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[ad_1] TOHe first, sheets of paper with Min Aung Hlaing’s face were taped up in the streets, ready to be stamped by angry protesters in Myanmar’s main city, Yangon. The troops quickly removed the pages, only for the resourceful protesters to return with stencils to paint the image of the …

[ad_1] A controversial new coal mine planned for Cumbria appears to have been suspended. Local government secretary Robert Jenrick had previously refused to intervene, but said late Thursday that he would take responsibility for the plan away from the local authority. A notice from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and …

[ad_1] The government is “summoning” a controversial plan for a new deep coal mine in Cumbria, according to a letter seen by The independent. Robert Jenrick, the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, has decided to intervene in the plans for the mine after “further controversy” surrounding …

[ad_1] The swamps, pastures and reed beds along the Thames where developers want to build a theme park have been listed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in recognition of their rare and diverse insect life. Natural England’s decision to recognize the national importance of the Swanscombe Peninsula, …

[ad_1] The UK government has been forced to delay the introduction of import controls for six months, in a U-turn in post-Brexit policy, because a network of 30 border posts being built to process incoming goods would not have been ready on time. Exports to the EU from Britain have …

[ad_1] The John Lewis Partnership has revealed that it does not expect to reopen all of its department stores as coronavirus lockdowns are eased. The company, which also includes the Waitrose supermarket chain in its stable, announced last year that it would not pay a cousin to its staff, known …

[ad_1] We were talking about it all day, but it was only at 9pm on Monday that a massive UK audience got to see Oprah’s interview for the first time. The moment when the Royal family it was exposed from within. Harry and Meghan accuse the firm of being unsupportive, …

[ad_1] Rishi Sunak’s wealth tax … on the sly: Government ready to raise £ 90bn through inheritance and capital gains taxes in a blow to the middle classes, documents show The amount families will pay for inheritance and capital gains tax will skyrocket The Treasury will collect taxes amounting to …

[ad_1] 1 R&R is hard to do “Productivity isn’t everything,” wrote economist Paul Krugman. “But in the long run, it is almost everything.” When looking for a place to point fingers in response to England’s turnover policy, replace productivity with scheduling. Of course, in a year unlike any other for …

[ad_1] French ambassador says Boris Johnson is an ‘unrepentant liar’ who has damaged Britain’s global influence in extraordinary personal attack Sylvie Bermann, who was the highest ranking Parisian diplomat in the UK between 2014 and 2017 She warned that Britain will have a diminished role on the world stage after …