Two men have been killed in yet another Iran explosion, as officials blamed ‘human error’ for the blast. The explosion rocked the Sepahan Boresh factory in the city of Baqershahr, south of Tehran, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to state media. It was caused by ‘workers being negligent whilst filling oxygen tanks’, the … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock today said the Government will look again at whether people should wear face coverings or masks while out in public. Speaking in the House of Commons he replied ‘yes’ when asked whether officials would ‘look again’ at issuing the advice to the public. Current rules say that people must wear a … Read more
Celebrities have distanced themselves from Boohoo as the fast fashion giant faces accusations of ‘human trafficking and slavery’. Influencers including model Jayde Pierce and reality TV star Vas Morgan turned their back on the brand after claims it was using a £3.50 an hour sweatshop in Leicester. The National Crime Agency is probing whether the factories were … Read more
Hong Kong police have been granted permission to carry out warrant-less home searches under China‘s new national security law after the city’s government unveiled vastly expanded powers authorised by Beijing. Officers now also have the right to ban suspects from leaving the city, confiscate their assets, conduct secret surveillance and intercept communications, according to a … Read more
Prince Harry has reignited the row over Britain’s colonial history as it emerged today he wanted the organisation to ‘acknowledge the past’, even if it’s ‘uncomfortable’. It is likely to cause a ruckus in the Royal household, with his grandmother the Queen being head of the 54-nation group, and his father Prince Charles to succeed … Read more
Donald Trump is looking to target China for its human rights violations in Hong Kong with a round of financial and trade-related executive orders, including banning Chinese-created social media app TikTok. One executive order being floated by the administration would end special exceptions for Chinese businesses operating within the U.S. Another would specifically target trade … Read more
A Russian billionaire has offered to buy two historical US statues that BLM protesters want removed from public view due to their links to racism and colonialism. Businessman Andrey Filatov, 48, who runs the Art Russe Foundation – focusing on the preservation of soviet-era art – has made an offer to purchase two statues that US … Read more
UK’s spiralling debt mountain as Rishi Sunak prepares to spend big again: Cost of jobs support schemes hits £35bn with another £45bn of loans handed out to firms – amid fears UK’s interest bill could equal defence and education budgets COMBINED Rishi Sunak is preparing to announce more jobs support amid coronavirus crisis Figures show … Read more
China vented fury at ‘conspiracy theories’ today after a controversial dossier accused it of trying to turn British establishment figures into agents. The bombshell 86-page report sparked a furious row by alleging a campaign by Beijing to persuade influential individuals to back Huawei and its strategic aims. Among a string of incendiary claims, it described … Read more
These are the chilling images which show a house lost in time, overgrown with dust and grime having been abandoned for almost 20 years. Relics of yesteryear still sit within this small home in Hirst Courtney, north Yorkshire, creating an eerie atmosphere as if its since deceased owner had never left. A copy of the Daily … Read more
RUSSIA: Dmitry Borisovich Kratov, Chief medical officer at Butyrka Prison, mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA Oleg Silchenko, Investigator in the Investigative Committee, mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA: Gennady Vyacheslavovich Karlov, Investigative Committee of the Russian Interior Ministry, failed to investigate mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA: Natalya Vinogradova, Deputy Head of Department of Ownership and Financial … Read more
RUSSIA: Dmitry Borisovich Kratov, Chief medical officer at Butyrka Prison, mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA Oleg Silchenko, Investigator in the Investigative Committee, mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA: Gennady Vyacheslavovich Karlov, Investigative Committee of the Russian Interior Ministry, failed to investigate mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky RUSSIA: Natalya Vinogradova, Deputy Head of Department of Ownership and Financial … Read more
Commuters are told ‘don’t wear deodorant’ in a bid to force fellow passengers to wear coronavirus facemasks on Berlin’s public transport Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe shared the humorous safety notice to Twitter It urged passengers not to wear deodorant so that others wear masks correctly Masks are mandatory on public transport and while shopping in Germany By Milly … Read more