The group, who were picked up by a French patrol boat at 6.35am after attempting to cross the Channel in a make-shift vessel, had used shovels as oars. Via: Dozens of migrants arrive in Dover after they were picked up in three small boats
Viewers said the Media Editor’s monologue left them ‘in awe’ after he updated news anchor Huw Edwards on the news that Little Britain had been removed from Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox. Via: One Show presenter Amol Rajan wins huge praise over his report on Little Britain and racism
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor wants wider inquiry to look at months before death The mayor of Greater Manchester has called for “the widest possible investigation” into events leading up to the drowning of a 12-year-old refugee last summer.The body of Shukri Abdi, who first came to the UK in January Read more
Bernardine Evaristo and Reni Eddo-Lodge take No 1 slots in wake of anti-racist demonstrations, as Waterstones staff ask chain to support causeBernardine Evaristo and Reni Eddo-Lodge have become the first black British women to top the UK’s fiction and nonfiction paperback charts, in a week where black authors lined up Read more
The toppling of Edward Colston in Bristol (let’s forget the slavery bit, shall we?) has raised an army of ‘heroic defenders’Ah yes, statues: the only subject powerful enough to wrestle the news focus away from the pandemic, the oscillating UK infection rates, the Dominic Cummings road trip movie, the global Read more
Legal team writes to Max Hill over failure to investigate Cummings’ alleged lockdown breachesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe director of public prosecutions, Max Hill, is being threatened with legal action if he fails to investigate Dominic Cummings for alleged breaches of the lockdown rules.A legal team, headed Read more
Former minister Tobias Ellwood believes Boris Johnson wants to ditch the 14-day self-isolation plan Via: Coronavirus: 14-day travel quarantine 'does not make sense,' says senior Tory MP
Follow all the latest developments Via: UK politics news – live: Boris Johnson to announce more lockdown easing measures as Keir Starmer criticises PM over 'avoidable mess' on schools
Claims of plot to replace candidate dismissed as ‘rubbish’ by senior Tory Via: Shaun Bailey will not be replaced as Tory London mayor candidate despite flagging in polls, says minister
Government ‘priorities’ questioned as theme parks, pubs and non-essential shops all prepare to open months before classrooms Via: UK lockdown: Confusion and anger as zoos to reopen but schools stay closed