The leader of the Labour party Sir Keir Starmer says ‘millions of families across the country will be heartbroken at having their Christmas plans ripped up’.
COVID-19: PM puts millions into new Tier 4 restrictions from midnight
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces tighter restrictions for Christmas and introduces Tier 4 lockdown for London and parts of the South East and East of England following a surge in infections and the new strain of...
COVID-19: Christmas cancelled for millions of families
Millions of people across southeast England will no longer be able to mix with other households at Christmas, with a new Tier 4 level of COVID restrictions – equivalent to a full lockdown – to come into...
UK’s Christmas plans in tatters with harsh new lockdown for 18 million people – BBC News
In a dramatic change of policy, millions of people across England have been placed under a new tougher tier of coronavirus restrictions, meaning families will not be able to mix at all this Christmas. Boris Johnson made...
Africa Matters: Nigeria Boys Freed
Parents in Nigeria’s Katsina state rejoice, after hundreds of schoolboys return home from captivity. They were kidnapped a week ago from school in an attack since claimed by Boko Haram.
UAE’s illegal operations in Yemen revealed
Al Jazeera has published exclusive documents and footage indicating that the UAE has used commercial aircraft for arms transfers and charities for intelligence and political work in war-torn Yemen.
Schoolboys kidnapped in northern Nigeria released
In Nigeria, more than 300 boys kidnapped from a school last week – have been freed. The Boko Haram terror group had claimed responsibility – But officials say armed bandits masquerading as militants were...