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UK FOREIGN MINISTER PLANS SANCTIONS – Cooper says Britain must act on human rights abuses in Sudan Britain is preparing to tighten pressure on warring factions in Sudan. Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper told Parliament on Tuesday that she has instructed officials to draw up new sanctions targeting individuals and entities involved in human rights violations in the conflict-torn nation. Cooper said the international community has “turned its back on Sudan for far too long,” and stressed the urgent need for a ceasefire as violence escalates. The war erupted in 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support…

HMRC’S SUSPENSION OF CHILD BENEFIT – MPs say child benefit checks were ‘cavalier’ The UK tax office is facing severe criticism after an MP committee called its handling of Child Benefit checks “cavalier,” resulting in payments being wrongly stopped for thousands of families. The problem arose after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) ceased cross-checking claimants’ travel records with UK tax data, wrongly assuming people had permanently moved abroad. Treasury Select Committee Chair, Dame Meg Hillier, said HMRC made a “costly error.” HMRC boss John-Paul Marks has apologised, confirming over 3,600 claimants have already been confirmed as eligible after their payments…

MI5 SPY SERVICE NEW CHINA WARNING –  Attempts by Chinese agents to collect information and influence activity Britain’s MI5 security service today warned MPs about attempts by Chinese agents to collect information and influence activity, according to an email sent to lawmakers seen by Reuters, the latest spy threat to the nation’s parliament. The warning comes after prosecutors abandoned the trial of two British men charged with spying on members of parliament for China in September because, they said, the British government had not provided enough evidence to show that China was a threat to its national security. Lindsay Hoyle,…

ISRAEL SAYS NO TO PALASTINIAN STATE – Israel’s Netanyahu reaffirms opposition to a Palestinian state Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state, after facing pressure from right-wing ministers who said a U.S.-backed statement indicates support for a pathway to a Palestinian state. Netanyahu made the comments at a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.  On Saturday (November 15), Israeli far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich called on Netanyahu to denounce a Palestinian state, after the U.S. and many Muslim-majority nations endorsed a draft U.N. resolution backing President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, saying that the…

RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKE ON BALAKLIIA KILLED THREE PEOPLE – Firefighters battle fire in Kharkiv buildings after Russian missile strike kills three Photos released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine showed residential blocks in what is said to be the eastern city of Balakliia engulfed in flames. We were not able to independently verify the location or the date of when the images were taken. A Russian missile strike on Balakliia killed three people, with three teenagers among the 10 wounded, Kharkiv regional officials said on Monday.  The overnight attack damaged multi-story residence blocks and destroyed scores of cars in…

REPUBLICANS SET SIGHTS ON RUSSIA – Republicans drafting bill to sanction countries that trade with Russia President Donald Trump said that Republicans are working on legislation that will impose sanctions on any country doing business with Russia, and he said Iran may get added to that list. “As you know, I suggested it, so any country that does business with Russia will be very severely sanctioned,” Trump told reporters. “They may add Iran to that,” he added. Some U.S. senators are renewing a push to get a long-stalled bipartisan sanctions bill to Trump’s desk. The bill would slap tariffs on…

KING MARKS BIRTHDAY IN WALES – King Charles meets stars and locals in Wales during 77th birthday visit King Charles spent his 77th birthday in a wet and windy south Wales, visiting in Waled with Queen Camilla. He met local cultural figures including Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones, Love Island’s Liam Reardon, and TikToker Lewis Leigh. At a reception, the King cut a castle-shaped birthday cake before greeting crowds braving Storm Claudia under umbrellas. Earlier, Buckingham Palace released a new photo of the King at Sandringham holding a shepherd’s crook. To commemorate the occasion, the Royal Family released a…

UK EXPECTED SET OUT SWEEPING REFORMS – British interior minister to set out tougher migration rules British interior minister Shabana Mahmood is expected set out sweeping reforms to the migration system, seeking to follow Denmark in making Britain less attractive to asylum seekers. Countries that refuse to take back illegal migrants from Britain will face visa bans, Shabana Mahmood is to announce. States that will not accept the deportation of failed asylum seekers or foreign criminals are to face a “sliding scale” of penalties, from the removal of fast-track visa services to bans on entry documents for everyone from tourists…

REEVES DROPS TAX RISE PLAN – Chancellor scraps income tax hike as markets slide Finance Minister Rachel Reeves has dropped plans to raise income tax rates in this month’s budget. The move is aimed at avoiding a political backlash—but it’s already rattling financial markets. Sterling slipped 0.3%, hitting its lowest level against the euro in more than two and a half years. Investors reacted swiftly, fearing Reeves may struggle to deliver the tough measures needed to stabilise Britain’s public finances. Government bond markets also took a hit. Long-dated gilt yields jumped by around 12 basis points, putting them on track…

RESIDENT DOCTORS STRIKE OVER PAY DISPUTE – Doctors demand 26% pay restoration Thousands of resident doctors in England walked out today, launching their 13th strike since March 2023. The action runs until Tuesday, with NHS leaders warning of major disruption to staffing, appointments and operations. The government has refused any further pay offers, but the British Medical Association says years of pay erosion have left resident doctors far behind, calling for a 26% rise to restore earnings to 2008 levels. BMA chair Dr. Tom Dolphin said some doctors were earning as little as £14 an hour when the dispute began,…