United Kingdom

Iqra Ismail, a former captain of the Somalia women’s national football team, was barred from playing in the Greater London Women’s Football League (GLWFL) for wearing tracksuit bottoms instead of shorts, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. The incident occurred during a…

Britain has confirmed its first case of the new mpox variant, clade Ib, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), VOA reported yesterday. The individual, who recently traveled to affected regions in Africa, was detected in London and has…

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is under fire for not explicitly condemning the Uyghur genocide during his recent meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, RFA reported yesterday. Following the October 18 talks, the UK Foreign Office stated…

Santander is set to reduce its UK workforce by 1,425 jobs as part of a cost-cutting initiative driven by increased automation, The Guardian reported yesterday. CEO Hector Grisi confirmed the layoffs during a press conference on October 29, noting that…

British academic Peter Hopkins from Newcastle University has highlighted that official UK statistics do not fully represent the scale of hate crimes against Muslims, as many avoid reporting incidents of discrimination. Hopkins noted that anti-Muslim sentiment has intensified, particularly amid…

According to an article by The Guardian on October 20, the UK government has allocated £3 million for mosque security amid rising anti-Muslim hate crimes, but many mosques remain unaware of available funding opportunities. In response to a surge in…

Students in London are grappling with potential course abandonment due to a cyberattack on Transport for London’s (TfL) IT systems, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The incident, which occurred in early September, compromised the personal details of approximately 5,000 Oyster card…

The UK government is exploring the potential of offering weight loss injections, such as Mounjaro, to unemployed people with obesity to help them lose weight and return to work, the BBC reported. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes…

UK health officials are alarmed by a rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations attributed to the new XEC variant, first identified in Germany in June 2024, The Express Tribune reported yesterday. Recent data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows an…

England’s Atlantic salmon population has plummeted to a record low, Reuters reported citing the Environment Agency (EA). Approximately 90% of key salmon rivers in England are now classified as “at risk” or “probably at risk,” indicating that salmon numbers fall…