Charities today demanded clarity over No 10’s shielding advice, amid claims at-risk Britons will be able to stop self-isolating in six weeks. All 2.2million ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ Brits will be told they no longer need to isolate at home from the end of July, it was reported last night. Macmillan Cancer Support’s policy director called … Read more
More than 1,500 leading experts have demanded Boris Johnson publish a clear plan for getting children back to school before a generation of pupils are left ‘scarred for life’. In a scathing letter to the Prime Minister today, paediatricians warned the prolonged closure of schools could spark a wave of health, social and educational problems … Read more
Indians are demanding revenge on China after soldiers of the nuclear-armed nations brawled with nail-studded clubs leaving up to 70 dead at the disputed Himalayan border. India’s government was silent today on the fallout from clashes with China’s People’s Liberation Army that the Indian army said claimed 20 soldiers’ lives on Monday night. China reported … Read more
A march by French health workers calling for better pay and working conditions because of the Coronavirus crisis descended into street violence in Paris on Tuesday. Riot police used tear gas and baton charges as they fought with protesters by Les Invalides in the centre of the city on Tuesday afternoon. By 4pm there had … Read more
Jaguar poaching has increased more than 200-FOLD in the last five years, driven by demand from Chinese consumers for claws, teeth, and bone powder used in medicinal paste Researchers documented more than 800 poached jaguars over five years Law enforcement intercepted the jaguars in South and Central America Jaguar teeth and claws are prized as … Read more
MPs call on Government to bail out ‘forgotten million’ people locked out of coronavirus support packages By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:05 BST, 15 June 2020 | Updated: 00:05 BST, 15 June 2020 MPs have called on the Government to bail out the ‘forgotten million’ people locked out of coronavirus support packages. … Read more
Ocado taps investors for £1bn to add firepower amid boom in demand during the virus crisis By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 June 2020 Online supermarket Ocado last night launched a £1billion fundraising. The company said it planned to raise £657million through a … Read more
Michael B. Jordan urges studios to use their ‘power to demand diversity’ and urges for black hiring By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 01:00 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 01:07 BST, 7 June 2020 Michael B. Jordan gave an impassioned speech about promoting black culture, while joining protestors at a Black Lives Matter march … Read more
Protests over the death of the unarmed black man George Floyd are continuing to sweep across the globe as violent clashes with police escalate. For more than a week swarms of people have flocked outside US embassies and taken to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd – the man who gasped ‘I can’t … Read more
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters Wednesday he was opposed to invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act to send the U.S. military to impose control of cities – even as the president talked tough on Twitter and ordered an infantry battalion to Washington, D.C. Esper made the public statement of opposition to the idea after … Read more