Author: UK News

Met Police expected to be heavily criticised for being racist, sexist and homophobic in new report The forthcoming report by Baroness Casey is expected to heavily criticise the Metropolitan Police for being racist, sexist, and homophobic. The review, which was commissioned to examine the force’s culture and standards after the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer, Wayne Couzens, is due to be published on Tuesday. The BBC says it understands that the report will strongly condemn the Met’s tolerance of wrongdoing and its prioritisation of protecting its own staff over the public. The draft report’s findings are said…

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China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow in first state visit since Ukraine invasion Officials have announced that President Xi Jinping of China will visit Moscow next week to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin has stated that the two leaders will discuss a “comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation”. The visit takes place as China, an ally of Russia, has presented suggestions to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine, which the West has not received warmly. Western nations have cautioned China against providing Moscow with weapons. According to Beijing’s foreign ministry, Mr Xi will be…

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Visits to UK’s top tourist attractions struggle to recover after Covid The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has warned that UK tourist sites are experiencing the effects of “long Covid” due to a drop in international tourism. Although millions returned to museums and galleries in 2022 following the end of Covid restrictions, visitor levels were still down almost a quarter compared to pre-pandemic levels due to fewer international tourists. The Crown Estate, Windsor Great Park, remained the most popular attraction, but overall visits to British attractions were 37.8 million lower than in 2019. ALVA attributes the 23% shortfall to…

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