The UK Health Security Agency predicts that Omicron was likely to overtake Delta and become the dominant variant in that country. Ever since the Omicron variant first appeared around Thanksgiving, the U.S. government has been cautious but largely optimistic. While … Read More
The Speaker of the House of Commons is demanding a drugs crackdown amid growing evidence of cannabis and cocaine being used openly. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has told Sky News he is to call in police after claims that … Read More
World Health Organization warns leaders against ‘knee-jerk responses.’ Nations took swift action Friday to halt air travel from southern Africa in reaction to news of a new, transmissible COVID-19 variant. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned against hastily imposing … Read More
Despite promises by the home secretary to make the route across the Channel “unviable”, the number of people completing the crossing has reached record highs. “Taking back control” of Britain’s borders was a key rallying cry for Vote Leave during … Read More
Consumer price growth will reach an annual pace of 3.9% in October, a pick-up from the 3.1% registered in September UK inflation is forecast to hit its highest rate in a decade in October as supply chain disruptions, rising energy … Read More
It can be argued that for Democrats a border wall did not seem necessary in 2016 or in January 2021, but November 2021 is a different matter. In late September, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), a Washington-based think tank, … Read More
It is estimated that around 1,000 migrants crossed into the UK on Thursday as the government warns the number of people departing from France is “unacceptable”. If officially confirmed, the figure will be the highest daily total of migrant crossings … Read More
When it comes to foreign policy in Germany, the differences between the mainstream political parties are few and the level of public interest low. Foreign policy barely featured as an issue in the recent federal election campaign or in the … Read More
Boris Johnson never understood what his Withdrawal Agreement with the EU really meant, his former chief adviser has said. Dominic Cummings said in a provocative series of tweets that he had always intended to get “the trolley” – his derogatory … Read More
Brexit minister Lord Frost said the European Union would be making a ‘historic misjudgment’ if it wasn’t prepared to make changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol. It would be prioritizing “EU internal processes over relieving turbulence in Northern Ireland”, he … Read More