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PM vows to build ‘stronger than ever’ economy ahead of Northern Ireland visit

by katya | Aug 13, 2020 | Top Left

Boris Johnson’s talks with Micheal Martin are expected to focus on the fight against coronavirus, the economy and Brexit. The prime minister has vowed to rebuild a “stronger than ever” economy and highlighted the need for co-operation between central...

Coronavirus: A-level results to arrive in year with no exams

by Jahnra | Aug 12, 2020 | Bottom Left, Top Left

A-level and vocational results are arriving for hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. But unlike other years, these results have been estimated after exams were cancelled by the Covid-19 pandemic. The exam watchdog has already...

Cars float off in flooded hospital car park as violent storms lash parts of the UK amid heatwave

by reebhapreminds | Aug 12, 2020 | Bottom Middle, Top Left

Parts of Scotland have suffered heavy flooding after thunderstorms and a month’s worth of rainfall hit parts of Britain overnight. A series of pictures shared on Twitter showed cars floating away at a flooded hospital car park in Fife, Scotland, which has been...

Dawn Butler: Met condemn ‘trial by social media’ over car stop

by ADMINAYESHA | Aug 12, 2020 | Bottom Left, Top Left

A senior Met Police official has condemned the “trial by social media” faced by officers who stopped a car carrying a Labour MP. Former shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler accused the force of racial profiling after the stop on Sunday. She shared...

Coronavirus: Russia calls international concern over vaccine ‘groundless’

by Jahnra | Aug 12, 2020 | Bottom Left, Top Left, World News

Russia has dismissed mounting international concern over the safety of its locally developed Covid-19 vaccine as “absolutely groundless”. On Tuesday, it said a vaccine had been given regulatory approval after less than two months of testing on humans. But...

UK employment falls by biggest amount in over a decade

by Jahnra | Aug 11, 2020 | Bottom Left, Top Left, World News

Employment in the UK fell by the largest amount in over a decade between April and June, official figures show. The number of people in work decreased by 220,000 on the quarter, said the Office for National Statistics. This was the largest quarterly decrease since May...