British Isles
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:41
CSW concerned by government aid merger
Boris Johnson has announced that the Department for International Development (DfID) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will be merged. A new government department will be created. CSW is concerned as each department has a…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:37
Anarchist manifesto?
In just over a fortnight 33,000 people have used the crowdfunding website GoFundMe to donate to Black Lives Matter UK, known as @BLMUK and formally ‘verified’ by Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other sites carrying its content.…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:34
England easing lockdown (a)
With effect from 4 July, where it is not possible to stay 2m apart, people should stay ‘one metre plus’. Churches may open for prayers, services, and weddings for a maximum of 30 people, subject to…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:31
England easing lockdown (b)
After further easing of lockdown measures, health leaders are calling for an urgent review to determine whether the UK is properly prepared for the ‘real risk’ of a second wave. In an open letter published in…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:26
Brixton - 22 police injured overnight
On the night of 24 June, police officers were summoned to Brixton, following residents’ complaints about noise and violence at an illegal street party. A dispersal order had been put in place that day, so the…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:19
Parliament discusses demonstrating outside abortion clinics
Rupa Huq MP raised the topic of buffer zones at abortion clinics, to help protect women who attend clinics from intimidation, saying the bill was about women being able to present themselves for healthcare, not abortion.…