The Dispatch

U.K. seeks to boost tourism industry

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced the first tourism sector deal will prepare Britain for an extra 9 million visitors per year, with commitment to build 130,000 new…

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U.S. wants the Netherlands to supply ground support in Syria

The Dutch newspaper Volkskrant reported that the United States asked the Netherlands to supply ground military resources as part of a new mission to Syria. The newspaper quoted the…

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Duke and Duchess of Sussex to take Archie with them on official visit to South Africa

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have revealed they will take their son Archie with them when they make an official visit to South Africa this autumn. In addition, the…

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Britain’s economy is around 1.3% larger than previously thought

Britain’s economy is around 1.3% larger than previously thought – an increase of £26 billion. Statisticians announced this after a major revision of growth data from the past 20 years.…

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Japan urges UK to avoid no-deal Brexit

Japan's foreign minister has told the BBC that he has been telling the two prospective Conservative leaders to avoid a no-deal Brexit. Taro Kono told the Today programme that he…

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Photo Story: Russian warship escorted through the English Channel

A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence showing British Royal Navy HMS FORTH (foreground), a River-class offshore patrol vessel, accompanies the Russian Navy’s corvette, Vasily Bykov, through…

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New concerns for Angela Merkel’s health as German Chancellor once more seen trembling in Berlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen trembling once again during a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday, eight days after a similar incident. Merkel, 64, was seen gripping her arms as…

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Bosnian man arrested in Germany over Paris 2015 terrorist attacks

German security forces have arrested a Bosnian man wanted in connection with the 2015 Paris attacks and are preparing his extradition to Belgium. The man has only been identified as…

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Photo Story: Brussels procession of Ommegang

Performers in medieval costumes take part in the procession of 'Ommegang', at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, in the evening of the 26th June 2019. Ommegang is Brussels' traditional…

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Photo Story: Glastonbury Festival Day One

Festivalgoers camp the first day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, Britain 26 June 2019. Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is a five-day festival of contemporary…

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Photo Story: RAF Typhoons Intercept Russian Military Aircraft Close To Estonian Airspace

A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence showing a Russian SU-27 aircraft, in a photo from a British Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon aircraft (not pictured) from…

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Rare bacterial infection causes death of 12 persons in Essex in the UK

Medical authorities in the UK revealed that 12 people have died of a rare bacterial infection that has spread in Essex. The NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has confirmed…

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German firm Brenntag under the spotlight for selling chemicals to Syria

Shares in German chemicals distributor Brenntag dropped 4.4% on Wednesday after a German media report that said the company sold substances to Syria that could be used in chemical weapons.…

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Banks in the UK restarting preparations for a no-deal Brexit

Banks in Britain are showing signs of restarting preparations for a no-deal Brexit after a lull in the shift of financial services jobs and capital from Britain to the…

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New bill presented in the UK to punish animal abusers

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced a new bill to enable tougher prison sentences for the worst animal abusers which will be introduced to Parliament today. The Animal Welfare (Sentencing)…

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Telekom Deutschland Now Ready To Build A First-Class 5G Network In Germany

Telekom Deutschland has just announced it acquired 5G frequencies worth 2.17 billion euros on an auction in Germany. 5G is finally going to be launched in Germany. 4 frequency blocks…

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Photo Story: The Heat is On

A man rides his bicycle under the water jet of a sprinkler system in Berlin, Germany. According to forecast, the temperatures should rise to almost 40 degrees Celsius in the coming…

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Britain to have a new Prime Minister on July 23rd

The announcement of Britain's next prime minister has been set for the 23rd of July, with the transfer of power expected to be swift. The Conservative Party in a statement…

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Arrests in the UK and Netherlands in €24 million cryptocurrency theft

The UK’s South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit (SW RCCU) in a joint operation with the Dutch police (Politie), Europol, Eurojust and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested…

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One in five churches in the Netherlands are no longer used for religious purposes

