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Protesters across UK decry ‘heinous’ Rwanda deportation plan
Demonstrations take place outside Brook House and Colnbrook immigration removal centres
Tech firms to be forced to combat 'tsunami of online child abuse' by Online Safety Bill amendment
Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has announced plans to effectively lock Facebook Messenger and Instagram direct messages using end-to-end encryption, a technology which keeps conversations secure, but can also make the...
WikiLeaks' Assange lodges appeal against U.S. extradition
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has appealed to the High Court in London to block his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges, his brother said on Friday, the latest step in his legal battle that has dragged on for mo...
Julian Assange Is Enduring Unbearable Persecution for Exposing US War Crimes
Ever since U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel formally ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. last week, press freedom advocates around the world have been mobilizing. Assange Defense, on whose advisory boar...
Britain has approved Assange’s extradition – war criminals and murderers, rejoice
Priti Patel’s decision to hand over the WikiLeaks co-founder shows the price of investigative journalism anywhere the US holds sway
Punished for Exposing War Crimes? U.K. Approves Assange Extradition to U.S., Faces 175 Years
In a blow to press freedom, the United Kingdom has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face espionage charges related to the publication of classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes. H...
Julian Assange extradition order issued by London court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has moved one step closer to being extradited to the United States, where he is set to be tried under the Espionage Act, after a London court sent his handover order to the British government for approval.
Russian oligarchs on UK sanctions list were granted ‘golden visas’
Eight unnamed individuals were awarded right to live in Britain under controversial investor visa scheme
Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder gets married in Belmarsh prison
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has married his long-term partner at a high-security prison in London.
Julian Assange denied permission to appeal against extradition
The Supreme Court has refused to allow Julian Assange his latest appeal against extradition to the US.
Ukraine war: UK households offered £350 a month for hosting refugees
Households in the UK will be offered £350 a month to open their homes to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Questions raised over time-lag on UK moves to sanction oligarchs
Only eight people named so far sanctioned in UK with critics saying a process likely to ‘take weeks and months’ allows time for ‘asset flight’
Roman Abramovich terrified of being sanctioned and is selling property, says MP
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is ‘terrified of being sanctioned’ by the UK Government and is selling his property, according to Labour MP Chris Bryant.
Roman Abramovich: Labour MP urges government to seize Russian billionaire's assets
The government should seize the assets of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, a Labour MP has said, citing concerns about alleged links to corruption.
Ukraine crisis: Golden visa used by Russian oligarchs to live in Britain scrapped over corruption fears
Oligarchs have had the world as their oyster, armed forces minister says, but if Putin continues to threaten the West they will find it "extraordinarily hard" to enjoy the trappings that come with it.
Mike Lynch steps down from Darktrace board as he fights extradition to U.S. -Telegraph
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch has resigned as an adviser to Darktrace PLC (DARK.L), a British cyber security firm, The Telegraph reported on Friday.
HP Wins Huge Fraud Case Against Autonomy’s Mike Lynch
Just hours after the ruling, the UK home secretary approved Lynch’s extradition to the United States, where he faces further charges.
Julian Assange: From liberal darling to public enemy no. 1
“The UK High Court will deliver its decision on Monday morning [January 24] about whether to permit Julian Assange to appeal the US extradition decision to UK Supreme Court,” WikiLeaks tweeted on Friday.
End-to-end encryption protects children, says UK information watchdog
Information commissioner defends role of privacy protections in face of government-backed campaign
China says Britain’s political interference claims are groundless
The foreign ministry says it had no need to carry out such activities after MPs were warned about the activities of lawyer Christine Lee.
This ‘Chinese spy scandal’ is classic Yellow Peril fearmongering
A British lobbyist of Chinese origin has been giving large sums of money to UK politicians? It has to be a plot emanating from those dastardly communists in Beijing, doesn’t it…?
China denies interfering in UK politics after MI5 alert
China has denied interfering in UK politics after MI5 warned an agent of the country had infiltrated Parliament.
MI5 warns Chinese government 'agent' has been 'active' in UK parliament, MPs told
Christine Lee has made large donations to Labour MP Barry Gardiner's office, but he said MI5 has reassured him they were all above board. Her son resigned from his office today.
EU plane to be deployed over Channel after migrant deaths
A plane operated by EU border agency Frontex will be deployed over the Channel to better identify smuggling networks, said the French interior minister at a meeting with European migration officials.
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