NUKU’ALOFA (Parliament Politics Magazine): Following Saturday’s volcanic eruption and tsunami, stories of survival are beginning to emerge from Tonga. After telling a local radio station that he had to swim for more than a day to survive the tsunami, Lisala Folau’s story
MOSCOW (Parliament Politics Magazine): Russia’s central bank advocated a total ban on the use and manufacture of all cryptocurrencies, citing threats to the country’s financial system and ecology. Cryptocurrency has all the signs of a pyramid scheme and threatens monetary policy sovereignty,
Updating the Navy The UK Royal Navy’s Surface Combatant numbers will increase after the Integrated Review, with 6x Type 45 Destroyers, 8x Type 26 Frigates, 5x and a new unspecified number of Type 32 Frigates. The announcements of a fourth class of
Energy bills in the UK are set to rise as the government seeks to reign in suppliers who are overcharging consumers. The price of wholesale gas and electricity is up by over 30% compared to last year, and this will put many
There are many different kinds of London restaurants, so a visit to one of these restaurants is an excellent way to learn about a new city. You can go to one that is renowned for their cuisine, or try a more local
The Welsh Government has lifted restrictions on outdoor sporting events and has set a timetable for lifting restrictions on COvid. The chief scientific adviser for Wales and the Technical Advisory Cell have warned that a further rise in the number of cases
The UK energy prices are set to rise dramatically. As a result, people will soon find their bills increasing by as much as 50%, according to the Resolution Foundation, a think tank. The Energy UK conference also confirmed that the government will
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): Some in Downing Street are concerned that the senior civil servant’s report may discover embarrassing material and will be published as soon as Monday. Rebel, according to sources, Tory MPs known as the “pork pie plotters” are considering
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned Russia that invading Ukraine would result in a mass death toll comparable to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Ms Truss accused Russia of seeking to resurrect the Soviet Union in a speech
BELGRADE (Parliament Politics Magazine): Serbia’s populist government decided to suspend all licences for mining company Rio Tinto, which intended opening a lithium mine near the town of Loznica in the country’s west to defuse huge demonstrations by environmentalists. In a televised statement
The United States has summoned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Geneva for urgent US-Russia talks as fears of an invasion escalate. In Berlin, US Secretary of State John Blinken said that European nations are divided and that the threat of an
Difficulties in finding staff are not specific to the United Kingdom. The pandemic has made many people reassess their life’s priorities, and many are using what they experienced during lockdown to rebuild their lives in a different way. In the United Kingdom,
