Author: Morton Obrien

The conflict between Israel and Hamas and the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip are causing a minor crisis in the UK’s largest political opposition, Labour.On Wednesday night, 56 party MPs defied voting discipline imposed by Keir Starmer’s leadership and voted in favor of a motion by the Scottish National Party (SNP) calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.The Scottish Nationalists’ motion failed, with 293 votes against and 125 in favor, as the Conservative Party, in government, has a majority in the House of Commons. pic.twitter.com/BKPky5uxGy— Jess Phillips MP (@jessphillips) November 15, 2023 Despite a growing number of Labor…

At the age of 41, the former football goalkeeper was loaned out by Belfast Giants to Oxford City Stars. • Photo: Belfast Giants/X Who knows, maybe they won’t forget, that’s what they say. At 41 years old, Petr Cech continues to make waves in the transfer markets…just now in ice hockey. The former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper, whose club he retired from football in 2019, was on loan from Oxford City Stars on Wednesday as a reinforcement for United Kingdom’s reigning national champions, Belfast Giants. “We are very grateful for the support of Oxford City Stars and Petr, a highly…

Return to home page / Minute by minute LONDON (AFP) – Inflation in the UK fell sharply in October to 4.6% year-on-year, after prices rose 6.7% in the previous month, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this month. First change: 15/11/2023 – 17:35 1 minute A few pedestrians walk near the Bank of England and the London Stock Exchange (c) on November 2, 2023. © Henry Nicholls / AFP/Archivos The inflation figure is below the target of less than 5% inflation set by Conservative First Minister Rishi Sunak’s government, which faces a crisis in his…

1 in 4 Conservationists continue to find Lego bricks lost on the coast of Cornwall, England Conservationists continue to find Lego bricks lost on the coast of Cornwall, England Facebook / LegoLostAtSea / Reproduction During a storm on February 13, 1997, a Tokyo Express cargo ship was struck by a large wave about 20 miles (32 km) off Land’s End, a small beach on the coast of Cornwall, England. The vessel listed more than 45 degrees and lost 62 containers at sea – Including one with 4.8 million Lego bricks. Volunteers and collectors still find Lego pieces on beaches 26…

TikTok has become a great music discovery tool. When scrolling through the feed, either through trends or through multiple alternate profiles, some songs may get lost. And to make sure the user can listen to that song more often, Spotify announced a shortcut within the Short Video app. With this, the user no longer has to find the name of the song by searching for the lyrics in the browser or go to the music stream and leave TikTok to search for it. TikTok and Spotify allow account integration Save songs with a single tap. The feature is available for…

Much criticized since it was announced a year and a half ago, the plan was put on hold after the first flight was canceled in mid-2022 following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights. In the first instance, the regional court gave the plan a ‘green light’, but at the end of June, the London Court of Appeal ruled that the plan was “unlawful” because it considered that Rwanda “cannot be considered a safe country”. Third country”. According to this court, “People sent to Rwanda are subject to return to their country of origin where there…

A group of developing countries accuses the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom of frustrating joint efforts to give the United Nations (UN) new financial functions, such as greater participation in the global tax debate. This Monday, November 13, reports the Financial Times, citing sources.. In 2022, a resolution presented by 54 African countries was unanimously approved at the UN, which aimed to give the organization a new role in financial matters, calling for the preparation of a report with options. UN The General Secretariat will eventually present a document with possibilities for new financial functions for the corporation,…

Home Secretary sacked after criticizing UK police Britain’s Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, was sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this Monday, according to the British press. Suella Braverman wrote an article in The Times in which she criticized police actions at a pro-Palestinian demonstration. After the publication of the minister’s controversial article, Rishi Sunak was the target of pressure, including from his own party, to remove Suella Braverman from the government. The minister feels that the authorities are more benevolent and more moderate, unlike what happens when the protestors are…

A group of developing countries accuses the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom of frustrating joint efforts to give the United Nations (UN) new financial functions, such as greater participation in the global tax debate. This Monday, November 13, reports the Financial Times, citing sources.. In 2022, a resolution presented by 54 African countries was unanimously approved at the UN, which aimed to give the organization a new role in financial matters, calling for the preparation of a report with options. UN The General Secretariat will present a document with possibilities for new financial functions for the organization, including…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was officially released a few hours ago, and we still don’t have first-hand sales data, but comforting news is already coming out of the UK about Activision’s blizzard. Complete logging of downloads and online traffic Related to video games from different suppliers. According to reports from major UK internet service providers, namely EE, BT and Virgin Media O2, the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has revealed a lot of online connections and data traffic related to high-end video games. Never seen before. Apparently, this trend had already started during the early…