Category: English News

<p>As No 10 refuses to change policy&nbsp;</p> Via: Labour warn Boris Johnson that he has 72 hours to back Marcus Rashford’s school meals plan

<p>An unprecedented crisis awaits, writes Sean O’Grady. There is one option available to the prime minister – but he isn’t going to like it&nbsp;</p> Via: With a second wave and a looming no-deal Brexit, what can Boris Johnson do to avoid a winter of discontent?

<p>Organisers of rehabilitation event where terrorist launched attack did not know he was attending</p> Via: Fishmongers' Hall attacker Usman Khan was visited by police two weeks before deadly rampage, court hears

Thai police have fired chemical-laced water cannon on thousands of pro-democracy protesters who gathered in Bangkok on Friday to call for the release of dozens of recently-jailed activists. Via: Police use chemical-laced water cannons on Thai protesters as thousands gather in Bangkok

<p>British biotech firms have signed contract with government to create strains of coronavirus</p> Via: Britain moves closer to Covid-19 vaccine ‘human challenge’ trials that infect volunteers

A team from Columbia University successfully grew a jawbone in five weeks using stem cells from pig fat. The bones were inserted into animals that were able to eat following the operation. Via: Pig fat used to grow jawbones in FIVE weeks could help millions suffering with joint dysfunction

First Minister Mark Drakeford announced that the rules will come into force from 6pm tonight after accusing Boris Johnson of ignoring his pleas to impose an equivalent restrictions. Via: Wales 'could be plunged into a circuit-breaker lockdown in the next few days'

A police commander has appealed to the public to help spot the signs of radicalisation ahead of the sentencing of teenager Harry Vaughana who encouraged right-wing terrorism. Via: Police urge parents to watch for warning signs for right-wing terror offences

Twitter will no longer remove hacked content and instead will label Tweets to provide context after Republicans threatened to subpoena CEO Jack Dorsey for shutting down accounts. Via: Twitter does a U-turn and starts allowing people to share Biden Ukraine story again

With his ever-evolving ‘plans’, Boris Johnson has succeeded in alienating even those who were once his biggest fansI hate to stray into superforecasting, but I wonder whether Boris Johnson’s wheeze of dividing the UK into a number of bitterly resentful regions will feel worth it in the end? He has Read more…