Russell Brand was seen flouting social distancing rules following a performance of his new comedy show Brand-emic as he posed for pictures and hugged a fan. Via: Russell Brand flouts social distancing rules by hugging fan
William Dalrymple – an expert on Britain’s colonial interests in India – said a museum would highlight ‘war criminals’ such as commander-in-chief of India Sir Colin Campbell. Via: Controversial statues should be placed in a 'museum of colonialism', leading historian claims
Children treated for minor injuries following the accident at Bunnythorpe in North Island, police said A bus driver has died and dozens of people including children have been injured after a school bus collided with a train at a level crossing in the New Zealand town of Bunnythorpe.None of the Read more
Half of world’s schoolchildren unable to attend classrooms; Virus death toll linked to Maine wedding grows to 7; Apple rolls out virtual fitness service. Follow the latest updatesWorld still at the beginning of the pandemic, WHO expert warnsSweden records its fewest daily cases since MarchCovid cases near 30m; China expects Read more
Fires in Oregon, Washington and California have killed more than 30, burned millions of acres and enveloped region in smokeFirefighters on the US west coast reported more progress in the battle against wildfires that have killed more than 30 people and destroyed entire communities. But much of the region is Read more
‘It’s a political demonstration – we can’t touch them’ Via: PAUL THOMAS on… the Rule of Six maniacs
The Caribbean island’s leader says its people want a ‘Barbadian head of state’ and aim to achieve the goal by November 2021Barbados has announced its intention to remove the Queen as its head of state and become a republic by November 2021.A speech written by its prime minister, Mia Mottley, Read more
A second wave of Covid-19 in Britain would not be nearly as bad as the first because we are better at containing and treating the virus now, Government officials have claimed. Via: Experts say new treatments and local lockdowns will keep coronavirus under better control
Girls in Uttar Pradesh targeted in assaults aiming to reinforce caste and gender hierarchies, say activistsA spate of brutal rapes and murders of young girls in a single district of India over the past month has provoked outrage and exposed the ongoing use of sexual violence as a tool of Read more
<p>Campaigners say ‘pushing more men into prisons for longer’ could increase reoffending rather than protect public</p> Via: Sentencing White Paper: Government unveils plans to keep offenders in prisons for longer after warning jails are running out of space