Rishi Sunak was reluctant to agree to the second national lockdown in light of the threat to the economy and the huge £5 billion cost of furlough, sources said last night. The Chancellor was one of those at the Downing Street meeting on Friday which decided to go ahead with new restrictive measures. A source … Read more
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters have gathered in Thailand‘s capital, seeking to keep up pressure on the government a day ahead of a special session of Parliament aimed at easing political tensions. The rally took place at the busy Rajprasong intersection, in the heart of Bangkok’s shopping district, on Sunday with protester numbers swelling to several … Read more
Ian Blackford has joined furious calls for SNP’s Margaret Ferrier to resign after it was revealed the MP had visited a gym and a beauty salon while suffering symptoms of Covid-19. Ms Ferrier has admitted travelling to Parliament and speaking in the Commons after developing coronavirus symptoms, and then taking a train back to Scotland … Read more
A petition has been launched calling for the immediate resignation of the white CEO of the non-profit responsible for organizing the NYC Marathon amid claims of ‘institutional racism and oppression’ in the workplace. So far, the petition demanding New York Road Runners (NYRR) CEO Michael Capiraso step down has been signed by 850 people. However, critics of … Read more
The UN Secretary General Antonio Gutterres sparks anger with Tweet saying ‘male-dominated culture damages everyone’ The UN published part of a speech by Secretary General António Guterres The post has drawn 13,000 responses – many of which voice disagreement Twitter users called on Mr Guterres to resign; others called to ‘defund the UN’ By Henry … Read more
My father has had Parkinson’s for the last 10 years but it has only recently got debilitating. My brother and his wife moved down to be close to him and ended up moving in with him. My dad has recently written a will in which my brother and myself are left equal shares of his … Read more
Japan’s PM Abe ‘is set to resign due to ill health’ after recent hospital visits and claims he had been vomiting blood Speculation about the health of Shinzo Abe, 65, has been swirling for weeks He recently made two separate trips to hospital for unspecified medical checks There have also been reports of the PM … Read more
Gavin Williamson was branded a ‘lame duck’ Education Secretary last night as senior Tories urged him to quit over the exams fiasco. MPs believe he will ultimately get the boot when the Prime Minister reshuffles his Cabinet this autumn. But former ministers insisted he should go now, saying his position was ‘completely untenable’. One added: … Read more
French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte were at the centre of an astonishing security scare when furious anti-government swarmed towards them in a Paris park. ‘Macron Resign’ was the chant as the 42-year-old head of state and the first lady, who is 67, were approached in the Tuileries Garden, close to the Elysée … Read more
Mary Trump, the niece of President Donald Trump, has called on her uncle to resign from office as she breaks her silence after publishing a memoir describing him as a ‘sociopath’. ‘Resign,’ Mary Trump responded when ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos asked her what message she would have for her uncle if she were in … Read more