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Thursday, 04 November 2021 22:16
Covid: hard months to come
England's deputy chief medical officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, predicted that there are hard months to come in the winter because Covid levels are running very high. Too many people believed the pandemic was now over, and…
Thursday, 04 November 2021 22:13
Northern Ireland: DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
After Arlene Foster stood down from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), her replacement only lasted three weeks. Then Sir Jeffrey Donaldson took over the leadership at a significant moment for NI, as it has come to…
Thursday, 04 November 2021 22:10
Opposition to Tories’ attempt to change the standards system
Sir Keir Starmer accused Tories of ‘wallowing in sleaze’ after they voted to protect the Conservative MP Owen Paterson from suspension over lobbying claims. Starmer said the Labour party would not have anything to do with…
Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:58
UK boat detained by France in fishing rights row
A British trawler was seized by France and another fined, in fishing rights arguments. The French checks on UK trawlers overnight are not part of the range of retaliatory actions announced in the post-Brexit row. But…
Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:52
Northern Ireland hostage over 'fish wars'
France is threatening to block any UK-EU deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol unless the row over post-Brexit fishing licences is resolved in Paris’s favour. With presidential elections next year, he cannot afford to sell out…
Thursday, 28 October 2021 21:50
COP26: road closures, strikes, activists, Covid
The COP26 climate conference (31 October - 12 November) is expected to draw 25,000 delegates plus 100,000 protesters to Glasgow. Major road closures will last until 15 November, causing disruption. The biggest disturbance will be on…