The University of Cambridge has spoken out in support of one of its lecturers who was hit by a wave of abusive messages and death threats for tweeting ‘White Lives Don’t Matter’. Dr Priyamvada Gopal, 51, who teaches in the Faculty of English at Churchill College, took to the social media platform on Tuesday evening to write: … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer today faces an insurrection from left-wing MPs who have warned him that he will ‘regret’ sacking Rebecca Long Bailey for sharing an article that contained an ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’ blaming Israel for George Floyd’s racist murder. The new Labour leader is expected to meet with at least 12 members of the hard-Left Socialist … Read more
Britain’s biggest shopping centres including Lakeside and the Trafford Centre could close as owner Intu admits it’s ‘likely’ to call in administrators Intu Properties is failing to reach a deal with lenders ahead of Friday deadline The company owns 17 shopping centres across the UK and three more in Spain Thousands of jobs could be … Read more
Scientists in Italy have found traces of coronavirus in wastewater collected from Milan and Turin in December 2019. It suggests COVID-19 was already circulating in Northern Italy before China reported the first cases on December 31. The Italian National Institute of Health looked at 40 sewage samples collected from wastewater treatment plants in northern Italy … Read more
More than 80 people test positive for coronavirus on the Costa Del Sol days after Spain welcomed back tourists with most cases among migrants at a rescue centre Spike in cases stemmed from a staff member in Malaga’s Red Cross centre 79 positive tests came from young migrants who the centre had rescued British tourists … Read more
UK receives the highest number of asylum claims by unaccompanied children in the whole of Europe after 20% surge last year UK took 3,650 claims from youngsters travelling without a parent or guardian In terms of the overall numbers of asylum seekers the UK was placed fifth Germany received the most last year, with more … Read more
Coronavirus testing could be carried out in parks, churches and even sports grounds under radical plan to increase number of patients being screened Health officials are piloting six ‘walk through’ test centres across England The centres will be in Leeds, Newcastle, Rochdale, Brent, Newham and Slough Many of the centres are located close by to … Read more
Verizon has joined the growing list of US companies boycotting Facebook over its failure to crack down on hate speech, after one of its ads was reportedly posted next to a video ‘drawing on hateful and antisemitic rhetoric’ on the platform. The telecomms firm announced Thursday it will pull ads from Facebook until the social … Read more
Trump slams defund police lawlessness across the US and says Chicago is ‘worse than Afghanistan’ and ‘like living in hell’ then blames Democrats ‘who don’t love our country’ and ‘are taking over’ President Donald Trump takes hits at Seattle, Democrats and John Bolton in an interview with Fox News Thursday night He threatened ‘we’re going … Read more
Eton promises to ‘decolonise’ its curriculum and hire more black teachers after appeal from parents and students Simon Henderson responded to letter signed by 635 students and their parents He pledged to alter Eton’s curriculum and diversify his staff after their appeal Mr Henderson said he would ensure Etonians ‘understand the roots of racism’ By … Read more
Mysterious lights spotted flashing in Houston sky leave onlookers ‘startled’ because they ‘moved too fast to be drones or fire lanterns’ A string of strange lights were seen floating around each other in the sky over Houston on Wednesday night The woman who filmed the video said she was ‘startled’ by their speed Kristan Mire … Read more
Huge explosion at gas storage facility lights up night sky over Tehran An explosion took place at an Iranian gas storage facility near the capital Tehran Defence ministry spokesman Davoud Abdi said there were no casualties The fire was brought under control but the cause of the blast is not yet known By Kate Dennett For … Read more
Merseyside Police sealed off roads near Anfield stadium last night as they tried to disperse thousands of Liverpool fans who gathered outside the ground to celebrate their team ending its 30-year wait to win the Premier League title. The Reds, who had to endure a three-month wait for glory amid the coronavirus pandemic, were crowned champions on … Read more