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UK launches ad drive to deter Albanian migrants

The UK Home Office is launching an advertising campaign to discourage Albanian migrants from traveling to Britain illegally via small boats. The scheme, which will use Facebook and Instagram, is the latest attempt by British authorities…

UK royal family won’t return remains of Ethiopian prince

Buckingham Palace on Tuesday said it has declined a request from the family of a 19th century Ethiopian prince to repatriate his remains. Prince Alemayehu was captured aged seven by the British Army and taken to England in 1868, arriving…

Iranian embassy siege commando dies

A former UK Special Air Service soldier who took part in the 1980 storming of the Iranian embassy in London has died. Mel Parry, who served nearly 20 years in the SAS, was one of a team of 32 commandos who rescued 26 people from the…

Archbishop to lead charge against UK immigration bill

The Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to introduce a series of amendments in the House of Lords to the UK government’s Illegal Migration Bill, as Tory MPs urge the prime minister to “get a grip” on the number of people entering the…

London mayor says death threats left him with PTSD

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that dealing with the aftermath of disasters and receiving death threats since taking office have left him with post-traumatic stress disorder. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Khan described it…

First UK-UAE Strategic Dialogue held in London

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, met the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly on Monday for the inaugural UK-UAE Strategic…