Foreign Office is set to cave in over Clive of India’s statue in Whitehall as most senior diplomat privately admits ‘it may have to go’ Permanent Secretary Sir Simon McDonald made the concession in a Zoom call The divisive statue of imperialist Baron Clive of India is in Whitehall, London Clive has been blamed for … Read more
‘It cuts to your core’: Rishi Sunak reveals ‘upsetting’ racist abuse he suffered as a child as he says ‘very tolerant’ Britain of today still has ‘more to do’ after Black Lives Matter protests Chancellor Rishi Sunak has shared his experiences of racism while growing up Mr Sunak opened up on how racist abuse ‘stings … Read more
Andrew Roberts’s Churchill: Walking With Destiny is published by Penguin (pictured) The Cenotaph, Britain’s memorial in Whitehall to her dead of the two world wars, has been boarded up to protect it from desecration during the demonstrations this weekend. The statues of Winston Churchill, Sir Robert Peel, Henry Dundas, Earl Haig and others have been … Read more
Indian holy man who claimed he could perform ‘Covid exorcisms’ by kissing people’s hands dies of coronavirus – having already infected 20 of his followers Coronavirus spreads through contagious droplets from the mouth or nose Despite this, a holy man from Madya Pradesh, India, claimed he had a ‘kiss cure’ He would kiss devotees’ hands … Read more
India has today reported a record of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases with health services in the worst-hit cities of Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai swamped by the rising infections. India’s tally has reached 286,579 confirmed cases, the fifth highest in the world, with 8,102 deaths, including 357 in the last 24 hours. The spike … Read more
Honda suspends production at factories around the world after discovering computer virus in company servers The Japanese automaker discovered a virus in servers in its Tokyo headquarters While investigating the issue, the company suspended global production The suspensions lasted a day, and most facilities have come back online again No sensitive data was breached and … Read more
Black Lives Matter activists are calling for the removal of 60 statues of slave owners and racists across Britain. Top of their target list is the statue of Cecil Rhodes and petitions also exist to remove the statue of slave-trading West India Docks founder Robert Milligan, and the statue of former Home Secretary Henry Dundas … Read more
Amazed driver shows moment his Tesla automatically swerves to avoid a pig at night – as Elon Musk boasts his vehicles have ‘superhuman’ abilities Pranay Pathole, 22, tagged Elon Musk & tweeted the footage from his dashcam IT worker from India was driving in darkness and the car swerved to avoid a pig Elon Musk … Read more
Foreign aid farce: We send more money to rich countries such as China and India than we hand out to the world’s poorest nations MPs have revealed how much of Britain’s foreign aid budget is being spent There are concerns it is going to China and India rather than poorer nations Proportion to ‘middle income’ … Read more
Google Maps lets you see when public transport is the busiest to help you avoid crowds as Americans head back to work following the coronavirus lockdowns Google is rolling out Transit alerts to Maps to help people avoid crowds The feature displays when public transportation is likely to be more or less busy The firm … Read more