England’s progress to the Euro 2020 final caused a “significant risk to public health across the UK”, according to scientists from Public Health England (PHE). Data from NHS Test and Trace showed that more than 9,000 COVID cases were linked to Euro 2020 football games. Wembley hosted eight matches during the month-long tournament and figures
Month: August 2021
Angelina Jolie has made her Instagram debut using her first post to highlight the plight of young women in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover. The actress gained more than 1.8 million followers within two hours of joining the social media platform after posting pictures of a letter she had received from a teenage girl in
President Joe Biden has told US citizens stuck in Afghanistan and allies who worked alongside American forces “we will get you home”, but admitted he cannot promise what the “final outcome” of the troop withdrawal will be. In a news conference at the White House, he admitted images of people desperately trying to flee the
Every day the scene outside the British evacuation camp changes, every day it seems to get worse and this day there is a new sense of desperation. Collectively I think the thousands queuing outside in burning temperatures know that the clock is ticking on how long this airlift will go on for. Nobody is saying
Boris Johnson says he “absolutely” has confidence in Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab – and insisted the government is working “virtually round the clock” to help evacuate people from Afghanistan. Speaking after a meeting of the government’s emergency COBRA committee on Friday afternoon, Mr Johnson dismissed criticism of Mr Raab’s summer holiday as Afghanistan’s capital Kabul
The $40bn takeover of UK chip designer Arm Holdings by US tech giant Nvidia faces an in-depth probe after regulators found the deal could weaken rivals and stifle innovation. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it could ultimately mean more expensive or lower quality products in cutting edge technologies. These include fields such as
Nicola Sturgeon has described a new power-sharing agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens as “groundbreaking”. Announcing the new pact during a news briefing at Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland’s first minister said the move would help to create “a greener, fairer, independent Scotland”. Ms Sturgeon described the partnership as “groundbreaking in both Scottish
During the last 17 months we have become almost inured to the terrifying increases in government borrowing incurred in grappling with the pandemic. The government borrowed £303bn during the 2020-21 financial year, a peacetime record, equivalent to 14.5% of UK GDP. Yet something interesting has been happening during the current financial year. Please use Chrome
Dominic Raab has said he did not call Afghanistan’s foreign minister when he was on holiday as he was prioritising securing Kabul airport so that evacuation flights could depart. Amid mounting criticism over the speed of his response to the Taliban’s takeover, the foreign secretary said in a statement on Friday the government has been
Shares in Marks & Spencer have surged after it bumped up its profit outlook following “encouraging” sales – but admitted stores are still struggling to recover after lockdowns. The retailer pointed to clothing and home sales – increasingly made online – bouncing back to just below pre-pandemic levels as well as a big boost to
Japanese actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba, who appeared in Kill Bill, has died aged 82. Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, starred in more than 100 films during his career. He died in a hospital near Tokyo where he had been treated for COVID-19 since 8 August, his management office, Astraia, said. It
A passenger who had collapsed on the tracks at a New York subway station was rescued by a police officer and member of the public moments before a train arrived. Video of the incident from a bystander shows the man lying face down at the station in the Bronx area of the city, as others
OnlyFans will ban “sexually explicit” images and videos from October, the online subscription service has announced. The social media platform, which is used by sex workers along with celebrities, musicians and comedians, allows “creators” to share pictures and videos with their subscribers. Under the new rules, people will still be able to post nude content
Elon Musk has claimed Tesla will likely launch a humanoid robot prototype as early as next year, designed to do “boring, repetitious and dangerous” work. The billionaire said the “Tesla Bot,” which stands around 5ft 8in tall and weighs 125lbs, would be able to handle a range of jobs – from attaching bolts to cars
Retail suffered a washout last month as the end of the Euro 2020 tournament combined with wet weather were blamed for a sharp fall in sales. Experts also pointed to the likely impact of rising COVID-19 case numbers prompting people to self-isolate as well as the global chip shortages holding back computer and phone supply.
Taliban fighters killed nine ethnic Hazara men after taking control of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province last month, Amnesty International has said. The killings, which took place between 4 and 6 July in the village of Mundarakht, Malistan district, saw six men shot and three others tortured to death. One man was strangled with his own scarf
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