UAE announces ministerial reshuffle POLITICS | MIDDLE-EAST | GCC | UAE FACT BOX: December 1971, the UAE became a federation of six emirates – Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, and Fujairah, the seventh emirate, Ras Al Khaimah, joined the federation in 1972. The capital city is Abu Dhabi,…
Prince Andrew accepts service of sex offences lawsuit LAW | LEGAL CASES | UK | USA | PRINCE ANDREW FACT BOX: Unlike in the UK, in the USA when a civil case is brought, legal papers must be served on the defendant. When US citizens attempt to take UK citizens…
Apple News sees newspapers vanish with 6 months waiting list to rejoin MEDIA | PRESS | NEWSPAPERS | APPLE NEWS FACT BOX: Apple News is only available in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia and only for Newspapers that have a subsidiary in one of those countries. Changes to how…
UK Petrol station close as fuel, energy, food and water crisis worsens UK | LIFESTYLE | CULTURE | QUALITY OF LIFE FACT BOX: UNICEF was called in to hand out emergency food rations on the streets of London during the COVID19 pandemic due to spiralling levels of child hunger and…
Dubai social reforms – Monday to Friday working week to remove Friday (Jumu’ah) from the weekend SOCIAL REFORM | MIDDLE EAST | GCC | UAE | DUBAI FACT BOX: The Islamic weekend is Friday and Saturday with the working week starting on Sunday and ending on Thursday. The UAE, and…
Brexit has made it cheaper for Ireland to send fish to USA than the UK FISHING | BREXIT | IRELAND FACT BOX: The Republic of Ireland and the UK share a 499 km (310 mile) long land boarder. This is the UK’s only land boarder with an EU country and…
A School based Police Officer has been convicted for physically abusing a 10 year old boy in school but received a ridiculously lenient sentence UK | CRIME FACT BOX: Schools and educational institution in the UK have on site police stations and officers. Liverpool, England, UK: CCTV footage from a…
A man with no leg was refused access to a disabled parking ‘blue badge’ by his local council in the UK. His doctor wrote a sarcastic letter to the Coucil regarding growing his leg back. Disabilities | Equality | Ethics | UK FACT BOX: In England (UK) a ‘blue badge’…
Putin to open regular Artic Northern Sea Route to global cargo shipments in 2022 to improve security and safety of global trade SHIPPING | TRADE | CARGO | CLIMATE CHANGE | ARTIC | NORTHERN SEA ROUTE | RUSSIA The Russian president Vladimir Putin, held talks this weekend talking to reporters…
UK’s Boris Johnson is breaking his own election manifesto promises by hiking UK tax rises ECONOMICS | FINANCE | TAX | UK Next week will see UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announce that he is breaking his own election manifesto promises by hiking taxes. The UK has been hit by…
