3 mn readThe British government has announced that American Bully XL dogs will no longer be allowed in the country by the end of the year.
4 mn readFamous Indian born, British-American author Salman Rushdie was attacked at the time when we he was about to speak in New York state. Rushdie, 75, was stabbed by Hadi Matar, 24, at Chautauqua Institution, a non-profit education and retreat center. Prosecutor called it a preplanned crime. According to the information, injuries are severe but Rushdie is taken off a ventilator and is recovering slowly. His critically acclaimed novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ (1988) caused adverse consequences after it met eyes of the readers. He faced death threats for several years because of the novel, which Muslims considered it unholy and disrespectful. His work combines literary fiction with providing realistic view of the world and historical fiction. Another author named JK Rowling received death threat for tweeting over Salman Rushdie incident, the other day.
3 mn readI write to you on Human Rights Day this open letter with regard to the upcoming Winter Games to be held in Beijing (“Beijing 2022”). As you are aware, there have been a lot of concerns over the human rights record of the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”), China’s ruling dictatorship. Some of the human rights abuses were examined by the Uyghur Tribunal recently, a non-binding people’s tribunal examining a large body of evidence of abuse against Uyghur Muslims by the CCP. The Tribunal yesterday, headed by Sir Geoffrey Nice, QC, considered that there was evidence, beyond reasonable doubt, that the CCP was committing crimes against humanity, and conducting a genocide, against Uyghur Muslims.
3 mn readThe UK Government has been accused of handing COVID-19 contracts to private companies with intimate ties to the Conservative Party which resulted in “avoidable deaths”.
4 mn readThe UK is set to invest £24.1 billion in defence over the next four years to dispel ideas of Britain being a “token force”.
4 mn readCreating a hospitality surge has arguably been number one priority of the United Kingdom’s government to boost the economy since lockdown lifted. Figures released by Her Majesty’s Treasury reveal restaurants across the country have made more than 87,000 claims on discounted meals, via the Eat Out to Help Out scheme. By the third week since its inception, the British government had spent £336 million reimbursing businesses.
5 mn readWith the United Kingdom Government having set out at the end of July details of its policy for Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) (“BNOs”), more and more Hongkongers are starting to arrive in the United Kingdom, wishing to take advantage of the United Kingdom Government’s scheme for BNO status holders and their dependants.
