A demonstration that took place outside a school after a teacher showed a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in the classroom was “disturbing”, a cabinet minister has said. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said the protest was “not right” and that “we shouldn’t have teachers feeling intimidated”. “That is not a road we want to go
Month: March 2021
At least five people have died after a series of tornadoes tore through Alabama. Officials believe that as many as eight twisters passed through the US state – leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The only confirmed deaths were from Calhoun County – but the extreme weather struck other areas in the region.
An American university has agreed to an $852m (£620m) settlement with more than 700 women who have accused its former gynaecologist of sexual abuse. This is believed to be a record-breaking amount for such a lawsuit – and when combined with an earlier settlement of a separate class action lawsuit, the University of Southern California
EU leaders have told AstraZeneca that it must “catch up” on vaccine deliveries in Europe before it is allowed to export jabs to other countries. Frustration is growing in Brussels over a massive shortfall in the number of jabs that EU countries are receiving – with the continent’s vaccination programme lagging behind the UK. At
Rishi Sunak is calling on Britain’s employers to end working from home and allow staff back in the office – or risk them voting with their feet and quitting. Looking beyond the pandemic, the chancellor says working in an office is crucial for young people to get to know colleagues and seek out mentors to
President Joe Biden has challenged the US to administer 200 million COVID vaccination doses by the end of his first 100 days in office. That is double the target of 100 million jabs he set in December and achieved earlier this month before his 60th day in office – an average of 2.5 million doses
Black comedy Promising Young Woman, one of the frontrunners for this year’s Oscars, is the story of a woman avenging the rape of her best friend. But as well as being part of the awards conversation – along with five Academy Award nods it has six BAFTA nominations and a heap of gongs already won
Thousands of firms are to be refused business rates discounts claimed due to the pandemic in what has been described as a “catastrophic blow”. The Treasury said that it would legislate to throw out the claims – which it has been estimated could have cost it £5bn – and will instead set up a £1.5bn
MPs have voted to extend the government’s emergency COVID legislation for another six months. Despite opposition from some Tory backbenchers, the Coronavirus Act 2020 was passed by 484 votes to 76, a majority of 408. MPs also approved the regulations underpinning the steps to ease restrictions from 29 March as laid out in Boris Johnson’s
Britain’s biggest banks and insurance companies are to face the toughest test to date of their resilience to a major cyberattack under plans being assembled by the Bank of England. Sky News has learnt that the Bank’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) will highlight preparations for the stress test when it publishes its quarterly Financial Stability
There are growing concerns about the health of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The 44-year-old’s lawyers were finally allowed to visit him in prison on Thursday and one of them said afterwards that Mr Navalny has been unwell for four weeks and pleas for the correct medication have been ignored by prison authorities. Olga Mikhailova
Boris Johnson has said “there is going to be a role” for COVID vaccine certification but suggested it might only be implemented once every adult in the UK has been offered a vaccine by the end of July. The prime minister sought to quell anger from Conservative MPs and businesses over the possibility of Britons
Once again, the eyes of the world are on Minneapolis – the city is braced for the trial of the former police officer accused of murdering George Floyd. For many this will be a defining moment for America. The trial is being hailed as one of the most important in US history. The intersection where
Promising Young Woman, Sound Of Metal, Nomadland – no doubt you’ve heard a lot of buzz about these films as Hollywood’s biggest night of the year approaches. However, with cinemas closed for the majority of the last 12 months due to the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, many release dates have been pushed back – so a
Online fashion retailer Boohoo says it has cut its network of suppliers by more than 400 firms as it moves to restore faith in its products following allegations of slave labour. The company – among the big winners during the COVID-19 pandemic partly thanks to the fact it was shielded from the enforced closure of
Efforts have resumed to free the container ship blocking the Suez Canal, as fears it could take “weeks” force trapped boats to consider turning around. Eight tug boats are currently working to drag the 400m (1,312ft) Ever Given to deeper water after it ran aground and blocked one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes on
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