The conservative candidate for the position of Mayor of London, Shaun Bailey, is being criticised for his comments that those given a universal basic income (UBI) would spend the money on “lots […]
Mayoral candidate facing criticism over UBI comment and other stories
Palestinian vaccine rollout controversy, and other stories…
The COVID-19 vaccination rollout by the Palestinian Authority (PA) has come under scrutiny as senior officials and football players move ahead in the queue of medical workers and the elderly. The Independent Commission for Human Rights have called for the Palestinian government to clarify exactly how […]
Iraq prepares for Pope Francis and other stories…
A barrage of rockets pounded an Iraqi base hosting US-led coalition troops on Wednesday just two days before Pope Francis is due to arrive in Iraq for the first ever papal visit to the country. On his tour of the country, Pope […]
2030 World Cup bid given £2.8m budget boost, and other stories
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today pledged £2.8m to support a bid for the UK and Ireland to host the 2030 World Cup. The announcement came as part of Sunak’s 2021 budget, which […]
Chancellor unveils 2021 Budget to House of Commons & other stories
Rishi Sunak is currently addressing the House of Commons where he is disclosing the 2021 Budget; outlining plans to boost the country’s economic recovery.
Brain injuries in sport inquiry and other stories
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced that it will be launching an inquiry into the links between long term brain injuries and sports. The government inquiry follows a […]
‘Whatever it takes’ – chancellor commits to strengthen economy
Rishi Sunak’s Budget 2021 statement in the Commons this afternoon has revealed a three-part plan to protect the jobs and livelihoods of the British people and level up the economy. In the […]
Nicola Sturgeon accepts legal advice was ‘catastrophic’ and other stories
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she is “very, very, very, sorry” about the loss of taxpayers’ money. In January 2019, the Scottish government paid her predecessor Alex Salmond’s £500,000 legal bill after it admitted acting unlawfully.
Sturgeon fights back against Salmond
Nicola Sturgeon, in her long awaited appearance at the Holyrood inquiry stated that claims of a plot against the former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, were ‘absurd’. The First Minister of […]
Covid-19: government defends 10-year jail sentence and other stories
The UK government has defended a new law that states people who lie about their travel history during the pandemic could be sentenced a maximum 10-year jail term. A former Supreme Court […]
South Africa to swap or sell AstraZeneca vaccine and other stories
The Health minister, Zweli Mkhize, has suggested a South African interest in swapping or selling the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after studies have revealed its ineffectiveness against the South African variant in young people.
£3.5bn promised to end dangerous cladding and other stories
An extra £3.5bn has been promised by ministers to remove cladding deemed unsafe from all buildings over 18m high across England “at no cost to residents” after thousands of flat owners have […]
Grenfell Inquiry: failed cladding, ‘if customers didn’t ask, they didn’t get told’
Ms Deborah French,a former UK sales executive for Arconic sold Reynobond PE panels to construction projects in the UK which have a flammable plastic core. These PE Panels which were used on […]
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Aus Open Covid-19 hotel outbreak and other stories
Nearly 600 tennis players and support staff are to be quarantined in Melbourne after a hotel worker tested positive for Covid-19 at The Grand Hyatt Hotel. Tomorrow’s six warm-up events are likely to be affected but officials […]
New Oxford vaccine ‘ready by the autumn’ to tackle mutations and other stories
The team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine says that a vaccine to tackle the coronavirus mutations could be ready to roll-out by the autumn. Prof Andy Pollard, from Oxford University, said that slightly […]
2021 Golden Globes: Full List of Nominations
Awards season is now officially in session with Golden Globe nominations kicking it off this afternoon.
New Covid isolation scheme in Newham and other stories
Newham Council has announced a plan to put people testing positive for Covid-19 into hotels with all bills paid, to stop the spread of the virus in overcrowded households. London’s Asian communities […]
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi detention continues and other stories
Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaching the country’s import-export law and will remain in detention until 15 February for further questioning. A document issued by the police […]
Over a thousand black men removed from MET database and other stories
After a review ordered by London mayor Sadiq Khan, more than 1,000 black Londoners under 25 have been removed from the Metropolitan Police gang violence matrix after they were assessed as posing […]
Hasenhüttl laments Saints loss to Manchester United and other stories
Manchester United threw down the gauntlet last night, with 9-0 win against a nine-man Southampton side. Alexandre Jankewitz was sent off inside the first two minutes of the game, followed by Jan Bednarek being shown a second red card towards the […]
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi charged and other stories
Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaching the country’s import-export law and will remain in detention until 15 February for further questioning. A document issued by the police […]
Oxford vaccine reduces spread of coronavirus and other stories
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine reduces spread of coronavirus, according to a new study, from the University of Oxford. Just a single dose of the vaccine can be enough to reduce transmission by up to two thirds. At the […]
Sanofi to boost EU vaccine shortages and other stories
France’s Sanofi is to boost EU vaccine shortages by helping with the mass production of Pfizer and BioNtech vaccines. Sanofi has signed a deal for producing around 125 million doses of vaccine by the […]
Infected Blood Inquiry: a lack of consent
The Infected Blood Inquiry continued today. The inquiry examines why nearly 30,000 people in the UK were given infected blood, via transfusion or treatment in the 1970s and 80s. The inquiry opened […]
The world marks Holocaust Memorial Day
Today the world stands together to commemorate the genocide of more than 6 million Jews and 5 million others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators during the Second World War. It […]
PM hopes schools reopen in March and other stories
Boris Johnson has expressed his hopes for schools in England to reopen some time after the half-term recess, stating that this could happen the week beginning 8th March. This comes after the […]
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