British Isles
Friday, 11 September 2020 04:22
BBC’s radical overhaul as new news channels are on the horizon
Ofcom reported, ‘the BBC is too white, middle class, and London-centric’ and the new BBC director-general believes ‘comedy output has left-wing partiality and needs a radical overhaul as TV and radio comedy are unfairly biased against…
Friday, 11 September 2020 04:21
90,000 DIY lockdown abortions?
In March 2020, just before the national lockdown began, a notice appeared on the government website seeming to allow women to conduct their own medical abortions at home. Outcry followed and the notice was removed, the…
Friday, 11 September 2020 04:20
Students returning to universities
A leading epidemiologist warned the country is at a ‘critical moment’ in the pandemic, as students prepare to return to universities. Students moving across the country could cause a wave of infection. Data showed the highest…
Friday, 11 September 2020 04:19
Boris Johnson's proposed Internal Market Bill
The proposed Internal Market Bill was published on 9th September. It addresses the Northern Ireland Protocol - an element of the withdrawal agreement designed to prevent a hard border returning to the island of Ireland. The…
Friday, 11 September 2020 04:18
Vaccine trial paused after participant falls ill
AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s final clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine were put on hold after a participant had a suspected adverse reaction. AstraZeneca described it as a ‘routine’ pause in the case of ‘an unexplained…
Thursday, 03 September 2020 21:29
Petition for national day of prayer
A petition launched by evangelist David Hathaway calls on the Prime Minister to hold a national day of prayer in response to the pandemic. For details, see David said, ‘Historically, only prayer has delivered this nation…