Covid is no longer the leading cause of death in England and Wales
Covid is no longer the leading cause of death for the first time since OCTOBER: Official data shows virus fell behind dementia and heart disease in March – as interactive … Read More
Month: April 2021
UK food bank use rises by a third during COVID-19 pandemic
A charity says U.K. food bank use rose by a third during the past 12 months as the COVID-19 pandemic left more people without the money to buy basic necessities … Read More
With Europe’s economy lagging, ECB to keep stimulus running
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is getting ready to talk about Europe’s outlook, and the message will be that the economy still needs a lot of help By DAVID … Read More
Parts of the country have already begun to see vaccine supply could outstrip demand. That’s a problem.
Tens of millions of Americans haven’t started their vaccinations yet, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins told CNN on Wednesday, and “a lot of those folks are still … Read More
Belarus leader heads to Moscow for talks on closer ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to host his Belarusian counterpart for talks on closer integration between the two ex-Soviet neighbors By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press April 22, 2021, 9:59 … Read More
Extinction Rebellion protestors smash 19 windows at HSBC’s Canary Wharf HQ
Hammer-wielding Extinction Rebellion activists smash 19 windows at HSBC’s Canary Wharf HQ accusing the bank of financing the ‘climate catastrophe’ – as police arrest nine women for criminal damage Activists … Read More
Met Office to receive new £1.2bn supercomputer built by Microsoft
Met Office unveils plans for street-by-street weather forecasts: New £1.2bn Microsoft supercomputer will be able to tailor predictions to within 100 yards by next summer Met Office and Microsoft to … Read More
British officials ‘will apologise’ over claims black and Asian troops were denied gravestones
Government will apologise for ‘pervasive racism’ as report finds 350,000 black and Asian troops who died fighting for the British Empire were not buried or commemorated in same way as … Read More
Phillip Roth biography pulled after author Blake Bailey is accused of having raped two women
Shipments of critically acclaimed biography of controversial novelist Philip Roth revealing his misogyny and sexual depravity are halted after author Blake Bailey is accused of raping two women and grooming … Read More
More body cam video released of fatal police shooting of Black teen, who had charged two women with a knife
“We don’t yet have all of the facts but we do know that a 16-year-old girl, a child of this community, tragically died last night,” Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther told … Read More
