current affairs Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/current-affairs/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:39:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 UK Government Introduces Crime And Policing Bill To Tackle Rising Crime https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-government-introduces-crime-and-policing-bill-to-tackle-rising-crime/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-government-introduces-crime-and-policing-bill-to-tackle-rising-crime/#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 23:18:56 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=65911 The UK government has introduced the Crime and Policing Bill 2025 to the House of Commons, outlining wide-ranging reforms aimed at curbing serious violence, restoring public trust in policing and ensuring safer communities.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-government-introduces-crime-and-policing-bill-to-tackle-rising-crime/feed/ 0 UK Government Moves To Criminalise Child Exploitation And Cuckooing https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-government-criminalise-child-exploitation-cuckooing/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-government-criminalise-child-exploitation-cuckooing/#respond Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:21:11 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=65227 The UK government has announced that criminal child exploitation and “cuckooing” will become standalone offences under the upcoming Crime and Policing Bill.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-government-criminalise-child-exploitation-cuckooing/feed/ 0 Trump WILL Leave Paris Climate Agreement, White House confirms https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/trump-leave-paris-climate-agreement/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/trump-leave-paris-climate-agreement/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:22:11 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=64322 Donald Trump had vowed to leave the Paris Climate Agreement, The White House has confirmed.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/trump-leave-paris-climate-agreement/feed/ 0 Melania Trump Speaks Out in Support of Abortion Rights https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/melania-trump-speaks-out-in-support-of-abortion-rights/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/melania-trump-speaks-out-in-support-of-abortion-rights/#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:49:59 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=62801 Donald Trump's wife Melania Trump has publicly expressed support for abortion rights, in a departure from her husband's views. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/melania-trump-speaks-out-in-support-of-abortion-rights/feed/ 0 Labour’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill Targets Record UK Vaping Rates https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-vaping-rates-have-reached-a-record-high-prompting-the-labour-government-to-revive-the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-vaping-rates-have-reached-a-record-high-prompting-the-labour-government-to-revive-the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2024 08:29:15 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=61819 UK vaping rates have reached a record high, prompting the Labour government to revive the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/uk-vaping-rates-have-reached-a-record-high-prompting-the-labour-government-to-revive-the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill/feed/ 0 Five Teachers Charged With Abuse At Edinburgh Academy https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/five-teachers-charged-with-abuse-at-edinburgh-academy/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/five-teachers-charged-with-abuse-at-edinburgh-academy/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:41:14 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=52160 Five former teachers from Edinburgh Academy have been charged with historic cases of abuse spanning a 24-year period from 1968.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/five-teachers-charged-with-abuse-at-edinburgh-academy/feed/ 0 Britain celebrates 75 years of the NHS https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/britain-celebrates-75-years-of-the-nhs/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/britain-celebrates-75-years-of-the-nhs/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 16:37:00 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=43400 Launched on July 5th 1948, Britain is celebrating 75 years of the National Health Service (NHS). 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/britain-celebrates-75-years-of-the-nhs/feed/ 0 Woman Jailed For Taking Abortion Pills After UK Legal Limit https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/woman-jailed-for-taking-abortion-pills-after-uk-legal-limit/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/woman-jailed-for-taking-abortion-pills-after-uk-legal-limit/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:50:22 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=41195 A mother of three has been jailed for over two years after taking abortion pills later than the UK limit, sparking outrage amongst MPs and campaigners. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/woman-jailed-for-taking-abortion-pills-after-uk-legal-limit/feed/ 0 New Survey Reveals Sexual Identity of UK Citizens https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/new-survey-reveals-sexual-identity-of-uk-citizens/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/new-survey-reveals-sexual-identity-of-uk-citizens/#respond Sun, 18 Jun 2023 20:42:14 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=41150 More than six per cent of UK citizens have changed their sexual identity over the last six years, according to research from Lancaster University.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/new-survey-reveals-sexual-identity-of-uk-citizens/feed/ 0 Erdoğan Wins Turkey’s Run-off Presidential Election https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/erdogan-wins-turkeys-run-off-presidential-election/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/erdogan-wins-turkeys-run-off-presidential-election/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:58:20 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=40534 On 28th May, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was announced the winner of Turkey’s Presidential election, securing just over 52% of the vote, while Erdogan’s rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the CHP party, secured just under 48% of the vote; there was a difference of over 2 million counted votes between them. 

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