The recruitment of 20,000 new police officers in England and Wales will begin within weeks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. The College of Policing welcomed the pledge but warned of “logistical challenges”, partly because of concerns of a lack of instructors for training. It is “not just getting people through the doors”, its chief executive said. Forces in England ...
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Alok Sharma MP has been appointed Secretary of State for International Development
Alok Sharma has been appointed Secretary of State for International Development. Alok was Minister of State for Employment at the Department of Work and Pensions from 9 January 2018 until 24 July 2019. He was Minister of State for Housing and Planning, for the Department for Communities and Local Government from 13 June 2017 to 9 January 2018. International Development ...
Read More »The Rt Hon Dominic Raab has been appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State.
He was Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from July to November 2018. He was previously Minister of State for Housing at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government from 9 January 2018 to 9 July 2018. He was Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice from 12 June 2017 to 9 January 2018. Dominic ...
Read More »Boris Johnson: Premiership will be the start of a golden age
Boris Johnson has promised the “beginning of a new golden age”, as he made his first Commons statement as PM. Speaking to MPs, Mr Johnson said his government would throw itself into Brexit negotiations with energy. He also assured EU citizens living in the UK they would have “absolute certainty” of their right to live and remain in the country. ...
Read More »UK heatwave: Country braces for hottest day on record
people flocked to the beach to enjoy Wednesday’s hot weather The UK is expecting its hottest day on record, with temperatures of up to 39C (102.2F) forecast in southern and eastern England. It is already the hottest day of the year so far, with the mercury hitting 35.1C at Heathrow Airport. Thousands of commuters have been hit by disruption ...
Read More »Boris Johnson becomes UK’s new prime minister
Boris Johnson has said “his job is to serve the people” as he becomes the UK’s new prime minister. Speaking outside Downing Street after accepting The Queen’s invitation to form a government, he said he wanted to “change the country for the better”. He said the UK would leave the EU on 31 October “no ifs, no buts”, adding: ...
Read More »Boris Johnson: May bidding farewell before new PM takes office
Theresa May has delivered a farewell speech in Downing Street before tendering her resignation to the Queen. She wished new Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government well, adding: “Their successes will be our country’s successes.” Earlier, Mrs May faced MPs’ questions for the final time and looked visibly emotional as she left to applause. Mr Johnson will speak outside ...
Read More »Internet and Smartphones addiction can alter teenage brain
Rayhan Ahmed Topader: Internet users rapidly increasing and it is become one of the most important topic for the research. As the growing phenomenon of vast browsing of the Internet; now-a-days researchers are trying to identify what are the impacts of heavy Internet usage, specifically for the thought adults.In addition, 30 of them browsing the Internet without any specific reason, ...
Read More »Wendy Matthews OBE tells graduates: communication is the key to success
Wendy, speaking at UEL’s graduation ceremony on 18 July, stressed how important it is to work together. “As you go forward from today into your chosen areas of work, always remember to support one another, look after each other, work collaboratively, embrace diversity and check in frequently with one another.” Shabir Randeree, chancellor of UEL, conferred the title of ...
Read More »Labour anti-Semitism: Corbyn’s plan to go to ruling body
Jeremy Corbyn will present his plan to speed up the expulsion of members over anti-Semitism to Labour’s ruling body, the National Executive Committee. On Monday, he told his MPs he wanted to “confront this poison”, but the process sometimes took too long. A statement from the shadow cabinet said they supported the proposals, but still backed “independent oversight” as well. ...
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