One in five churches in the Netherlands are no longer used as a place of worship and most have been turned into homes or cultural centres, according to research…

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Swiss to lose access to websites of foreign casinos

Swiss gamblers are going to lose access to the websites of foreign casinos. As of 1st July, the provision of the new Swiss gambling law which restricts online gambling to…

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UPDATED: Two Eurofighters collide over northern Germany

Two German air force Eurofighters were involved in a mid-air collision over northern Germany. The two Eurofighter jets touched each other and crashed into the ground near in Fleesensee, near…

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Sky News postpones Tory leadership debate after Boris Johnson refuses invitation

The televised Tory leadership debate on Sky News has been postponed because Boris Johnson refused to take part. Sky News said he had "so far declined the invitation" to go…

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The Netherlands opens investigation into three euthanasia cases

Three euthanasia cases involving women with psychiatric conditions and dementia are under investigation in the Netherlands. Dutch prosecutors confirmed that the deaths, in 2017 and 2018, were being investigated for…

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Germany lost track of 160 ‘ISIS supporters

The German government has lost track of more than 160 German ISIS supporters who traveled to Syria and Iraq to join the terror group, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper has…

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Facebook and eBay urged to act to stop the sale of fake reviews through their sites

The British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found troubling evidence that there is a thriving marketplace for fake and misleading online reviews. After web sweeps performed in the period…

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Bruges takes steps to stem mass tourism

After similar steps in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands and Barcelona, in Spain, the Belgian city of Bruges announced that the municipality would no longer advertise or promote day trips…

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Over 100 firms the Netherlands line up to offer online gambling

A total 125 companies have informed the Dutch gambling regulator they are interested in a licence to offer online gambling once it becomes legal in 2021. The companies are both…

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A Briton considered among Europe’s most wanted’ to be extradited from Malta

Christopher Guest More, a British man wanted in the United Kingdom for his alleged involvement in a brutal 2003 killing should be sent back to the UK, a Maltese court…

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UPDATED: Foreign office minister suspended after assaulting protester

Mark Field, a foreign office minister and Conservative Party frontbencher, was suspended from office after he was filmed forcefully grabbing a climate change protester, who was in a group…

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Bank of England Governor wants clarity on Brexit, 150,000 UK firms not fully ready for no-deal

Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, has said that a no-deal Brexit should be a choice taken with “absolute clarity” about what it would mean for Britain’s…

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EU Member States agree to support Irish beef producers

EU Member States this week agreed to a proposal from the European Commission to make €50 million available to Irish beef farmers, which can be matched by national funds to…

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UPDATED : Four charged with murder over downing of MH 17

Investigators probing the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine in which 298 people died in 2014 are to charge four persons with murder. The Dutch-led Joint Investigation…

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Parts of the UK see 1,000 lightning strikes in hour

Parts of the UK, mainly in the South East, were hit by torrential rain and thunderstorms. Some areas reported seeing 1,000 lightning strikes in the space of an hour.…

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EU court rules that Adidas’s three stripes trademark is invalid

The European Union’s second highest court ruled on Wednesday that Adidas’s trademark consisting of three parallel stripes was invalid. The court called it "an ordinary figurative mark." The General Court…

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BA to offer expert advice in London to help people overcome their fear of flying

British Airways is celebrating its big birthday weekend in August with the first ever Flying with Confidence course at London City Airport. The course, which has run for three decades…

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Microsoft helping to stop British losing millions of pounds a year to phishing attacks

Microsoft is supporting a UK police force in its bid try to stop people losing millions of pounds every year to phishing scams. City of London Police revealed that Brits…

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Photo Story: RAF Typhoons scramble to intercept Russian fighters

A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence showing RAF crews making a second scramble to intercept a Russian SU-30 Flanker fighter (top) and an Ilyushin IL-76…

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Campaign launched in the UK to tackle stigma of feeling alone

As Loneliness Awareness Week began today in the UK, a new campaign launched by Loneliness Minister Mims Davies is helping to tackle the stigma of loneliness and encourage people to…

