The latest UK coronavirus death toll hit 39, 728 on Wednesday after 359 more people died after testing positive for COVID-19. A PA analysis figure put the UK’s coronavirus death toll passed 50, 000 as Boris Johnson warned of many job losses as further details of the economic impact of the pandemic were set to…
Several buildings across England were lit in purple light in memory of unarmed black security guard, George Floyd who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, the US last week which sparked global protests against racism and police brutality and in solidarity with anti-racism protests around the world. “In…
“The Spy Who Loved Him.” A Saturn Herald Short Story by Penny Nair Price. Daniella and Sanjay came together quite late in life. Daniella had a grown son and grandchildren in the UK and Sanjay was a widow whose deceased wife came from Sweden and the two sons from the marriage had settled there and…
“Much more work needs to be done” to understand the impact of the coronavirus on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, according to Health Secretary matt Hancock. “ I totally understand the concerns that people have and I understand the anger that people feel about racial injustice more broadly” he said declaring “Black lives…
Adelie Foods Britain’s largest sandwich makers went into administration last week with the loss of over 2, 000 jobs with sites at Milton Keynes, Prologis Park near Heathrow, Wembley, Tamworth in Staffordshire, Haydock in Merseytside, Kilmarnock in Scotland, Cardiff in Wales and headquarters in Southall in West London. Deloitte announced that attempts to rescue…
Although many classrooms re-opened in England on Monday, Matt Hancock said that the falling death rates mean the government has been able to make some cautious changes to the lockdown rules safely and carefully. He said, “ the data show that we are winning the battle against coronavirus”. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association…
Protest over the death of a black man George Floyd in police custody is entering their seventh day. President Donald Trump has threatened to send in the military to quell the growing civil unrest in the US. US medical examiner’s office has ruled that the death of George Floyd, whose killing triggered nationwide protests, was…
2.2 million people shielding in their homes under coronavirus lockdown can go outside for the first time on Monday, the UK government confirms. Scientific advisers to the government worried about the risk of lifting the lockdown in England too soon. UK’s coronavirus testing capacity surpasses 200, 000 beating the government’s target. The UK’s official Covid-19…
Astronauts on historic mission as Dragon capsule enter space station: SpaceX NASA Mission US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have docked with and entered the International Space Station (ISS). Their Dragon capsule supplied and operated by the private SpaceX company attended to the bow section of the orbiting lab 422km above China. The pair…
Actor Michael Angelis narrator of Thomas The Tank Engine for 3 series after taking over from Beatle star Ringo Starr in 1991, and known for his TV dramas role such as Boys from the Blackstuff, has died suddenly at his home, aged 76. The Liverpool born actor also appeared in Minder, the Liver Birds, Z…