The british Weekly, Sat. March 24, 2018 Page 1 Ant McPartlin Troubled TV host heads back to rehab after arrest for drink-driving SEE PAGE 3 California’s British Accent ™ - Since 1984 Saturday, March 24, 2018 • Number 1723 Always Free PUTIN? JUST LIKE HITLER, SAYS BORIS n Russian leader will use World Cup just like Hitler used the Olympics, says Foreign Secretary BORIS Johnson has claimed Vladimir Putin is using the World Cup as a propaganda exercise like the 1936 Berlin Olympics under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. The Foreign Secretary “I think it could be very comparison with 1936 is is under growing dangerous and people certainly right. “I think pressure from MPs to need to think about it it is an emetic prospect, issue a clear warning to very carefully.” frankly, to think of Putin football fans about the Concerns over the glorying in this sporting risks of travelling to this World Cup reemerged event.” summer’s showpiece in this week as Mr Johnson The 1936 Olympic Russia. In the aftermath of was quizzed by the Games in Berlin has gone the Salisbury poisoning, Commons Foreign Affairs down in history for being Mr Johnson declined to Committee about the exploited by Hitler to rule out the Foreign Office Government’s response showcase his Nazi regime explicitly urging fans not to the Salisbury outrage to the world and to RAMPING UP THE TENSION: Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to attend unless their earlier this month. promote his vile views on safety can be guaranteed. Former spy Sergei Skripal racial supremacy. German to it. I think it would be a of overseeing fan safety. productive for the UK’s He said: “There is an and his daughter Yulia Jewish athletes were pity for them. “But your He was among 23 UK ability to help fans in issue, I am not going are critically ill after being banned from competing point about the safety diplomats expelled from Russia.” to hide it, there is a poisoned with a “military at the event. The dictator of fans is well made and Russia earlier this week He also pointed out discussion. We need to grade” nerve agent called was left embarrassed, well taken – this is of in a tit-for-tat retaliation that only about 24,000 consider that issue.” Novichok, developed in however, when the black crucial importance to us. at sanctions imposed by England fans had applied This followed warnings Soviet laboratories during US athlete Jesse Owens “And we do indeed Theresa May in response for tickets to the World of possible violent attacks the Cold War. finished as a four-time need to have an urgent to the Salisbury incident. Cup in Russia, compared by Russian thugs. Senior gold medallist. But while conversation with the Mr Johnson added: with 94,000 who went to MPs have demanded ‘crucial importance’ Mr Johnson ruled out the Russians about how they “We must have a proper the last tournament held that the Foreign Office Speaking to Government calling for a propose to fulfil their discussion at a UK in Brazil in 2014. urgently clarifies its Parliament’s Foreign boycott of the World Cup, obligations under their national level about how “But there are still a advice because of the Affairs Committee on he acknowledged there Fifa contract to look after we proceed because one considerable number who safety threat. Labour Wednesday, Johnson were safety concerns for all fans.” of the consequences of the want to go and we have backbencher Ian Austin agreed with a Labour fans. expulsions we had from to think of their welfare,” said: “Ministers must look lawmaker who likened He added: “I think retaliation Moscow is that we lost the Foreign Secretary said. at this urgently. “They the event to Adolf Hitler’s on balance it would be These worries had been the officer who was going Mr Johnson added that, must hurry up and clarify use of the 1936 Olympics wrong to punish them exacerbated by the to be responsible for the despite the suspension the situation because fans as a propaganda vehicle or the team who have expulsion of the British fans. of high-level diplomatic need to know whether it’s for his regime. worked on this for a long Embassy official who “You can’t imagine contacts between the UK safe to travel. 