The Home Office broke equality law when it imposed its “hostile environment” immigration policies which contributed to the Windrush scandal, a report has found. Problems caused by the policies were “repeatedly ignored, dismissed or their severity disregarded” as they were being developed, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) assessment. The Windrush scandal
Month: November 2020
Rishi Sunak has for months been handing out billions and billions of public money. Be it via the furlough scheme, track and trace, VAT cuts or business support, No 11 has borrowed more during this Covid-19 crisis than anytime since the Second World War to just to keep the economy on ice. On Wednesday, for
Another week, another crucial economic announcement from the chancellor. One of the striking things about policymaking this year is that most of the major economic decisions have happened outside the usual set-piece events. Since the last budget back in March, Rishi Sunak has implemented the furlough scheme, perhaps the single most important labour market measure
Households across the UK will be able to form a “Christmas bubble” with two other households during a five-day window over the festive period, it has been announced. Between 23 to 27 December, people will be able to meet with those two other households in their bubble – but only in a private home, a
The number of road rage crimes has risen sharply in the UK, with thousands of offences including attempted murders, assaults and racist abuse incidents reported in the last three years, Sky News has found. More than 3,500 road rage offences were recorded by police forces last year – an increase of more than a third
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey, Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien and singer-songwriter Nadine Shah have given evidence to an inquiry about the impact of streaming, and warned the future of music in the UK is under threat. Garvey told the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee that “tomorrow’s music” is at risk of being
Russia has said it caught and chased off an American warship which was violating its territorial waters in the Sea of Japan – but the US Navy has rejected the claim and denied any wrongdoing. Moscow said the Admiral Vinogradov, a Russian anti-submarine destroyer, verbally warned USS John S McCain, a US Navy guided-missile destroyer,
The UK spent an extra £10bn on PPE at inflated prices at the start of the pandemic because it had an “inadequate” stockpile, a report has found. Reserves of personal protective equipment for frontline workers were intended for a flu-style pandemic and did not include some items necessary to protect against COVID-19, meaning ministers had
Twitter is now warning users when they attempt to ‘like’ a disputed tweet as part of its efforts to tackle misinformation. The move means that users who try to like disputed messages from Donald Trump about the US election will receive an additional prompt asking them to “help keep Twitter a place for reliable info”.
People who are told to isolate by the contact tracing app will not be able to claim financial support after lockdown ends, and may not be able to before Christmas, Sky News can reveal. Workers with low incomes in England are entitled to receive £500 if they cannot work from home while they self-isolate, but
Two Charles Darwin notebooks, believed to be worth millions of pounds, have been reported stolen from Cambridge University Library 20 years after they were last seen. One of them contains Darwin’s famous 1837 Tree of Life sketch in which he explored the historical evolution of species. Staff thought the notebooks had been “mis-shelved” within the
Elon Musk has passed Bill Gates to become the world’s second richest man as Tesla’s share price continues to soar. The electric car company’s value has risen following the announcement that it would join the S&P 500 index, and is currently valued at $521.49 (£390.20) a share. Mr Musk, 49, is now worth more than
A minister has launched a thinly-veiled attack on the mayor of Greater Manchester as he explained why the government will not be entering into talks with individual regions about coronavirus restrictions. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told Sky News that such discussions – held before the government opted to introduce a second COVID-19 lockdown earlier this
Nearly nine in ten senior roles in financial services are held by people from the higher third of socio-economic backgrounds, according to a study. The figures were published at the same time as the launch of a government-backed taskforce to improve diversity in the sector. They also showed that employees from lower socio-economic backgrounds took
US President Donald Trump has told his team to cooperate on the transition for President-elect Joe Biden but has vowed to keep up the fight. Mr Trump was defeated by Mr Biden in the US election earlier this month but has consistently refused to accept the result. On Monday, in a sign that he might
Travellers who arrive in England from countries with high infection rates will be able to shorten their quarantine from 14 days to five if they test negative for coronavirus on the fifth day, the Department of Transport has said. Passengers will have to pay for the tests themselves, and will need to book with one
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