Boris Johnson is facing a showdown with Conservative backbench COVID-19 lockdown rebels in the second Commons recall of the Christmas recess. A day which begins with a 90-minute interrogation for the prime minister by COVID critics is likely to end with a Tory rebellion in a vote on the latest lockdown in England. In between,
Month: January 2021
If the election fever was a little low-key at the Dunbar Neighbourhood Center polling station in Atlanta, the anticipation about what it might mean was palpable. The steady flow of voters in the winter sunshine were the players in a drama that could signal a major shift in American politics. If Democrats Jon Ossoff and
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will challenge the government to ensure the UK is the first country to vaccinate its population against coronavirus. In a TV address to be aired on Tuesday evening, Sir Keir will call for a “massive, immediate, and round the clock” effort to vaccinate the public. Speaking on the first day
More than a million people in England are currently infected with coronavirus, the prime minister has said. Boris Johnson was speaking at a Downing Street news conference on the first full day of the nation’s third lockdown, as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said one in 50 people in England have COVID-19. Figures show
Rowan Atkinson has cautioned against so-called “cancel culture”, describing it as the “digital equivalent of the medieval mob roaming the streets looking for someone to burn”. The actor made the comments in an interview with the Radio Times, in which he also revealed he does not enjoy playing his much loved creation, Mr Bean, and
Donald Trump has been warned he’s not allowed to visit Scotland to play golf during Joe Biden’s inauguration as the next US president. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon cautioned the outgoing US leader that playing a round would not be deemed an “essential purpose” for transatlantic travel into the country during the ongoing COVID crisis.
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group and China’s best-known billionaire, has disappeared from the public eye after Beijing regulators halted the company’s stock market listing. A former English teacher, Mr Ma, 56, founded what would become China’s primary e-commerce platform in 1999, five years after Amazon was founded in the US. Alibaba’s online payments service
Foreign travellers may need to test negative for coronavirus before being allowed into the UK if ministers back plans to tackle surging cases. The prime minister told the Downing Street press conference on Tuesday that the government will be “bringing in measures to ensure that we test people coming into this country and prevent the
“Look up here, I’m in heaven,” sang David Bowie. “I’ve got scars that can’t be seen.” The song is Lazarus, a track from the album Blackstar, released just two days before he died of liver cancer on 10 January 2016, exactly five years ago. Was the lyric another case of Bowie being one step ahead
A report revealing more details about the US government’s taskforce researching Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), more commonly known as UFOs, is set to be released. Last week the COVID-19 relief bill was signed by President Trump, committing the country to a $2.3 trillion (£1.7trn) pandemic aid package as positive cases continue to rise. Buried within
A dog has been found alive in the rubble of a deadly landslide in Norway, boosting hopes among rescuers who are still searching for missing people. The landslide, which carried away homes in the Norwegian village of Ask, took place on 30 December. Seven people have died, and three others remain missing. The dog was
A wave of scam text messages are being received across the UK, potentially duping people into giving up their card details in order to claim a non-existent government grant. The scam has been quickly designed to take advantage of confusion following yesterday’s announcement of another national lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. But there are
Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors will receive up to £9,000 in one-off grants to help them through England’s new coronavirus restrictions, the chancellor has said. The grants were part of a package of measures announced by Rishi Sunak totalling £4.6bn to help struggling firms after the latest measures came into force. Advertisement
Joe Biden has a lot to be grateful for in the state of Georgia. His victory there in November’s presidential election was one of the decisive moments in the country’s rejection of Donald Trump. Having helped hand him the keys to the White House, Georgians could be about to give him all the power he
Two Democratic members of Congress have asked the FBI to open an “immediate criminal investigation” after Donald Trump was heard pleading with an election official to “find” him some more votes in Georgia. Representatives Ted Lieu and Kathleen Rice have written to FBI Director Christopher Wray, saying they “believe Donald Trump engaged in solicitation of,
Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England – with people instructed to “stay at home” as they did during last March’s first shutdown. The prime minister revealed the action in an eight-minute TV address on Monday night, after being told that COVID-19 cases are rising rapidly in every part of the country
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