London, Oct. 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson faces parliamentary showdown over EU revised EU withdrawal agreement as Brexit deadline looms The United Kingdom‘s deeply-divided parliament is readying to decide on the revised Brexit deal brokered between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union. READ ALSO: UNITED KINGDOM GROANS UNDER STEALING, SHOPLIFTING EPIDEMIC Saturday’s vote in the ...

Shop thefts declined by 4% to 368,745 in the year ending June 2019, new figures reveal, however, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) says the figures do not reflect true extent of the crime London, Oct. 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Aside the problem of knife crime, alcohol and drugs, one of the most common crime in London ...

London, Oct. 10, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The UK government through the Department for International Trade and International Development Wednesday announced an additional £2.5 million funding for the Commonwealth Standards Network (CSN) programme. The CSN is a collaborative network open to Commonwealth States and regional associations which seeks to promote the use and awareness of international standards, and improve technical and institutional capacity ...

London, Sep 23, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package at Manchester Airport on Monday, police said, adding a man had been detained by officers at the scene. Flights were unaffected but transport to and from the airport were stopped while officers assessed the suspect package. “A cordon is ...

 London, Sep 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A –Nigerian man whose death in a detention centre in the United Kingdom is the subject of an investigation by the Home Office repeatedly said he was feeling unwell in the weeks leading up to his death. Oscar Okwurime died last week at the Harmondsworth removal centre, where he was found by another detainee. ...

London, Sep 8, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Amber Rudd, Boris Johnson’s work and pensions secretaryhas resigned from the cabinet and from the Conservative Party, in a disastrous blow to Boris Johnson’s authority. The cabinet minister said she was resigning because she could not stand by as Tory moderates lost the whip. She also accused the prime minister of ...

London, Sep 5, 2019 (AltAfrica)–Jo Johnson, the younger brother of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit the government, saying he is ‘torn between family loyalty and the national interest.’ Jo, the MP for Orpington and minister of state for universities and science, said he will be standing down ahead of a potential general election, ...

London, August 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The UK’s Minister for Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster has begun a three day visit to Ghana and other partner countries in West Africa from August 26 to 28, 2019. His visit is reflective of the strong and enduring partnership Ghana and the UK share, reaffirming the UK-Ghana defence relationship A statement ...

London, August 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Free movement for EU citizens will end on day one of a no-deal Brexit, under new Home Office plans – despite warnings of chaos and of people trapped in legal limbo. Priti Patel, the new hardline home secretary, is pressing for border restrictions to be imposed immediately on 31 October, even ...

London, July 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Nigeria High Commission in United Kingdom is to officially inaugurate the “Nigerian investment Club next Friday July 19, 2019 in london A release by the Commission in London said “The new National, Zonal and state Nigerian Business Investment Clubs are new platforms and initiative of the Nigerian Diaspora Direct Investment ...