What measures are being imposed in the Leicester lockdown?
A regional flare-up of coronavirus cases means Leicester will not emerge from parts of lockdown as swiftly as the rest …
Category: Politics
Call to remove John Wayne’s name from airport in California
Democratic Party politicians are pushing to drop film legend John Wayne’s name, statue and other likenesses from Orange County’s airport …
Government renews calls for terror attack rehearsals
The Government has renewed calls for schools, offices, hospitals and other public places to be prepared for terrorist attacks following …
James Cook statue’s fate to be decided by Alaskan indigenous people
The mayor of Alaska’s biggest city has asked the local indigenous people to decide the fate of a statue of …
Ireland elects Micheal Martin as new Taoiseach, replacing Leo Varadkar
Ireland has elected Fianna Fail leader Michael Martin to be the country’s new leader, replacing Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach. Following a special parliamentary …
‘Surprising and worrying’: Test and trace fails to reach thousands infected with coronavirus
The UK’s latest testing and tracing figures have been labelled “surprising and worrying” after it was revealed the system has …
UK citizens’ climate assembly backs green pandemic recovery and lifestyle shift
The UK’s first national citizens’ assembly on climate change has backed changes to the economy and lifestyles that will drive …
UK coronavirus death toll increases by 15 – lowest rise since mid-March
A further 15 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in …
Windrush generation working group will ‘right the wrongs’ of scandal, Patel says
A new working group has been set up to “right the wrongs” suffered by the Windrush generation, Priti Patel has said. …
Police respond to ‘serious incident’ in Reading town centre
Two air ambulances and several police vehicles have responded to a “serious incident” in Reading. Images on social media showed …