A bride-to-be made sure to include some of those closest to her in her wedding-day festivities in a very meaningful way. Kayrin Callaghan, 31, got engaged to Alex Slater-Brown, 26, in April 2022. The personal assistant from Camborne, England, said she knew she wanted to include four people whom she told SWNS were like family to her. TEXAS COUPLE SAYS …
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The British parliament has voted to outlaw smoking for future generations. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, introduced and championed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is set to ban smoking for anyone born after 2009. It overwhelmingly passed a vote in the House of Commons with 383 votes to 67 on CONSERVATIVES’ ATTEMPT TO REPEAL HATE SPEECH LAW THAT MADE SCOTLAND …
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LONDON (AP) — The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon was charged Thursday with embezzlement in a probe into the finances of Scotland’s pro-independence governing party, a shocking setback for the country’s most powerful political couple. Police in Scotland said a 59-year-old man was charged Thursday evening after being arrested and taken into custody earlier in the day for …
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A website that allowed international cyber fraudsters to trick up to 70,000 British victims into revealing personal information such as bank account details and passwords has been infiltrated and disrupted, London police said Thursday. Metropolitan Police said they seized the LabHost site, which enabled more than 2,000 criminals to create phishing sites that got victims to reveal 480,000 bank card …
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LONDON (AP) — A law that will enable Britain to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda suffered a setback on Wednesday after Parliament’s upper chamber pressed its attempt to amend the contentious legislation. The House of Lords inserted amendments into the Safety of Rwanda Bill, sending it back to the lower House of Commons in a process …
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The Scottish government is expected to ditch its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030, according to reports. The reality check came after ministers missed eight of the last 12 annual emission targets, with experts claiming it is now impossible for the country to meet the 75% reduction by the end of the decade, BBC Scotland reported. …
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Scottish conservatives attempted to repeal a controversial new hate speech law Wednesday, saying its passage made Scotland an “international mockery.” The Scottish parliament voted to keep the Hate Crime and Public Order Act after a challenge from Scottish Conservatives, which cited concerns that its vague wording, expansive coverage and potentially selective enforcement could be disastrous for common people. Sky News …
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The U.S. provided assurances requested by the British High Court in London that could allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. to face espionage charges. The High Court ruled last month that if the U.S. failed to provide assurances, Assange would be allowed to make an appeal challenging his extradition over WikiLeaks’ publication …
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British lawmakers will on Tuesday debate and vote on the government’s plans to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking. The bill, a key policy announced by Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year, will make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009. It has the support …
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A Muslim student who wanted to pray during lunchtime lost a court fight Tuesday against a strict London school that had banned prayer on campus. A High Court judge said the female student had accepted when she enrolled in the school that she would be subject to religious restrictions. “She knew that the school is secular and her own evidence …
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