British Isles
Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:21
Change in mood at No 10
Most people haven’t heard of Lee Cain but the resignation of the prime minister's top aide raises the question of whether it heralds a changing of the guard and a new Johnson era, now that Brexit…
Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:18
Christmas travel plans for students
Revd Naomi Nixon, CEO of the Student Christian Movement, has criticised the Government's plans to get English university students home before Christmas. This was in reaction to a travel window, between 3 and 9 December, for…
Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:14
Brexit border concerns
The ‘Haulier Handbook’ (to prevent Brexit border meltdown) is a guide to the mountain of new red tape required to transport goods across borders. It was promised in early September but will now not be…
Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:07
Second wave will be more gruelling
UK doctors have been warned the second coronavirus wave will be ‘gruelling professionally and personally’ with increased pressure throughout the winter. NHS chiefs and all four British medical officers have written to medics urging them to…
Thursday, 12 November 2020 21:04
‘Life-saving' gambling laws review postponed until 2021
The inquiry into gambling laws promised in the election manifesto should have begun this month. But the culture and media department now says it is ‘not imminent’. The UK betting industry has seen revenues surge to…
Thursday, 12 November 2020 20:59
Church pastor deception
Mariam Mbula is currently senior pastor with Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church (SPAC Nation). Its leaders, including Mariam, encourage young congregants to take out loans and give huge sums to the church. The church was founded by…