Eight Fijian-born former soldiers who fought for Britain in Iraq face being deported because their visas expired after they left the Armed Forces They face deportation after failing to realise their visas would expire Taitusi Ratucaucau claims he was only given a month’s notice to apply for a visa Lord Dannatt, a former Chief of … Read more
Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Central African Republic are the five most dangerous places on earth to visit in 2021. That’s according to an annual interactive map that shows where travellers are most likely to face security risks based on the threat of political violence, social unrest, violent and petty crimes and, this year, … Read more
Firm that hired investigators to probe claims against British troops in Iraq is handed council contracts to employ Covid marshals to patrol town centres Red Snapper recruitment advertising for Covid marshals to patrol town centres Successful applicants can expect a rate of £103.76 per day five days per week Red Snapper Group recruited staff for the … Read more
Former soldier sues the Ministry of Defence for £142,000 after claiming the sound of gunfire left him deaf Iraq veteran Louis Kinsley, aged 34, is seeking damages of more than £142,000 He claims his hearing difficulties are linked to his time in the British Army corps He was regularly exposed to noise of more than 90 decibels … Read more
A week ago, we said there was a whiff of Tony Blair about the Government’s case for a second lockdown. It felt rather too much like the launch of the 2003 dodgy dossier on Iraq‘s weapons of mass destruction, which was used to stampede the nation into the Iraq War, to the eventual regret of … Read more
Joe Biden visited his childhood home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Tuesday morning where he left a poignant message on the wall, before being mobbed by fans in the battleground state, after starting election day attending mass and visiting his son Beau’s grave in Delaware. The Democratic candidate scrawled the message ‘from this house to the White … Read more
We are solemnly informed that a new and near-total lockdown is to begin on Wednesday night, and that it is wholly necessary to save us from thousands of avoidable deaths, and from the sight of coffins piled up in skating rinks. We are told, once again, that the NHS will be overwhelmed if we do … Read more
Emmanuel Macron has found himself demonised at protests throughout the Islamic world as anger grows at his defence of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangladesh on Tuesday, branding him a ‘Satan-worshipper’ and burning him in effigy following smaller marches in Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey and Gaza … Read more
RAF Reaper drone wipes out suspected ISIS terror unit in Iraq attacking them with a 500lb laser-guided smart bomb The drone attacked ISIS suspects in Anbar province, west of Baghdad Iraqi defence forces called for assistance after they were attacked by ISIS Coalition fast jets hit the suspected terrorists before the drone arrived The drone’s … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic will cost the US an estimated $16 trillion – about 90 percent of the annual gross domestic product – in the next year, a new study suggests. Researchers say about half of the figure, $8.6 trillion, will be due to premature deaths and those who have long-term health implications from contracting COVID-19. … Read more