The government looked into putting floating walls in the English Channel to stop asylum seekers crossing to the UK, a leaked document shows. The Home Office approached the trade group Maritime UK over the possible use of temporary “marine fencing”, the Financial Times reports. The government declined to comment. Ministers also looked at setting up
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“Negligible” progress has been made by the UK government to replace EU funds in Wales after Brexit, according to a committee of cross-party MPs. Former Welsh Secretary and senior Conservative MP Stephen Crabb said the situation was “simply unacceptable”. Parliament’s Welsh Affairs Committee said the absence of detailed plans to replace £375m a year in
The entire legal system was undermined when the home secretary labelled human rights lawyers “activists”, Wales’ former first minister has said. Priti Patel blamed “activist lawyers” for legal challenges to prevent the removal of asylum seekers. Carwyn Jones, who is Member of the Senedd (MS) for Bridgend and a barrister, said: “If we no longer
Lockdown led to an increase in fly-tipping as people struggled to access tips and waste collection, MPs say. Conservative MP Paul Bristow said the illegal dumping of waste had become more acceptable as people carried out “copy-cat” offences. He is calling for an increase in the penalties for fly-tipping. Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said fly-tipping
The government is to push ahead with a new “three-tier” approach to coronavirus restrictions in local areas of England, the BBC understands. The Department of Health confirmed last month the system was being considered – but it has now been signed off by government officials and politicians. According to a memo seen by the BBC,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would shift the date of an Oklahoma rally from June 19th, the date of the “Juneteenth” holiday, to June 20th out of respect for a day commemorating the end of U.S. slavery. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump is applauded as he attends a
CAMDEN, N.J. (Reuters) – Zsakhiem James, a police captain in Camden, New Jersey – once considered the most dangerous city in the United States – sees every encounter with a resident as an opportunity to build “social currency” to prevent or solve a future crime. Police Lieutenant Commander Zsakhiem James speaks with local pharmacy manager
FILE PHOTO – U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a roundtable discussion with members of the faith community, law enforcement and small business at Gateway Church Dallas Campus in Dallas, Texas, U.S., June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast on Friday that he would like
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two key U.S. senators are circulating a bipartisan draft bill that would reform how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new aircraft in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people. Boeing 737 Max aircraft are parked in a parking lot at Boeing Field in this aerial photo
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Wednesday it was putting the finishing touches on proposals to reform the police following George Floyd’s killing while in police custody, but warned that reducing immunity for
FILE PHOTO: Philonise Floyd speaks during the funeral for his brother, George Floyd, at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston, Texas, U.S., June 9, 2020. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis Police officers on May 25. Godofredo A. Vasquez/Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the brothers of George Floyd, whose death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s decision to cut U.S. troop levels in Germany blindsided a number of senior national security officials, according to five sources familiar with the matter, and the Pentagon had yet to receive a formal order to carry it out, Reuters has learned. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate report released Tuesday says the U.S. government failed to properly oversee Chinese-owned telecommunications companies for nearly two decades. FILE PHOTO: The company logo of China Telecom is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip The report from the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners streamed into a Texas church on Monday to honor African American George Floyd, who died in police custody two weeks ago, as pressure mounted in Congress and across the United States for sweeping reforms to the justice system. Demonstrators’ anger over the May 25 death of Floyd, 46, is
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of city council members in Minneapolis have pledged to abolish the city’s police department after the death of an unarmed black man in custody last month led to some of the biggest protests seen in the United States. Trolice Flavors holds up a fist during a “We Want to Live”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, joining a growing chorus of Republicans and military leaders criticizing Republican President Donald Trump amid nationwide protests. Powell, a Republican who led the U.S. military during the 1991 Gulf War in Iraq under President George H.W. Bush and