About that episode Birmingham, England’s second city, went bankrupt. It sounds crazy, and it is. Municipalities can no longer spend money, except for essential services. The immediate cause is the fallout from the equal pay scandal. For years, women working

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International•Sep 11 ’23 19:05•Modified on Sep 11 ’23 20:17Author: Remy Relations between China and the UK are tense. Britain accused China of espionage after two people were arrested. One of them is said to have had contact with the ruling

China objects to news of a man arrested in Britain on suspicion of spying for Beijing. This was a “political sham”, claimed a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in London. “We strongly oppose this and call on relevant parties in

A British parliamentary researcher has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of spying for China. It concerns a man in his twenties. He was arrested along with a second person under the Official Secrets Act. British newspapers reported this

parliamentary inquiryAs Minister of Social Affairs, Mark Rutte had no choice but to intervene after signals of welfare fraud among Dutch Somalis. The court ruled that there was discrimination, the outgoing Prime Minister stated that doing nothing after a ‘big

International•September 9 ’23 10:16Author: Thijs Baas Queen Elizabeth II died a year ago. And so began the era of King Charles in England. Today many things remain the same, says British correspondent Lia van Bekhoven. ‘What was and will be

About that episode Hundreds of schools in England are unsafe. Some ceilings can collapse due to the use of certain types of concrete that have passed their expiration date. Schools found to have unsafe concrete are not permitted to open,

Margot KennisMonday 4 September 202312:00 Like a new van Zadie Smith determines the mood of literary autumn, we are entering a hot autumn. His sixth novel is a killer opening move, and proof that Smith’s formula for success is far

The Foreign Affairs Committee is using the words for the first time, emphasized committee chair Alicia Kearns. Beijing views Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic of China and frequently threatens to take over the democratic island republic. China is