize
[ad_1] India-born Nandini Das is in the running for ‘Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire’ and Caribbean-born Manjapra of mixed African and Indian parentage has been shortlisted for ‘Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation’. File Two authors of Indian heritage, UK-based Nandini Das…
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Daniel Abed Khalife, Ex-Soldier Who Escaped From British Prison, Is Recaptured
[ad_1] Three days after a former British soldier facing terrorism charges engineered an audacious escape from a London prison, setting off an intense nationwide manhunt, he was captured by the police on Saturday morning, only a dozen miles away. The Metropolitan Police Service said the fugitive, Daniel Abed Khalife, had been apprehended just before 11…