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A British MP was charged with assault today after he allegedly punched a passer-by, who he claims threatened him, after a night out on Friday.

Mike Amesbury was removed from the ruling Labour Party as he was recorded in CCTV and video footage punching a man and repeatedly hitting him after he collapsed to the ground.

BELGRADE - British MP Jackie Doyle-Price, who is heading a UK parliamentary delegation visiting Serbia, said on Tuesday statements by British MP Alicia Kearnes, who has accused the Serbian Orthodox Church of weapons smuggling from central Serbia to Kosovo-Metohija, did not reflect the official position of the UK government and parliament but a personal view.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic summoned the UK's Charge d'Affaires to Belgrade Dominic Otway to a meeting on Wednesday and rejected recent claims by British MP Alicia Kearns, who has accused the Serbian Orthodox Church of weapons smuggling from central Serbia to Kosovo-Metohija.

PRISTINA - The Kfor mission said on Wednesday there was no evidence of alleged weapons smuggling to Serbian Orthodox churches in Kosovo-Metohija in ambulances via administrative crossings in the province.

Previously, British MP Alicia Kearns accused the Serbian Orthodox Church of involvement in weapons smuggling from central Serbia to Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - In a reaction to accusations by a British MP that the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) is smuggling weapons to Kosovo-Metohija, Serbian Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said on Wednesday the SPC had requested that the allegations be checked and that he was convinced they were completely untrue.

LONDON - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday the EBRD Board of Directors was due to approve an 80 mln euro loan to Serbia on Wednesday.

A Turkish military cargo plane carrying the second batch of medical supplies departed on April 12 for the U.K. in a bid to help the coronavirus combat.

"At the direction of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's instructions, the second batch of medical aid that will be used to fight the COVID-19 virus have been sent to the U.K. today," the Defense Ministry said in a tweet.

A Turkish military cargo plane carrying the second patch of medical supplies departed on April 12 for the U.K. in a bid to help the coronavirus combat.

"At the direction of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's instructions, the second patch of medical aid that will be used to fight the COVID-19 virus have been sent to the U.K. today," the Defense Ministry said in a tweet.

MP reportedly met hundreds of people in parliament over the past week and attended a reception with PM Boris Johnson.

U.K. Health Minister Nadine Dorries became the first British MP to test positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday and is recovering at home.

Police have arrested a man, 23, following the terror attack at Manchester Arena.