A Chinese citizen journalist who uploaded coronavirus reports from Wuhan onto social media to criticise the city’s handling of the outbreak has been arrested, according to reports. The Shanghai resident Zhang Zhan, reportedly to be 40, was allegedly removed by police on Friday on suspicion of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’, a broad-brush charge often … Read more
UK society has ‘regressed to a 1950s way of living’ for many British women because the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened inequality and left women with more childcare, experts claim University of Sussex researchers quizzed more than 2,000 parents for the study 45% of mothers were responsible for majority of childcare during the outbreak In comparison, … Read more
Fathers’ Day will be different this year but it presents a poignant opportunity to share the love by sending a terrific gift to make your Dad’s day By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 10:04 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 10:04 BST, 19 June 2020 Fathers’ Day will be different this … Read more
Putin got the memo! Russia immediately responds to NATO naval wargames in the Baltic Sea by sending combat jets to carry out practice strikes on marine targets in the area Forces from 19 countries including the UK, US, France and Germany are taking part in the joint NATO exercise Dubbed BALTOPS, the annual drills will … Read more
Reopening schools across Europe has not caused a spike in coronavirus cases. Evidence from 22 EU states that have restored classes suggests little or no risk to pupils, teachers or families. The revelation piles pressure on unions resisting plans to send younger children back from June 1. The National Education Union yesterday even claimed it … Read more
Intel says it aims to run completely on renewable energy and stop sending trash to landfills by 2030 The company released its environmental goals for the next decade Intel says it wants to rely completely on renewable energy by 2030 In the same timeline it says it wants to reduce the amount of waste it sends … Read more
Care home bosses have blamed the sector’s soaring death toll on government guidance telling hospitals to discharge elderly residents to free up beds. The chilling warning came in the wake of a government document which advises hospitals, ‘to free up NHS capacity via rapid discharge into the community and reducing planned care.’ The plan, drafted … Read more