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Brexit weighing on future UK economic growth prospects

British companies look set to cut their investment by the most in 10 years in 2019 as the Brexit crisis drags on, weighing on future economic growth prospects, a survey…

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Deutsche Bank to cut its US equity and trading units, creating a €50 billion ‘bad bank’

Deutsche Bank is readying a revamp and may shut or slash all equity and trading business outside of Europe, according to a report Sunday in the Financial Times newspaper. The…

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Huge search in Australia for missing Belgian backpacker

Australian police so far have no clue as to what happened to Theo Hayez, a 18-year-old Belgian backpacker who disappeared two weeks ago in Byron Bay in New South Wales.…

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Boris Johnson fails to participate in TV debate as PM contenders struggle to offer solution to Brexit

Boris Johnson, the favorite for the Conservative Party leadership, was nowhere to be seen as his five rivals Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Dominic Raab, Sajid Javid and Rory Stewart took…

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“New developments” in MH17 investigation

There are "new developments" in the investigation into the downing of flight MH17, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) said on Friday in an email sent to the relatives of…

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Microsoft joins forces with the Metropolitan Police Service to tackle crime across London

Microsoft is working with the Metropolitan Police Service to help reduce crime in London, making London safer and reducing costs. Microsoft is supporting the Met’s drive to become a data-driven…

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New photo published for Father’s Day of royal baby Archie

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex unveiled a new photograph on Instagram of their newborn baby for Father's Day. For the occasion, Kensington Palace also posted a photograph taken last month…

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Royal Navy planning to deploy marines to Gulf

The Telegraph reports that the Royal Navy is drawing up plans to deploy marines to the Persian Gulf to protect British ships after a series of alleged Iranian attacks…

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Prince Harry and his wife gear up for baby Archie’s baptism, Queen not expected to attend

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will have their son, born on May 6, baptised in Windsor next month. The couple have chosen St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle for the…

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On Father’s Day, Liam Gallagher’s daughter Molly opens up on their relationship

Molly Moorish-Gallagher, 21, Liam Gallagher’s daughter has opened up in her first interview about her father with the Sunday Times Magazine. A family interview alongside Lennon and Gene, and Liam…

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Biggest shake up of divorce laws in the UK in 50 years

Divorcing couples will soon no longer have to make allegations about each other’s conduct, after a landmark bill was introduced on the 13th June by Justice Secretary David Gauke.…

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Harsh criticism from Trump directed at London Mayor Khan after three killed in London

The tit-for-tat over Twitter between US President Donald Trump and London mayor Sadiq Khan shows no sign of abating. Trump has now branded Khan a "disaster" and a "national…

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An initiative to raise awareness of neuro-developmental disorders at Heathrow airport

A canopy of brightly coloured umbrellas has appeared at Heathrow, but it has nothing to do with the torrential rain falling across large parts of the UK. The umbrellas…

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Hundreds told to evacuate in UK due to flooding

Nearly 600 homes in Lincolnshire in the UK are being evacuated after a river burst its banks following heavy rain which has battered the UK this week. The…

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British Airways Flight, Bravo Alpha Pappa, Takes Off To Celebrate Father’s Day

To celebrate Father’s Day British Airways surprised some of its fathers and their sons and daughters by offering them the chance to work together on a special long-haul flight. The…

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Warning that tanker attacks risk sparking conflict

After the latest incident on Thursday that left two tankers in flames in waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Elizabeth Dickinson, senior analyst with International Crisis Group, warned the…

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Matt Hancock pulls out of Conservative Party leadership race

Matt Hancock, the youngest contender, has quit the contest to become Conservative Party leader and prime minister. The decision was taken a day after coming sixth in the first ballot…

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Swiss women strike over inequality

Women are going on strike across Switzerland on Friday, demanding an end to an equality gap that is far wider than in many other western European countries. "Wages, time, respect," is the…

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