Sunday, March 16, 2025

Will England go back into lockdown? | UK | News (Reports)

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly said he does not want to put the UK into a second lockdown following the economic repercussions of the first lockdown, which began in March this year. Each of...

UK covid cases MAPPED: Wales and Scotland vs England | UK | News (Reports)

Coronavirus is firmly back for a second wave in 2020 as cases surge across parts of the UK. Different areas of the four nations are currently under different rules as local lockdowns are used to...

Royal bombshell: Australia becoming republic ‘inevitable’ amid growing support | Royal | News (Reports)

Professor Jenny Hocking said the release of the Palace Letters has reinforced a sense of inevitability that Australia will become a republic soon and will complete “that post-colonial project where we need to sever those ties”....

Brexit-backing tycoon reveals why Unite’s money cut will be Labour’s blessing | UK |...

Earlier this month, Britain's largest trade union decided to reduce its funding to the Labour Party. Unite's executive council voted to cut its affiliation to Labour by 10 percent, or 50,000 affiliates. It is understood...

Queen news: Descendants of her swans handed to city in Florida as a gift...

Lakeland, a city counting 112,000 residents in Florida, is selling 36 of its swans in the lottery for £307.58 ($400) each after revealing it is no longer able to care for them. These swans are...
Jonathan Allen

Every reprisal diminishes our ability to deliver for the people we serve

Madam Chair, I have the honour to deliver this cross-regional statement on behalf of United Kingdom and 74 other countries: The former Commission on Human Rights adopted its first resolution condemning reprisals against those who cooperate with...

Kate Middleton’s Hold Still project arrives in Manchester – poignant pic amid COVID spike...

One of the 100 finalists in the Duchess of Cambridge's Hold Still project has been made into a giant mural in Manchester. The mural represents Melanie, an NHS frontliner, wearing a face mask, glasses, gloves...

Welsh Secretary meets business leaders on EU transition

Secretary of State for Wales Simon Hart has met key business organisations to discuss readiness for the end of the EU transition period. Following the UK’s departure from the European Union, the end of the transition...

Wales lockdown: ‘Stay home’ order issued as shops to shut in COVID-19 circuit breaker...

Addressing the nation, Wales First Minsiter announced a two-weeks circuit breaker lockdown to prevent the further spreading of coronavirus. Mr Drakeford said "this is the moment to come together" and "play our part in a...

Simple statements boost for pension planning

The move will build on the enormous success of Automatic Enrolment by improving millions of savers’ understanding of their pensions. Boiling it down to the basics, these two-page statements will...

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