Beirut explosion: Angry residents demand answers after blast
People in Beirut have expressed anger at the government over what they say was negligence that led to Tuesday's huge explosion. President Michel Aoun said the blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse. Many have accused the...
Gwyneth Paltrow reflects on ‘conscious uncoupling’ backlash after Chris Martin split
Gwyneth Paltrow has spoken about the backlash she faced for using the term "conscious uncoupling" when announcing her split with her first husband Chris Martin. The Shakespeare in Love actress, 47, and Coldplay frontman, 43, announced in March 2014 they would be...
Health warning issued as UK set for record-breaking temperatures
Health warning: The UK could see record-breaking temperatures on Friday, with forecasters saying it could be the hottest day of the year. People are being warned not to be “caught out” by soaring temperatures, with the UK expected to be hotter than some of Europe’s...
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Health warning issued as UK set for record-breaking temperatures
Health warning: The UK could see record-breaking temperatures on Friday, with forecasters saying it could be the hottest day of the year. People are being warned not to be “caught out” by soaring temperatures, with the UK expected to be hotter than some of Europe’s...
Facebook, Google Told They Must Pay Australia Media For News
Australia’s government has ordered Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to share revenue generated from news articles, adding to growing global regulatory and political pushback against the digital giants. The two companies will have to negotiate with traditional...
UK had Europe’s highest rate of excess deaths during COVID-19 pandemic – official
LONDON - The United Kingdom suffered the highest rate of excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in a comparison of 21 European countries, an analysis from Britain’s statistics office showed on Thursday. Epidemiologists say excess mortality - deaths from all causes...
300 Health And Care Workers Have Died Of Covid. Just Two Families Have Had The Promised Payout
The government has agreed to pay just 21 families the £60,000 lump sum promised to all those who lost a relative on the coronavirus front line, HuffPost UK can reveal. Health secretary Matt Hancock announced the new life assurance scheme in April, pledging that...
UK Government poised to add more countries to coronavirus quarantine list ‘straight away’
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the UK government is poised to add more countries to the quarantine list "straight away". Mr Dowden told Sky News that "more announcements" could follow the government's decision to abruptly impose a 14 day quarantine on travellers...
Billions of pounds to ‘level up’ economy risks being wasted on white elephants, MPs warn
Billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money earmarked for Boris Johnson’s flagship “levelling up” scheme risks being squandered on white elephants, an influential group of MPs have warned. The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee said spending money...
Siobhan Benita quits London Mayoral race for financial reasons after election delayed by a year
Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Siobhan Benita today dropped out of the race due to financial reasons after the pandemic delayed the election by a year. The former civil servant said the demands on a candidate were “significant” and the unpaid role mad it difficult...
Grant Shapps: Transport secretary on holiday in Spain mocked for being among Britons forced to quarantine
The Transport Secretary is among the British holidaymakers who will be forced to self-isolate upon their return home from Spain. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is currently on holiday with his family in the country which was removed from the...
Exclusive: Boris Johnson Told To Fund Cleaners To Keep Classrooms Covid-Secure
Boris Johnson is facing calls to provide extra funding for school cleaning after a new survey suggested heads were struggling to make premises Covid-secure for pupils ahead of reopening in September. Labour, the Greens and trade union Unison all urged education...
English Premier League: Adopt Human Rights Policy
The English Premier League should respect human rights throughout all of its operations, including as it evaluates a bid by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund to acquire Newcastle United F.C., Human Rights Watch and FairSquare Projects said today. The Premier League...
Pompeo to discuss tackling China with PM Johnson after Huawei ban
LONDON - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will discuss ways to tackle the growing might of China when he meets Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday, just a week after London ordered a purge of Huawei gear from the 5G network. President Donald Trump...
EU nations clinch $2.1T budget, virus aid deal after 4 days
Weary but relieved, European nations Union leaders finally clinched a deal on an unprecedented 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund early Tuesday, somehow finding unity after four days and nights of fighting and wrangling over money...
Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine triggers immune response
A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response. Trials involving 1,077 people showed the injection led to them making antibodies and T-cells that can fight coronavirus. The findings are hugely promising, but it...
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