Four people, including two children, have died in separate attempts to cross the Channel to the UK in the past 24 hours, while three others remain missing. On Tuesday night, three people died off the coast of Sangatte, France, after a dinghy carrying 38 passengers ran into trouble. In another incident near Neufchâtel-Hardelot, three people went missing from a boat carrying 115 people. Earlier on Tuesday, a woman was airlifted…

The University of Kent and the University of Greenwich are set to merge in 2026 to form what is being described as the UK’s first super-university. Operating under the proposed name London and South East University Group, the new institution will span multiple campuses across Kent, Medway, Greenwich, and south-east London, with a student population of nearly 50,000. It will be led by Professor Jane Harrington, current vice-chancellor of Greenwich,…

By Eniola Amadu A US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, calling the move unlawful and unprecedented. In a ruling delivered in Washington, Judge Jia Cobb, appointed by former President Joe Biden, granted Cook a preliminary injunction, ensuring she remains in office while the case continues. Cobb said the president had not shown that Cook had failed in her duties or…

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been reported to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity in connection with his government’s controversial Chagos Islands agreement with Mauritius. The complaint was filed on Monday evening by a group of indigenous Chagossians who argue that the deal continues the historic forced displacement of their community. The group has also named Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defence Secretary John…

Lawyers representing the migrants say their clients were detained in cold, unsanitary tents, often forced to sleep on the floor with only thin blankets and little access to hygiene facilities.

The United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police have arrested and charged 37-year-old Andre Wright-Walters in connection with the death of Nigerian national, James Gbadamosi, 67. According to a police statement released on Monday, Gbadamosi was assaulted on Balham High Road at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Sunday, August 24. He sustained severe injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he died on Friday, September 5. Initially, Wright-Walters was arrested on August 27…

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has warned.

She said the government was ready to cut visas for workers, students and visitors if countries did not play by the rules and accept citizens who have no right to stay in Britain.

By Eniola Amadu Parts of England could face flooding this autumn even as the country continues to suffer severe drought, forecasters have warned. The UK Met Office said heavy downpours capable of threatening lives and property are expected in the coming weeks. However, experts noted that the rainfall is unlikely to reverse months of unusually dry weather that has left rivers, reservoirs, and groundwater dangerously low. READ ALSO: UK Labour considers…

By Eniola Amadu Hundreds of actors, directors, and film industry professionals have signed a new pledge refusing to work with Israeli film institutions accused of being “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.” The pledge, which had attracted about 1,200 signatures by Sunday night, was published by the advocacy group Film Workers for Palestine and shared with The Guardian. It calls on international film workers to withdraw from…

By Eniola Amadu The European Union’s top sanctions envoy, David O’Sullivan, is in Washington for high-level talks with US officials after Donald Trump signalled readiness to move to a “second phase” of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. O’Sullivan is meeting US counterparts this week as both sides consider stronger measures to weaken President Vladimir Putin’s war machine, following Moscow’s largest air assault on Ukraine over the weekend.…

By Eniola Amadu Former White House adviser Peter Navarro has appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, seeking to compel Donald Trump’s Justice Department to explain why it abandoned its defence of his 2022 contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro, who served four months in prison last year after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the January 6 committee, submitted a 13-page filing…

Baroness Harriet Harman has said Labour’s next deputy leader must be a woman. Her comments come as the party prepares to replace Angela Rayner, who resigned last week after an investigation revealed she had underpaid stamp duty on a house purchase. Harman, who was deputy leader from 2007 to 2015, told BBC Radio that the role should go to a woman outside London. Labour MP Lewis Atkinson also backed the…