British politicians are ripping Nike’s “modern twist” to England’s 2024 national soccer team uniforms, calling them “woke” after they were unveiled this week. The team’s “kit” is turning heads and leading to an uproar on social media, particularly when it comes to the St. George’s Cross, which normally is a red cross with a white background. Nike decided to put …
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LONDON (AP) — Tired of inflated ticket prices, recording artist Yungblud is launching his own affordable music festival. Bludfest takes place on Aug. 11 in the iconic Milton Keynes Bowl, which in the past has hosted the likes of David Bowie and Green Day in Buckinghamshire, England, northwest of London. CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP HOSTING MUSIC FESTIVAL AT SEA HITS JAMAICA …
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An art museum in the United Kingdom is making news for overhauling its galleries, saying idyllic paintings of the English countryside can spark “nationalist feeling” in viewers. Cambridge University’s Fitzwilliam Museum has changed its displays in a move that director Luke Syson insisted to The Telegraph was not “woke” but aimed at being more “inclusive.” “I would love to think …
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The European Union and the United Nations said Hong Kong’s new national security bill was deeply worrying and could erode fundamental freedoms in the China-ruled city. “It is alarming that such consequential legislation was rushed through the legislature through an accelerated process, in spite of serious concerns raised about the incompatibility of many of its provisions with international human rights …
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The British government will introduce a bill in parliament on Wednesday to fulfill its promise to phase out smoking among young people by banning tobacco sales for future generations. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, if passed unamended, will be one of the world’s toughest anti-tobacco laws and prevent children turning 15 this year or younger from ever being able to …
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A wrecked seagoing vessel discovered decades ago off the Florida Keys has recently been identified as a British warship that sank in the 18th century. National Park Service archaeologists used new research to determine that the wreckage first spotted in 1993 near Dry Tortugas National Park is the HMS Tyger, the agency said in a news release late last week. …
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Britain will hold the next meeting of the European Political Community on July 18, the government announced Tuesday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will host leaders from about 50 countries at Blenheim Palace, an 18th-century country mansion northwest of London that was the birthplace of wartime leader Winston Churchill. Sunak said that the gathering was “an important forum for cooperation across …
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England’s first convicted cyber-flasher was sentenced Tuesday to 5 1/2 years in prison. Nicholas Hawkes, 39, a convicted sex offender who sent unsolicited photos of his genitals to a girl and a woman, was the first person in England and Wales convicted of violating the Online Safety Act. Hawkes admitted at an earlier hearing that in February he sent a …
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A former primary school teacher in Nottingham, England is defending herself in court this week after she was fired for raising concerns about her school’s endorsement of pro-transgender ideology. The Christian teacher said she was asked by her employer to treat an eight-year-old student who was coming into her class as transgender at the start of the 2021 school year. …
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