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March 24, 2018 News from Britain Hawking set for Westminster Abbey burial n World renowned physicist to be laid to rest near graves of Newton and Darwin Stephen Hawking’s beside Isaac Newton in described Hawking ashes will be interred 1882. as “an inspiration to at Westminster Abbey “Other famous millions”. near the grave of scientists are buried or Hawking was Sir Isaac Newton memorialised nearby, the eventually given the during a thanksgiving most recent burials being prestigious title of service later this year, those of atomic physicists Lucasian professor a spokesman for the Ernest Rutherford in of mathematics at abbey has said. 1937 and Joseph John Cambridge – a position The dean of Thomson in 1940. once held by Newton – Westminster, the Very having arrived in 1962 as Rev Dr John Hall, said: “It ‘great scientist’ a PhD student. is entirely fitting that the “We believe it to be Hawking’s children, remains of Prof Stephen vital that science and Lucy, Robert and Tim, Hawking are to be buried religion work together said of their father: “He in the abbey, near those to seek to answer the was a great scientist and of distinguished fellow great questions of the an extraordinary man SIR STEPHEN HAWKING: ‘an inspiration to millions’ scientists. Sir Isaac mystery of life and of the whose work and legacy Newton was buried in universe.” will live on for many the abbey in 1727. Charles Following his death, years. His courage and brilliance and humour the world.” thanksgiving has yet to Darwin was buried Cambridge University persistence with his inspired people across A date for the service of be announced. now to the Russian police in looking at what Johnson: authorities is to show that arrangements will be May vows to protect UK fisheries the 24,000 UK applicants in place to support the cont. from page one for tickets to the football England football fans THERESA May has and Russian governments World Cup are going to who travel to Russia.” pledged to “ensure” as a result of the Salisbury be well treated and safe in A Russian Foreign Britain takes back control incident, police chiefs Russia.” Ministry spokeswoman of its waters and fishing from both countries were At the Committee said Mr Johnson’s rights by the end of 2020. in talks about fan safety hearing, Mr Austin said: apparent comparison The Prime Minister at the sporting event. “The idea of Putin using between Russia and made the promise in the And he pointed out that this as a PR exercise to Hitler’s Germany was Commons on a day when Russia was obliged by gloss over the brutal and unacceptable. Maria MPs joined a protest over world football governing corrupt regime for which Zakharova said: “Such the UK remaining in the “disastrous” common body Fifa to guarantee the he’s responsible fills me parallels are unacceptable FISHY BUSINESS: one Tory backbencher fisheries policy during safety of fans attending with horror.” and are beneath the head described the EU’S common fisheries policy as the Brexit transition. A the contest. Mrs May also addressed of a European state’s ‘disastrous’ for British fishermen He said: “We are the issue at Prime diplomatic service….It is fishing boat with Nigel cooperating at a police Minister’s Questions on clear that [Boris Johnson] Farage aboard sailed up level with the Russians. I Wednesday. She said: is poisoned with hatred the Thames as part of to reassure them about European Union.” think there are questions “We want British football and anger,” she said, also a protest to be met by the agreement, he Later, at Prime now about how that fans to be able to be safe. denouncing his word proBrexit and coastal said: “I think it’s very Minister’s Questions, cooperation will go on. “We are working as ‘unprofessional and MPs led by Jacob Rees- important that the rules Mrs May was challenged “And my challenge very closely with the rude’. Mogg. The former Ukip between our formal date by Tory backbencher leader helped to dump of leaving and the end Mark Francois, who a tray of haddock into of the implementation said Britain should not 171 Pier Ave. Ste. 121 • Santa Monica CA 9005 the Thames as a symbol period do not have an rejoin the “disastrous” Tel: (310) 452 2621 • Fax: (310) 314-7653 unfair effect on our common fisheries policy. [email protected] of the tons of fish that www.british-weekly.com • Twitter/BritishWeekly are thrown overboard fishing communities. Mr Francois called for each year to allow for “I would prefer it, reassurance that the of course, if we left UK would “absolutely Managing Editor: Neil Fletcher fishermen from other Deputy Editor: Nick Stark EU countries to plunder properly on March 30, and unequivocally” be Contributing Writers: Sean Borg, Alan Darby Drake, John Hiscock, British stocks. 2019.” taking back control of Eileen Lee, Gabrielle Pantera, Rick Parcell, Anne Shaw, Nick Stark, Mr Rees-Mogg said its waters in 2021.