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Demonstrators at the proposed site included Hongkongers who fear it could be used to illegally detain dissentersLarge crowds gathered outside the proposed site of a new Chinese “mega-embassy” in London on Saturday, as politicians and protesters expressed concerns it could be used to “control” dissidents.More than 1,000 people congregated outside the Royal Mint Court, the former headquarters of the UK’s coin maker, near the Tower of London. The site could soon be turned into a Chinese embassy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/08/large-protest-against-chinese-mega-embassy-takes-place-in-london Author : Sammy Gecsoyler Publish date : 2025-02-08 21:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

National Institutes of Health said the $4bn in cuts will affect ‘indirect’ funding of buildings, equipment and staffThe Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in medical research funding for universities, hospitals and other scientific institutions by reducing the amount they get in associated costs to support such research.The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it was reducing the amount of “indirect” medical research funding going to institutions, which will cut spending by $4bn a year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/08/trump-administration-medical-research-funding-cuts Author : Oliver Milman Publish date : 2025-02-08 20:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

MP removed from government and suspended from Labour party over posts on internal group Andrew Gwynne, a minister in the Department of Health and Social Care, has been sacked from the government over comments posted on an internal WhatsApp group. Gwynne, 50, the MP for Gorton and Denton, has also been suspended by the Labour party over the messages reported by the Mail on Sunday.Gwynne, who has been an MP for 20 years, has been accused of making racist, sexist and antisemitic comments in messages posted to the chat group. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/08/health-minister-andrew-gwynne-sacked-over-whatsapp-comments Author : Nadeem Badshah

Reform has surged in the polls, panicking both Labour and the Conservatives. It’s a trap, and the risks are highNigel Farage is making trouble again. Reform, his latest political vehicle, has surged in the polls, moving into first place with some pollsters, and ruffling feathers on Labour back benches.While Farage has caused headaches for every prime minister since David Cameron, his recent rise is something new. Reform scored an average of almost 25% in January polls, past the peaks achieved by Ukip or the Brexit party in earlier parliaments. And while past Farage surges were spikes driven by circumstances –