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 […]
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi detention continues and other stories
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 […]
HS2 Protesters evicted from Euston Square and other stories
Protesters have been evicted by security after building an 100ft tunnel network under Euston Square Gardens where they have also set up a makeshift camp.
Manchester bombing inquiry: Two hours before fire engines arrived
The Manchester Arena Bombing Inquiry has been hearing about the co-ordination of the emergency services. On day 53 of the inquiry, Detective Inspector Michael Russell of the Greater Manchester Police continued answering […]
Supreme Court: challenge on young offenders’ solitary confinement
Today, [Wednesday 20 January] the Supreme Court heard an appeal to determine whether the conditions of a 15-year-old child detained at the Feltham Young Offenders’ Institution breached Article 3 of the European […]
Iconic London Debenhams won’t reopen
Debenhams’ flagship shop in Oxford Street will not reopen as the department store chain announced the permanent closure of six branches and 320 job losses. The news comes after JD Sports pulled […]
Trump faces historic second impeachment vote and other stories
President Donald Trump might become the first ever US president to face impeachment twice, just days before his term was due to end on 20th January 2021. Today [Wednesday 13 January] the […]
Man Utd’s Marcus Rashford wins campaign for free school meal vouchers
The UK government has made a U-Turn after Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford stepped up the campaign pressure demanding an extension of free school meal vouchers over the holiday period. A ‘Covid […]
Black Lives Matter: George Floyd’s family mourns at private funeral, and other stories
George Floyd’s family speaks about injustice and America’s time for change. In a private funeral that was broadcast live on Tuesday in Huston, Texas, Floyd’s niece, Brooke Williams, made an impassioned […]
Transport Secretary defends PM chief special advisor Dominic Cummings and other stories
Cabinet Minister says allegations Dominic Cummings broke lockdown rules are false Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says claims by the Guardian/Observer and Mirror that Dominic Cummings made a second trip to Durham during […]
Women charged with murder of seven-year-old in Bolton to appear in court, and other stories
Woman charged with the murder of a seven-year-old girl in Queen’s Park, Bolton in Greater Manchester. Elton Skana, who is 30 years old, has been charged with murdering seven-year-old Emily Jones in […]
The Final Word: Nasser Hussain
Captaining the England cricket team is an honour only a small number of people have experienced. 80 people to be exact, spanning back to 1876. A role which has only been handed […]
Superdrug to be the first shop to offer Coronavirus antibodies test and other stories
Superdrug to be the first high street retailer to offer Coronavirus antibody test Tests will begin today and will detect positive antibodies 97.5 percent of the time. The test will be sold via […]
Death sentencing over Zoom in Singapore and other stories
Man sentenced to death on Zoom in Singapore Singapore has sentenced a drug suspect to death on the popular video chat app Zoom because of the city-state’s coronavirus lockdown. The move has […]
President Trump threatens WHO with 30 days to ‘substantially improve’, and other stories
President Donald Trump gives World Health Organisation a 30 day ultimatum In a four page letter addressed to the director general of The World Health Organization (WHO), President Trump has accused […]
Huge rise in unemployment benefit claims due to impact of coronavirus and other stories
Huge rise in unemployment benefit claims due to impact of coronavirus Official figures have shown a surge of 856,500 people submitting benefit claims last month as the coronavirus crisis took its toll […]
Anti-Asian hate crimes up 21% in UK during Coronavirus emergency and other stories
Ministers have told MPs that hate crimes against the south and the east Asian communities in the UK have increased by 21% during the coronavirus pandemic. Police estimates suggest a threefold increase […]
Russian construction industry returns to work amid continuing COVID-19 crisis and other stories
Russian building workers given green light to go back to work Even though most of the Russian economy is in lockdown and hospitals struggle to cope with coronavirus deaths, the country’s construction […]
London Victoria Station worker dies from coronavirus after being spat on and other stories
A ticket officer at Victoria station, Belly Mujinga, has died just 14 days after being spat on by someone claiming to have the virus. Her family says the attack took place on […]
Wuhan to test all of its 11 million residents and other stories
The Chinese city of Wuhan is working on plans to test all of its 11 million residents for Covid-19 according to state media. It comes after a cluster of six new cases […]
UK furlough scheme extended by four months and other stories
Government furlough scheme to continue until October Councellor Rishi Sunak announced in Parliament that furloughed employees will continue to be paid until October this year. He added that the level of support, […]
Black people are ‘four times more likely to die’ from COVID-19 than white people and other stories
Black people are ‘four times more likely to die’ from COVID-19 than white people A new report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that some ethnic groups have a […]
Dutch Football cancelled until COVID-19 vaccine is discovered and other stories
Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge confirms supporters will not be allowed to attend football matches in the Netherlands until there is a COVID-19 vaccine. Sport across the country is currently postponed […]
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