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Craig Murray, through the use of an ill-defined process called "jigsaw identification", was accused of breaking a court order against naming his accusers in a sexual misconduct and rape trial against former Scottish National party leader Alex Salmond.

The Scottish government's independent standards advisor James Hamilton has not found that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code in her handling of sexual misconduct allegations against her predecessor Alex Salmond.

Since last week, people in Bristol have been gathering for rallies to protest against a proposed policing bill to expand police powers to restrict demonstrations. The protests turned violent and resulted in multiple hospitalisations.

The EU imposed tariffs on whiskey in response Trump-era steel tariffs but the Biden administration has not scrapped restrictions against the bloc yet, as tariffs on steel and aluminium have substantial support from the US steel industry and unions.

The British Empire once ruled a quarter of the world’s population but the country’s armed forces have been shrinking ever since 1945. There were 315,000 men in the British Army in 1960 but that number is due to come down to 70,000.

The head of the UK Space Directorate, Air Vice-Marshal Harvey Smyth, expressed concern in December 2020 over Russia having allegedly conducted a new space test of anti-satellite weapons, without providing any evidence, claiming the "consequences of miscalculations and accidents have the potential to be catastrophic".

The UK government unveiled its long-awaited Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy 2021on 17 March, re-examining priorities and objectives and defining the country’s place post-Brexit.

At least two police officers were seriously injured as protesters clashed with law enforcement in the British city of Bristol on Sunday during a rally against the proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill.

As the British royal family takes the fallout from the recent Prince Harry and Meghan Marke bombshell tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey about their rift with Buckingham Palace, questions have been raised about the role of the monarchy in the 21st century.

In the past 12 months police forces in Britain, France and the United States have been targeted by Black Lives Matter activists, then anti-lockdown protesters and feminists. The alleged murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer has triggered a new wave of protests.

Far too many in the UK media are prepared to "trade servility for access", hip-hop artist Lowkey tells Sputnik. He also notes that District Judge Vanessa Baraitser's decision not to grant Assange's extradition to the US nonetheless maintains the "shell of impunity" that protects the powerful who act in the public's name and with public funds.

Fortnite is a third-person online shooter videogame made by Epic Games, most famous for its “battle royale” setting. The game has been holding top spots in most played online games rankings for years now.

Amid ramped up political tensions over claims that AstraZeneca failed to supply the jab volume it promised the EU this quarter and bungled the vaccination roll-out in the bloc, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen threatened to hold shipments scheduled for delivery to the UK hostage, eliciting a “grow up” response from No 10.

According to royal experts, to this day, the Queen is also "more openly affectionate to [Prince] Andrew and more forgiving" toward him than she is toward his older brother and the heir apparent to the throne, Charles.

LONDON (Sputnik) - At least two police officers were seriously injured as protesters clashed with law enforcement in the English city of Bristol, Avon and Somerset Police said.

Sir Keir Starmer has become the subject of criticism by the left-wing of Labour as he is accused of leading the party in a right-wing trajectory and away from the socialist policies of his predecessor.

Prince Diana’s infamous Panorama interview to relatively unknown BBC reporter Martin Bashir created a massive clamour back in 1995 as she famously mentioned Prince Charles’ infidelity. Despite it happening years ago, the interview is still making headlines.

Football fans feared that the clash between Celtic and Rangers at the former's home stadium would be cancelled. Law enforcement and political authorities were concerned that mass gatherings breaching coronavirus lockdown measures could take place during the game.

If the bill is adopted, it will give police more powers, such as the right to impose a start and finish time on demonstrations, including solo protests.

While one person in Exminster reported seeing a "strange-looking aircraft in the sky", a suspected meteor was also spotted on that day streaking across the sky over Jersey.


