The Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, has declared that a temporary national lockdown will be imposed in Wales. The Welsh Government believes a two-week firebreak, from Friday at 6 pm until Monday 9 November is essential to help bring the virus under control. Approximately 2.3 million people in Wales are already living under local lockdownContinue reading “Wales To Go Into National Two-Week Firebreak COVID Lockdown”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
National Circuit Breaker Would Be Unfair, Voices Michael Gove
A national circuit breaker lockdown was ruled out by the Government after Labour said that several might be needed and each could last longer than three weeks. Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister, left the door open for a regional variant of the policy, however, by criticising it only for imposing blanket restrictions on placesContinue reading “National Circuit Breaker Would Be Unfair, Voices Michael Gove”
French Police Raid Homes Of Dozens Of Radical Islamists
Police raided the homes of dozens of radical Islamists in Paris after a Chechen born teenager beheaded a teacher for showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to students. The operation followed directives from President Macron to crack down on radicals whose doctrines are blamed for provoking Abdullakh Anzorov, 18, to murder Samuel Paty, who taughtContinue reading “French Police Raid Homes Of Dozens Of Radical Islamists”
Tesco launches enormous recruitment drive for Christmas
Supermarket colossus Tesco has launched a recruitment drive for Christmas, with 11,000 vacancies available across the United Kingdom. The grocer said positions are available in Superstores, Tesco Extra branches and at warehouses, with jobs to start immediately. The positions came amid hundreds of thousands of redundancies as a result of the pandemic, with the rolesContinue reading “Tesco launches enormous recruitment drive for Christmas”
Prince Harry Snub As Charles Removes Collectable Named After Him From Highgrove
Royal fanatics can buy a ‘William’ teddy bear this Christmas from his father’s Highgrove House, but in the past, Highgrove Enterprises has sold three bears with royal names, William, Harry and Louis, but there will be no Harry’s this year. The £125 alpaca haired bear features a gold embroidered Highgrove logo on its paw andContinue reading “Prince Harry Snub As Charles Removes Collectable Named After Him From Highgrove”
Powerful Voices Now Argue For A More Subtle And Less Distressing Way Of Learning To Live With The Virus
The steps now being imposed on large regions of the country would be severe and difficult to endure if we had grounds to believe that they would do any good. The problem is that we have no shred of tangible proof that they will help at all. The vast illogical web of new rules, increasinglyContinue reading “Powerful Voices Now Argue For A More Subtle And Less Distressing Way Of Learning To Live With The Virus”
For Young Rohingya Brides, Marriage Means a Dangerous, Deadly Crossing
Haresa measured the days by the moon, waxing and waning over the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Her days on the trawler, packed into a space so tight she couldn’t even stretch her legs, seeped into weeks, the weeks into months. Haresa, 18, said of the other refugees on the boat that peopleContinue reading “For Young Rohingya Brides, Marriage Means a Dangerous, Deadly Crossing”
Experts Argue Boris Johnson’s Thin EU Deal Will Provoke Major Economic Disorder
The former boss of the Brexit department has warned that the narrow EU deal sought by Boris Johnson will act as a deadweight on Britain’s capacity to trade, amid growing concerns that the country remains dangerously ill-prepared for such an outcome. Negotiations with the EU remained stuck after Downing Street told EU intermediaries not toContinue reading “Experts Argue Boris Johnson’s Thin EU Deal Will Provoke Major Economic Disorder”
Corbynites Create Policy Group To Resist Sir Keir Starmer
A group of Labour MPs have established their own policy research operation amid rising left-wing opposition to the leadership of Sir Keir Starmer. In a break with colleagues from the mainstream of the party, several supporters of Jeremy Corbyn are using parliamentary office expenses to finance the Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (SPRG). The pooled researchContinue reading “Corbynites Create Policy Group To Resist Sir Keir Starmer”
Moment Grandmother Lets Her Grandchild Drop To The Floor
A video showing a grandmother faced with the most difficult of dilemmas, whether to save a glass of bubbles from falling to the floor or her young grandchild, has gone viral. The solution for the lady in question, thought to be from the United States, was indeed at the base of the flute, and theContinue reading “Moment Grandmother Lets Her Grandchild Drop To The Floor”