Despite more places being added to the government’s coronavirus watch list, most areas in the UK are much safer than they were during the first peak. Apart from a spike in Scotland, the R number – which...
Ex-Australian PM given top UK trade role
Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has been handed a top job advising the UK government on trade – despite a string of allegedly homophobic and sexist comments. Senior LGBT supporters including Sir Ian...
Jessica Krug: George Washington University professor admits she has been pretending to be black
A prominent activist and professor of African American history at George Washington University has admitted that she has been pretending to be a black woman. Jessica Krug, 38, wrote on the blog website Medium that her...
Video of 9-yr-old girl’s pleas to be saved from ‘abuser’ prompts viral campaign
Video of a 9-year-old girl called Sophie begging not to be sent home where she says she is sexually abused by her mother’s boyfriend has gone viral. The viral footage shot in Texas shows the petrified little girl’s...
Beirut, one month on | Wrecked blast site captured by drone
It’s been a month since deadly explosions claimed the lives of at least 190 and injured some 6,500 in the Lebanese capital Beirut. The site and its surroundings remain devastated.
Bid to sue Russian state over handling of Navalny case rejected by court
A case initiated by the opposition figure’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, which alleges that Moscow authorities failed to investigate claims that Alexey Navalny was poisoned, has been dismissed by a Russian judge.
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