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Food companies seek tougher British rules to protect tropical forests

LONDON • Supermarkets, restaurant chains and food manufacturers under pressure from campaigners over their environmental impact have urged Britain to strengthen a plan to stop tropical forests from being cut down to grow cocoa, oil palm and soya bean. With the food industry under growing scrutiny over its role in driving deforestation in countries such […]

Coronavirus: England stars ruled out of friendly after breaking ‘rule of six’

Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho will miss England’s game against Wales on Thursday. The news comes as the Football Association continues to investigate their attendance at a party on Saturday night, which broke the government’s coronavirus rules. Sky Sports News reported that England manager Gareth Southgate is furious that the players have apparently […]

Princess Eugenie: Why Eugenie’s baby could share sweet link with Prince Louis

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Princess Eugenie’s baby will be the newest addition to the Royal Family. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry welcomed baby Archie Harrison in 2019, and the year prior Kate, Duchess of […]

Scottish school holidays 2020: When are the school holidays for Scotland?

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. In August students were encouraged to return to school in Scotland after months of closures. Schools were closed earlier this year in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and for most students learning […]

Brother told sister he would get cancer if she didn't let him abuse her

A woman has bravely spoken out about how her older brother sexually abused her for a decade after telling her he’d get cancer if she didn’t let him. Sophie Carr, 23, was preyed on by Alexander Carr, 29, who is six years her senior from when she was six until she was 16. Carr was […]

Commons erupts in fits of laughter as Matt Hancock mocks Labour MP’s COVID attack

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Health Secretary Matt Hancock addressed the House of Commons on Monday afternoon to answer questions on the Government’s coronavirus response. He addressed a blunder by the Government on coronavirus data that saw […]

UK PM Boris Johnson plays down technical failure of Covid-19 testing data system

LONDON (REUTERS) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought on Monday (Oct 5) to play down a failure in England’s Covid-19 testing data system that delayed 15,841 results, saying the much higher updated figures were more in line with forecasts of the outbreak’s spread. But the glitch is likely to cast further doubt over Johnson’s […]

Backlash as gym advertises ’12 years of slave’ workout to mark Black History Month

PureGym has apologised after one of its branches advertised a “12 Years of Slave” workout to mark Black History Month. The company’s Luton and Dunstable gym made a post on Facebook, saying: “Entitled ’12YearsOfSlave’ (after the epic movie) this is our workout of the month designed by @MattSimpt to celebrate black history month. “Slavery was […]

Real reason Queen praises media while Harry spurns it unveiled

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Queen took part in an unusual message this week when she said the news industry had proven its worth during the pandemic. Her words marked the beginning of Journalism Matters Week, […]