Kojima's Death Stranding is Sony's second largest new IP and PlayStation 4, exclusive this year in the UK, and is only beaten by Days Gone by Bend Studios. Hideo Kojima's new "Stranding" debuted in second place in the UK boxing charts, while Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ranks in the UK's # 3 consecutive week. According to Gamesindustry.biz, Death …
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Britain's last tin mine could be reopened as technology companies hunt down ethical metals
In Cornwall, the former mining center of the world, there are more than 2,000 abandoned engine houses, many of them along the rugged coastline. The tin mining and smelting in this southwestern corner of rural England goes back millennia. But in the late 19th century, when new occurrences were discovered in East Asia and South America, English tin became no …
Read More »Jeremy Corbyn, Britain's unlikely EU warrior, takes position for Brexit
In 2009, a little known British politician declared he did not want to live in a European empire of the 21st century. The speaker was Jeremy Corbyn, then a Backbench Member of Parliament (MP) on the hard drive left of the Labor Party. He responded to a rally against the Lisbon Treaty of the European Union, which gave greater powers …
Read More »Britain's crazy Brexit crisis is getting crazier
The British Parliament returns from its summer break on Tuesday and it looks like all the players are ready for a showdown in this next act of deal or deal. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to withdraw Britain from the tournament by "doing or dying" the European Union until 31 October and showing no sign of deviation from his …
Read More »Britain's unwritten constitution suddenly looks fragile
LONDON – Britain has never had a proper written constitution, which the British are proud of. As Americans haggle over their rules, British policy relies on a set of laws and practices condemned by the so-called good government officials with their impeccable sense of fair play. However, popular belief in this approach has been severely shaken last week when Prime …
Read More »Brexit: The job of all MEPs is to allow Britain's exit from the EU – Johnson
Image Rights PA Media It is the job of "everyone in parliament" to enforce Brexit, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at the end of the G7 summit in France. ] Johnson's comments come as members of other parties prepare for a meeting to discuss options to prevent Britain from leaving the EU without a deal on October 31. no. 10 …
Read More »Three ways in which Boris Johnson could become Britain's shortest-serving prime minister
Karla Adam London correspondent for the United Kingdom 14. August at 6:00 pm LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been in office for less than a month, and even in Britain's gossip classes talk about his death. Johnson has promised to get Britain out of the European Union in its first 100 days, with or without a Brexit agreement. …
Read More »Britain's Prime Minister Johnson's no-deal-brexit gambling beats the pound
LONDON (Reuters) – British pound GBP = collapsed on Tuesday as investors insisted Prime Minister Boris Johnson's brinkmanship on the European Union could lead to a messy divorce, the chaos in the global economy and financial markets would trigger. FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during a speech on national priorities at the Science and Industry Museum in …
Read More »Trump takes advantage of Britain's embarrassment to exert political pressure
With a devastating pair of tweets on Monday that Ambassador Sir Kim Darroch almost described as inappropriate, the President has done more than just satisfy a personal resentment. He transformed Britain's extreme discomfort into political pressure on America's best friend. By making it clear that he would favor an envoy more sympathetic to his belief, Trump is effectively trying to …
Read More »Police Break Great Britain's Ring of Modern Slavery – WPRI.com
by: GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press Posted: July 5, 2019 / 08:45 EDT / Updated: July 5, 2019 / 09:57 EDT LONDON (AP) – Details of the activities of the Prosecutor's Office The conviction of eight people has turned up one of Britain's largest modern slave rings. According to the prosecution, more than 400 victims were forced to work for tiny …
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