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Dec 3, 2020 15:18
UK Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has landed in hot water after he lauded his nation as “much better” than others, citing its swift approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, earning himself ridicule on social media.
- Labour suspends two activists for backing Corbyn in anti-Semitism row & accusing Starmer of ‘colluding with Tories’
Britain’s Labour Party has suspended two leading members of a local organisation, one of whom is Jewish, after they publicly accused Keir Starmer of using an anti-Semitism probe to crack down on former party leader Jeremy Corbyn.Dec 3, 2020 17:53 - Four killed in massive explosion at sewage plant near BristolFour people have been killed and another person injured in an enormous explosion at a sewage treatment facility near Bristol.Dec 3, 2020 13:16
- English students to get exam aids after Covid-19 disruptionStudents in England will receive advance notice of topics and be allowed to take aids into their exams, as part of a set of measures designed to counteract the disruption caused by Covid-19.Dec 3, 2020 09:30
- WATCH: Royal Navy blows WWII-era mine to smithereens in ScotlandRoyal Navy bomb disposal teams rushed into action offshore western Scotland after the crew of a fishing trawler reported a rather unexpected, and unwelcome, ‘catch’ in the form of a Nazi-era sea mine.Dec 3, 2020 10:57
- Labour suspends two activists for backing Corbyn in anti-Semitism row & accusing Starmer of ‘colluding with Tories’Britain’s Labour Party has suspended two leading members of a local organisation, one of whom is Jewish, after they publicly accused Keir Starmer of using an anti-Semitism probe to crack down on former party leader Jeremy Corbyn.Dec 3, 2020 17:53
- UK is 1st European country to reach grim milestone of 60,000 Covid-19 deathsThe UK’s toll of deaths linked to the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 60,000, according to new government data published on Thursday, making it the first country in Europe to reach such a high fatality count.Dec 3, 2020 17:16
- ‘World-beating jingoism’: Gavin Williamson sparks Twitter fury by calling UK ‘much better’ than US & EU due to Pfizer jab approvalUK Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has landed in hot water after he lauded his nation as “much better” than others, citing its swift approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, earning himself ridicule on social media.Dec 3, 2020 15:18
- Four killed in massive explosion at sewage plant near BristolFour people have been killed and another person injured in an enormous explosion at a sewage treatment facility near Bristol.Dec 3, 2020 13:16
- WATCH: Royal Navy blows WWII-era mine to smithereens in ScotlandRoyal Navy bomb disposal teams rushed into action offshore western Scotland after the crew of a fishing trawler reported a rather unexpected, and unwelcome, ‘catch’ in the form of a Nazi-era sea mine.Dec 3, 2020 10:57
- English students to get exam aids after Covid-19 disruptionStudents in England will receive advance notice of topics and be allowed to take aids into their exams, as part of a set of measures designed to counteract the disruption caused by Covid-19.Dec 3, 2020 09:30
- Britain’s Pfizer vaccine announcement gives anti-vaxxers unlikely boost blamed on Russia without any evidenceThe UK’s approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine was heralded by the government as a breakthrough for “humanity.” However, its announcement was met with a surge of vaccine skepticism online.Dec 2, 2020 23:12
- Darth Vader statue erected on Bristol plinth once belonging to BLM-toppled monument to slave traderA statue of Darth Vader has appeared on a Bristol plinth where Black Lives Matter activists tore down a monument to slave trader Edward Colston. Actor Dave Prowse, who played the iconic villain in Star Wars, died in recent days.Dec 2, 2020 17:13
- Man arrested after woman stabbed in neck & another seriously injured in brutal attack in England (VIDEOS)British police have arrested a 57-year-old after two women were stabbed while shopping in the northern English city of Burnley. The authorities have requested people not to speculate about the man’s motivations.Dec 2, 2020 16:47
- EU must proceed with Brexit no-deal contingency plans, Irish PM Martin says, as end of UK transition loomsIrish PM Micheal Martin has said the European Union must now proceed with preparations for a no-deal outcome, while EU negotiator Michel Barnier warned Brexit talks may be thrust into crisis over the UK’s legislation.Dec 2, 2020 16:34
- London livid as more than 35 ‘dangerous’ Jamaican criminals avoid deportation flight after last-minute legal challengesThe UK immigration minister has blasted lawyers’ tactics after their eleventh-hour legal challenges prevented more than 35 Jamaican murderers, rapists and other criminals from being deported on Wednesday morning.Dec 2, 2020 13:48
- ‘The day UK led humanity’s charge against Covid’: Tory MP Sharma mocked for over-the-top cheer as London approves foreign vaccineUK business secretary Alok Sharma attracted backlash after tweeting that the UK had “led humanity’s charge” against the Covid-19 pandemic by merely approving a new US-German vaccine earlier than other countries.Dec 2, 2020 13:29
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