United Kingdom

British backing for Israel helps to sustain the unbearable status quo

Jun 29, 2021 03:45

Recent research revealed that British-made military components and hardware were used by Israeli forces during recent airstrikes on Gaza, in spite of government claims about Britain’s tough arms export controls.
EU citizens in UK face 28-day notice if they miss settled status deadline

Jun 24, 2021 14:05

Tens of thousands of EU citizens living in the UK will be issued with a formal 28-day notice if they have failed to apply for post-Brexit settled status within a week, the government has warned. The notices will tell them to submit an application or risk consequences which include losing their rights to healthcare and employment.
Delta Coronavirus variant: Scientists brace for impact

Jun 24, 2021 02:24

When the first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant were detected in the United Kingdom in mid-April, the nation was getting ready to open up.
UK reports about 10000 Covid cases on day before lockdown was due to end

Jun 22, 2021 03:36

COVID cases in the UK have been rising in recent weeks as a result of partial easing of restrictions together with the growth of the Delta variant.
Brexit ‘purity’ is breaking up the union. Just ask the people of Belfast

Jun 22, 2021 00:27

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson could ease the tension in Ireland and remove the need for checks on 80% of the goods crossing into Northern Ireland by accepting European Union food safety and sanitary standards.
John Bercow defects to Labour with withering attack on Johnson

Jun 21, 2021 11:45

John Bercow, the former Tory MP and Speaker of the House of Commons, has delivered an extraordinary broadside against Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party as he announces he has switched his political allegiance to Labour.
Rich countries urged to come up with detailed plans to cut emissions

Jun 17, 2021 04:56

The G7 summit, which ended on Sunday June 13 in Cornwall, achieved much less than campaigners had hoped, with no significant new cash forthcoming for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable, on the frontlines of climate breakdown.
Britain’s ‘hostile environment’ is creating deep trauma among Black Muslim and immigrant communities

Jun 15, 2021 04:43

Brexit became a green light for British racists to target anyone who they perceived as the ‘other’. Police statistics along with data from the UK Home Office show a spike in racist attacks in the time preceding and following the Brexit vote, with expert analysts fearing the real figure to be much higher.
Renaming COVID-19 variants will help fight racism

Jun 14, 2021 11:16

Labeling COVID-19 “the Chinese disease,” or naming a variant “Indian,” serves little purpose other than to hand a gift to the ignorant and the ill-intentioned – those who are either unable or unwilling to understand what is going on, or who are quick to seize on any “evidence” that can be manipulated to reinforce their prejudices.
G7 leaders face make-or-break moment in climate crisis

Jun 14, 2021 10:59

Global leaders arriving in Cornwall for the G7 summit have already found themselves in a changed world: masks and social distancing have replaced the usual hugs, handshakes and cheek-pecking, the entourages have slimmed down, and the usual media circus has been muted, with protesters having to content themselves with writing sand messages on the beach.