Crackdown on statue vandalism: Justice Secretary Robert Buckland pledges new laws to protect monuments with tougher sentences for perpetrators after campaign by 120 Tory MPs Robert Buckland says laws against desecration of memorials are ‘inadequate’ MPs will present a proposed Desecration of War Memorials Bill this week Justice Secretary Mr Buckland said he ‘fully agrees’ with … Read more
Stormzy pledges £10 MILLION to organisations fighting racial inequality in the UK over the next 10 years By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 15:59 BST, 11 June 2020 | Updated: 16:00 BST, 11 June 2020 Stormzy has pledged £10 million, over 10 years, to organisations, charities and movements tackling racial inequality, justice reform and black … Read more
Pupils in England will undergo a ‘massive catch-up operation over the summer and beyond’ to allow them to receive the remedial help they need after months out of the classroom. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced there would be a ‘big summer of catch up’ for children who had missed their education amid the … Read more
‘I’m ashamed I didn’t listen more’: Ellie Goulding vows to be a ‘better ally’ as she pledges her support to the Black Lives Matter movement By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 20:36 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 08:36 BST, 5 June 2020 Ellie Goulding has vowed to be ‘a better ally’ as she pledged … Read more
Glaxosmithkline pledges 1 billion doses of special chemical to improve effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 28 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 28 May 2020 Glaxosmithkline has delivered a major boost in the search for Covid-19 vaccines, vowing to pump out one billion doses of a … Read more
Ocado U-turn over school’s pollution fear: Online grocer pledges to use electric delivery vans from new London depot By Ben Atkinson For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 24 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 24 January 2020 Ocado has backed down in a row over plans to open a major distribution hub next to … Read more
Matt Hancock pledges to test every care home resident and staff member in England for coronavirus by ‘early June’ amid growing scandal over death toll after ONS figures show 23,000 extra deaths this year Health Secretary said every care home resident will be tested by ‘early June’ He said Government measures meant almost two thirds … Read more
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says building new hospitals in weeks during coronavirus crisis shows it should not take ’20 years to build a road’ as he pledges to ‘rapidly improve’ UK infrastructure Grant Shapps pointed to building of NHS Nightingale hospitals during crisis He said if hospitals can be built quickly there is no reason … Read more
Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI says it will stop selling tech to private companies after furious backlash and class-action lawsuit Court documents suggest Clearview will stop selling software to private entities It will continue its contract with governments and law enforcement The move has done little to appease public advocates like the ACLU By … Read more
Houston pledges to get 100 percent of its energy from renewable solar power, and estimates the change will save more than $65million over seven years Houston will partner with NRG Energy to get all of its energy from solar The plan will begin in July and last for five years, with two yearly extensions Houston … Read more