Anti-abortion campaigner Livia Tossici-Bolt was convicted for protesting outside a Bournemouth clinic, despite support from the White House A pro-life activist backed by the White House has said she is fighting for free speech. Livia Tossici-Bolt, 64, was convicted on Friday for protesting outside an abortion clinic by holding a sign that read: “Here to talk if you want to.” The mother of three was handed a two-year conditional discharge and ordered…

Ed Miliband has sunk an extra £2.7bn into Sizewell C after EDF slashed its stake in the nuclear power project. The Energy Secretary said the additional money would boost energy security, jobs and the race for net zero. But anti-Sizewell campaigners questioned the wisdom of pouring billions into a project that the Government has still not taken a final decision to build. It means UK taxpayers have so far spent…

Hotels predominantly in London are threatening to evict hundreds of asylum seekers after failing to receive contracted payments from an accommodation company ditched by the Home Office. The hotels, largely in the London area, say that they should have received payments from Stay Belvedere Hotels (SBHL) for housing the asylum seekers last month. They claim that means they have been unable to pay their insurance premiums, leaving them in breach…

Ed Miliband has approved a £4bn development off the Sussex coast despite hundreds of objections, the plans for a giant wind farm to be built in the English Channel with dozens of turbines as tall as the Eiffel Tower. The wind farm, called Rampion 2, received the green light from the Energy Secretary despite objections from hundreds of locals who fear it will damage ecosystems and ruin views from the…

Trump administration has waded into Britain’s heated abortion rights debate by throwing its support behind a UK-based anti-abortion activist recently convicted for breaching protest restrictions. The U.S. intervention has triggered renewed diplomatic friction between the two countries and could complicate ongoing trade negotiations. Livia Tossici-Bolt, a 64-year-old dual UK-Italian citizen and retired NHS medical scientist, was handed a two-year conditional discharge and fined over £20,000 for violating a buffer zone…

By Dominic Penna Nigel Farage’s party stands to do well at county council elections after ex-Conservative candidates tear up membership cards At least 60 of Reform UK’s council candidates at the local elections next month have defected from the Conservatives. New analysis shows dozens of former Tory activists, councillors or candidates have torn up their membership cards and are now standing for Reform. Reform has surged in popularity in the…

Britain’s Prince William was joined by celebrities and soccer stars to announce on Friday that he would take the annual awards ceremony for his multi-million dollar environmental prize to Brazil this year. The heir-to-the throne launched the Earthshot Prize in 2020, with the aim of making huge strides towards fixing environmental problems within a decade. A nod to former U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s “moonshot” project which led to the…

London shares plunged on Thursday, as investors avoided risky assets after U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs amplified global trade war and recession worries. The blue-chip FTSE 100 touched a two-month low, closing down 1.6%, posting its largest daily drop since August 2024.The midcap FTSE 250 index fell 2.2%, hitting a one-year low. Recall, Trump’s new tariffs announced on Wednesday set a baseline of 10% for all imports and higher…

Chair Helge Lund intends to steping down from his role as BP chairman,with the UK processing to pick his successor, the energy group said on Friday amid a campaign by activist hedge fund Elliott for more change at the company. Lund informed the board of his intention to step down in due course which take effect in 2026. Lund had backed BP’s 2020 strategy under former CEO Bernard Looney to…

Britain approved the expansion of London’s Luton Airport giving the green light to the building of a new terminal which will allow passenger numbers at the capital’s fourth busiest hub to jump by almost 80%. Britain’s Labour government, elected last July, has put speeding up the planning process to deliver new energy and transport projects at the heart of its growth agenda, and has already backed expansion at London’s bigger…

Britain’s financial industry has made little progress in recruiting more women to top positions, a new report from the UK finance ministry , a pace of change the head of British insurer Aviva called “unacceptable”. Further progress may be harder as financial firms and other companies try to balance promises they have made with U.S. President Donald Trump’s drive to crack down on diversity and inclusion-related goals. Women working in…

England’s men won the World Cup for the first and so far only time when the country hosted the finals in 1966. It has never staged the women’s tournament. “We are honoured to be the sole bidder for the FIFA women’s World Cup 2035,” FA CEO Mark Bullingham said in a statement. “Hosting the first FIFA World Cup since 1966 with our home nations partners will be very special. The…