British Isles
Thursday, 18 November 2021 21:19
Liverpool terrorist incident developments
On 17 November police investigating the Liverpool taxi explosion sent a bomb disposal vehicle and fire engine to Sutcliff Street and extended a cordon around the Kensington area of Liverpool to allow them to assess ‘materials’…
Thursday, 18 November 2021 21:15
Smuggling and selling Class A drugs
Border Force stopped a lorry on its way to Kent through the Channel Tunnel carrying cocaine with a street value of £33m concealed in a 418kg load of frozen onion rings. Lorry driver Piotr Perzenowski, 30,…
Thursday, 18 November 2021 21:13
COP26: life changes
It is predicted new electric vehicles could cost the same as petrol or diesel cars within five years, causing a growing second-hand market where these vehicles are cheaper. Dozens of regions and car companies have agreed…
Thursday, 18 November 2021 21:10
Alarm over thousands of extra non-Covid deaths
Nearly 10,000 more people than usual have died in the past four months from non-Covid reasons. Fears are growing that NHS delays at the height of the pandemic left large numbers of people with previously treatable…
Thursday, 18 November 2021 20:58
Elderly care users face costs cap
Sir Andrew Dilnot created the social care reform that prevents people losing homes to pay for care. But proposed changes made to how the cap works means 60% of older people who need social care would…
Thursday, 11 November 2021 22:01
Seeds of prayer: Brexit and climate change
Brexit is having both expected and unexpected impacts on trade in agricultural and food products, and is blamed even when other factors may be at play (current fisheries dispute, lorry drivers shortage, increased red tape and…