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It could be said that the Conservative manifesto, which sets out its intentions should the party win a fifth term in office, may go down as one of the most pointless documents ever committed to red, white and blue paper.Given the enormous lead enjoyed by Labour in opinion polls, and a campaign conducted with all the incompetence that has…

Teesside University in the United Kingdom has announced a new initiative to support Nigerian students facing severe financial difficulties by funding their flights home, by BBC on Tuesday. This move came after several students were removed from their courses and ordered to leave the UK due to their…

Warrant Officer 2 (W02) Paul Barnes, hailing from the British Army's Land Warfare Centre, made a pivotal visit to Fort McCoy in May. His mission? To champion the importance of international cooperation and…

9 June: No Date Given For Ban To Be Lifted Restrictions on carrying over 100ml of liquid per container in hand luggage have been reintroduced at six airports in the UK as of today (Sunday 9 June). These are Newcastle, Leeds Bradford, London City, Aberdeen, Southend and Teesside, which were able to lift the ban earlier this year…

It’s a strange picture: today’s breed of keffiyeh-sporting omni-activists poring over the investment portfolios of the financial institutions that sponsor cultural festivals until they identify links not just to fossil fuels but to the far bigger bogeyman: Israel, and specifically its defence infrastructure.It’s…

Airports have been ordered to once again limit passengers to 100ml of liquid in hand luggage, amid concerns that checks are not secure enough.Rules limiting passengers to containers no bigger than 100ml were introduced after the government announced in 2006 that it had foiled a terror plot to blow up…

Wealthy people in the UK, from foreign billionaires to City of London bankers, are rushing to shelter their money after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised the country by calling a summer election. Some are cashing in investments, paying off bills that may soon rise or leaving the UK entirely, according to interviews with more than two dozen…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Rishi Sunak put forward JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon and former Google chair Eric Schmidt for UK honours, people familiar with the matter said, as the British prime minister enters what may be his final weeks in…

Over the weekend, attention turned to investment and wealth – and the potential for new wealth taxes. 11% of people say they’d be more likely to vote for a party that pledged to cut tax on investments. Overall, 31% of investors think a Conservative government would be better for…

They refused to comment on the specific proposal but added: “We talk to people about a lot of ideas, but ultimately what is policy is what we have said publicly.”It comes amid separate concerns that Beijing is exploiting research at UK institutions. Parliament’s intelligence and security committee last year…