China Has Debated Attacking Taiwan-Controlled Islands, Top Taiwan Official Says

Read More Beijing has mulled invading Taiwan’s Pratas Islands but will not mount an attack before the island’s president Tsai Ing-wen finishes her term in 2024, a top Taiwanese security official said. “Attacking and capturing Pratas Islands, and using war to force Taiwan into talks, this scenario in our assessment will not happen during President […]

Over GBP5.5bn of Covid support funds lost to fraud or error

Read More Coronavirus Over GBP5.5bn of Covid support funds lost to fraud or error HMRC says nearly 9% of furlough scheme was fraudulently claimed or otherwise wrongly paid out last year @RupertNeate Thu 4 Nov 2021 16.08 EDT Last modified on Thu 4 Nov 2021 16.10 EDT More than GBP5.5bn of taxpayer money from the […]

Barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds ‘face systemic obstacles’

Read More Barristers Barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds ‘face systemic obstacles’ Report by Bar Council’s race working group says ethnic minority barristers are paid less and are at greater risk of bullying Legal affairs correspondent Thu 4 Nov 2021 15.28 EDT Last modified on Thu 4 Nov 2021 15.37 EDT Barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds […]

Officials tell AP that Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker

Post Content Iran seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month and still holds the vessel, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press, revealing the latest provocation in Mideast waters as tensions escalate between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard troops on Oct. […]