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Sep 28, 2021 12:37

Britain’s fuel shortage showing ‘very tentative signs of stabilisation,’ transport secretary rejects criticism of govt’s handling

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has defended the government’s handling of recent fuel shortages due to panic buying, as he reassured motorists that officials are seeing “very tentative signs of stabilisation” of the situation.

Scottish NHS to pay £3.4m to staff who complained of ‘bullying culture’ as part of ‘Healing Process’
NHS Highland in Scotland has estimated that it will pay out over £3.4 million ($4.6 million) to current and former staff who experienced workplace “bullying and harassment,” with the money coming from the Scottish government.
Sep 28, 2021 12:12
British MILITARY ‘on standby’ to deploy trucks & drivers amid fuel supply shortage blamed on ‘panic buying’
The British army could soon deploy its own fuel tankers to fill a major logistics gap caused by a lack of lorries and drivers, with some petrol stations running dry in some areas as deliveries have all but ground to a halt.
Sep 28, 2021 04:56
UK Met Police upgrades ‘massively invasive’ face recognition tech net over London, but data watchdog warns of ‘public trust’ cost
Scotland Yard is set to expand its controversial facial recognition surveillance dragnet across London in a £3 million deal that allows the UK’s largest police force to track suspects using older images from CCTV and social media.
Sep 27, 2021 13:55
Labour’s Angela Rayner says she’ll apologise for calling Tories ‘scum’ if Boris Johnson takes back ‘racist & homophobic’ comments
Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the UK Labour Party, promised to apologise for calling Conservative ministers “scum” but only on the condition that Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologise for previous insulting comments he made.
Sep 27, 2021 13:25

Britain’s fuel shortage showing ‘very tentative signs of stabilisation,’ transport secretary rejects criticism of govt’s handling
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has defended the government’s handling of recent fuel shortages due to panic buying, as he reassured motorists that officials are seeing “very tentative signs of stabilisation” of the situation.
Sep 28, 2021 12:37
Scottish NHS to pay £3.4m to staff who complained of ‘bullying culture’ as part of ‘Healing Process’
NHS Highland in Scotland has estimated that it will pay out over £3.4 million ($4.6 million) to current and former staff who experienced workplace “bullying and harassment,” with the money coming from the Scottish government.
Sep 28, 2021 12:12
British MILITARY ‘on standby’ to deploy trucks & drivers amid fuel supply shortage blamed on ‘panic buying’
The British army could soon deploy its own fuel tankers to fill a major logistics gap caused by a lack of lorries and drivers, with some petrol stations running dry in some areas as deliveries have all but ground to a halt.
Sep 28, 2021 04:56
‘No govt plans’ to deploy army to deliver fuel, minister says, after 90% of forecourts run dry amid panic buying
UK Environment Secretary George Eustice has rejected reports that the government is looking at using the army to deliver fuel to petrol stations, claiming there are “no plans” to do so after forecourts run dry due to panic buying.
Sep 27, 2021 16:24
UK Met Police upgrades ‘massively invasive’ face recognition tech net over London, but data watchdog warns of ‘public trust’ cost
Scotland Yard is set to expand its controversial facial recognition surveillance dragnet across London in a £3 million deal that allows the UK’s largest police force to track suspects using older images from CCTV and social media.
Sep 27, 2021 13:55
Labour’s Angela Rayner says she’ll apologise for calling Tories ‘scum’ if Boris Johnson takes back ‘racist & homophobic’ comments
Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the UK Labour Party, promised to apologise for calling Conservative ministers “scum” but only on the condition that Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologise for previous insulting comments he made.
Sep 27, 2021 13:25
90% of fuel pumps run dry in major British cities after panic-buying frenzy
The Petrol Retailers Association has claimed that in some parts of the UK, 90% of pumps are dry after Britons descended on forecourts even as the government promised there was nothing to worry about.
Sep 27, 2021 11:55
Insulate Britain eco-warriors halt M25 traffic for the 6th time despite High Court injunction
Climate group Insulate Britain blocked part of the UK’s M25 for the sixth time on Monday, violating an injunction that was granted by the High Court last Tuesday, with police detaining activists near Heathrow Airport.
Sep 27, 2021 10:15
‘Unelectable!’ ‘Woke’ Labour condemned by Britons as conference delegates told too many white men putting their hands up to speak
Delegates at the Labour Party conference have been told that too many white men were putting their hands up to make contributions during a debate on housing and transport, leading some to question the direction of the party.
Sep 27, 2021 09:48
UK Labour leader says it’s ‘not right’ to claim only women have cervixes
Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, claimed on Sunday that people should not say only women have a cervix, calling it “not right,” after one of his MPs received threats online for making the statement.
Sep 26, 2021 11:25
No fuel shortage? Motorists queue for petrol across UK, nearly 400 stations impose £30 limit amid ‘unprecedented demand’
The deepening energy crisis in Britain has reached fuel supply, with large queues spotted at petrol stations across the country. One of the providers, EG Group, has imposed a £30 limit due to a surge in demand.
Sep 24, 2021 23:29
‘War criminal! Out!’ Protesters greet Hillary Clinton as she becomes chancellor of university in Northern Ireland
Former US top diplomat and failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton became the first female chancellor of Queen’s University in Belfast, but her triumphant entrance was picketed by hecklers branding her as a “war criminal.”
Sep 24, 2021 22:23

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