Category: News


UK sets out 64 bln pounds funding for local councils


Britain plans to increase funding for local government councils by 4 billion pounds to 64 billion pounds ($81 billion) to address inflation-driven pressures, after cities Birmingham and Nottingham effectively declared bankruptcy.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-sets-out-64-bln-pounds-funding-local-councils-2023-12-18/


Tech Coalition Launches Initiative To Crackdown on Nomadic Child Predators


A new initiative to better identify child predators who obscure their activity by jumping among tech platforms was announced Tuesday by The Tech Coalition, an industry group that includes Discord, Google, Mega, Meta, Quora, Roblox, Snap, and Twitch.

 

https://www.technewsworld.com/story/tech-coalition-launches-initiative-to-crackdown-on-nomadic-child-predators-178773.html

Rishi Sunak: The time has come to cut tax


Mr Sunak said his target of halving inflation had been met so taxes would be reduced in “a responsible way”.

NEW LIONS Cole Palmer, Ezri Konsa and Rico Lewis land first England call-ups for Euro 2024 qualifiers vs Malta and North Macedonia


The trio will join up with the Three Lions for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.Konsa, 26, has never played for England before despite being a regular for the Villans and is expected to be one player to join up.

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/24716099/ezri-konsa-england-euro-2024-qualifiers/


Crispin Blunt announces he’s Tory MP arrested over rape claims and has been quizzed twice


The veteran Conservative politician has had the Tory whip suspended pending the outcome of the police investigation. He has been asked to stay away from the parliamentary estate.

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-tory-mp-arrested-over-31288860


Bongi Mbonambi Afrikaans ‘defence’ undermined as new footage is not moment being investigated


New video footage that purports to show Tom Curry being allegedly racially abused by Bongi Mbonambi, the South Africa hooker, is not the moment being investigated by World Rugby, Telegraph Sport can reveal.

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/24/tom-curry-bongi-mbonambi-racist-comment-footage-world-cup/