England could see its hottest June day on record this week with front from Spain bringing heatwave temperatures that will soar to 95F Forecasters have predicted a spike in temperatures as warm air moving up from Europe returns to Britain The mercury is today expected to reach up to 75F (24C) in the South and … Read more
The UK has had at least 3.5million coronavirus cases and the virus ‘will be with us for a very long time’, Britain’s top statistics expert says. Sir Ian Diamond, the UK’s National Statistician, made the comments on the Andrew Marr Show this morning. He said that blood testing to look for antibodies that prove someone … Read more
Schools in England face waiting a fortnight to find out how the government expects to bring every child back to school in September – but plans in Northern Ireland suggest teachers will have to move between classrooms and school bags could be banned. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson today announced the the government wanted to increase ‘bubbles’ … Read more
Trevor Phillips slammed the RFU plan to ban the song. Pictured here in 2017 A former head of the Commission for Racial Equality has slammed plans to ban ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ – describing it as ‘Black people’s own culture being cancelled’. Trevor Phillips, 66, condemned the Rugby Football Union for reviewing the popular sporting … Read more
The Church and Bank of England have apologised over their historic links to slavery through high-ranking figures at the institutions in the 19th century. In a landmark move, the central bank acknowledged its role in the kidnapping and transportation of thousands of people for the first time, lamenting the ‘unacceptable part of English history’ and … Read more
REVEALED: England rugby fans could be BANNED from singing the iconic ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ song because it originated among slaves in America 150 years ago The RFU are conducting a review into how rugby can end institutional racism ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ was first sung by a slave in America in the 1860s It … Read more
Bank of England pumps another £100BILLION into UK economy: Cash-printing measures now hit £745billion in bid to stave off coronavirus economic meltdown The Bank of England believes the UK could face its worst recession in 300 years The UK economy has been significantly impacted during the coronavirus crisis Statistics reveal UK inflation fell to a … Read more
Hereford is the location attracting the biggest increase in interest from potential homebuyers over the past two weeks, a leading property website suggests. Further north, Wigan, Rochdale, Wilmslow, Scarborough and Bolton have also seen queries from would-be buyers rocket compared to the first two weeks of March, Rightmove’s findings show. The property market across England … Read more
A Black trainee vicar has been denied a position by the Church of England because the demographic of the parishioners in the area he had applied to work was ‘monochrome white working class’ and it might make him feel ‘uncomfortable’. Augustine Tanner-Ihm has hit out at the ‘institutional racism’ in the church after the the … Read more
Cineworld announce they are reopening cinemas in England on July 10 with socially-distanced seating and staggered start times Cineworld will reopen its movie theatres across England from July 10 The firm will later announce dates for cinemas in Scotland, Wales and Ireland Social distancing guidelines will see capacity in cinemas reduced by 50 per cent … Read more