Belgian rioters attacked the king’s car in violent unrest in Brussels over the death of a black man in police custody who was arrested for breaking the coronavirus curfew. Police said more than 500 protesters, some of them holding Black Lives Matter signs, gathered in Belgium’s capital on Wednesday following the death of the 23-year-old … Read more
Boris Johnson will launch a desperate bid to ‘reset’ his premiership this week after the chaotic bloodletting that saw Dominic Cummings axed. The PM is planning to set up a new ‘policy board’ as he scrambles to reconnect with increasingly mutinous Tory MPs. He will offer more support to backbenchers in the ‘Red Wall’ northern … Read more
Businesses are boarding up across New York City as special police units gear up to tackle looters and rioters and foreign countries are warning the few travelers who are not banned from entering the country to avoid it for fear of civil unrest after the election. Dozens of retailers in Manhattan, including stores on Fifth … Read more
Church leaders warn of growing war between Westminster and the North: Three CofE leaders say restrictions will lead to ‘unrest’ and fallout will be more ‘dangerous’ that the virus itself Northern Church of England bishops have warned about unrest due to Covid-19 York Archbishop Stephen Cottrell was joined with Nick Bains and David Walker The … Read more
Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has come in for criticism after saying that protests against racial injustice, including those by the Black Lives Matter group are ‘essential for the evolution of our country’ – with some online branding her ‘ignorant’. Senator Harris D-Calif. made the comments during the NAACP’s national convention in which she was interviewed for … Read more
President Donald Trump went full ‘law and order’ at his rally Thursday night in Jacksonville, Florida accusing his rival Democratic Joe Biden of going on an ‘anti-police crusade’ and calling law enforcement the ‘enemy.’ The president’s comments come on the heels of another night of violence in the United States, as two police officers in … Read more
Rising civil unrest, conspiracy theories and racism typically follows in the wake of disease epidemics, a study of historical outbreaks has warned. Researchers from Italy analysed 57 past epidemics — finding that the turmoil from each outbreak tended to result in a quieting of existing unrest. The findings, the team said, may explain why movements … Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow reflected on her relationship with her former husband Chris Martin in a candid essay for British Vogue‘s September issue. The actress, 47, who was married to the Coldplay frontman, 43, from 2003 until 2016, said there was ‘always a bit of unease and unrest’ within their romance, and admitted initially describing their split as a ‘conscious … Read more
Conspiracy theories that billionaire philanthropist George Soros has been organizing and funding the nationwide anti-police brutality protests sparked by the death of George Floyd are gaining traction online among the far right. The baseless theories involving Soros range from him hiring protesters and renting buses to transport them to demonstrations, to stashing piles of bricks … Read more
Tory unrest over Boris Johnson’s ‘government by focus group’ with polling firms paid millions of pounds to track public views – but allies dismiss ‘bullsh**’ claims the PM is failing to lead the country Boris Johnson facing Tory claims he is overseeing a ‘government by focus group’ Analysis shows the government is spending millions of … Read more