British Isles
Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:57
Brexit: plenty of predictions, no decisions
Michael Gove told the Welsh Brexit minister that Britain could ‘no longer be bound by the Common Fisheries Policy’ and won’t back down on its demands. Spain and Gibraltar want a last-minute deal to avoid having…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:54
Hospitals - second wave rolling in
The British Association of Critical Care Nurses said that we may have the beds, equipment and Nightingale spaces, but we have limited staff numbers. It won't take much this winter to reach a crisis point (current…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:52
Christmas Covid constraints can’t be predicted
Geporge Eustice, the environment secretary, has said it's too early to say what Covid rules will be in place by Christmas. He warned that people ‘may not be able to get together in the larger groups…
Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:45
University chaplains organise 'walk and talk' events
Cardiff university chaplains decided to organise ‘walk and talk’ sessions after other events were cancelled due to the Covid lockdown and a decision not to allow people from areas of the UK with high levels of…
Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:42
Love - a word used sparingly in politics and freely in music
Politics is concerned with serving the common good, weighing and developing solutions, stewarding resources in the public interest; music touches our experiences, tastes and emotions. Boris Johnson’s description of the NHS as ‘powered by love’ following…
Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:40
Brexit talks to resume
Talks between UK and EU Brexit negotiators entered an ‘intensified phase’ on 22 October after Brussels said both sides would be required to compromise on trade issues. Michel Barnier offered an olive branch to Lord Frost…