Victoria records five new cases of Covid-19 taking Melbourne outbreak to 35; UK MPs urge action to save music festivals from another ‘lost summer’
Police warn against vigilante action against duckling hit-and-run driver
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Police have urged the public against any vigilante actions after the registration of a driver who allegedly ran over a brood of ducklings was published online. Staffordshire police confirmed it is investigating a Face...
Legal smoking age in England could be raised to 21 – report
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The legal smoking age in England could reportedly be raised from 18 to 21 after a “radical” review into plans to make the country smoke-free by 2030. An independent review commissioned by the health secretary, Sajid J...
Trump isn’t out there with a gun, but he’s enabled this war against black people
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Last weekend, just as I finished a live performance in California of Four Questions, the Grammy award-winning jazz collaboration for which I provided spoken words, word reached me about the racist killing of 10 people...
WHO official warns monkeypox could accelerate as cases spread across Europe
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A top European health official has warned that cases of the rare monkeypox virus could accelerate in the coming months, as the virus spread across Europe. Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said that “as we...
Woman ‘abused’ by MI5 agent takes legal action against service
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A woman who said she was terrorised by an MI5 agent with a background in rightwing extremism is taking legal action against the security service. Beth, not her real name, claimed the man, her former partner, attacked ...
Glowworms bred in captivity to be released in southern England
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They once lit up summer nights, people read by their luminescence and they’ve been celebrated by everyone from William Shakespeare to Crowfoot, a 19th-century North American chief. But glowworms have had their lights ...
FBI failing to address white supremacist violence, warns former special agent
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is failing to address the rising scourge of white supremacist violence despite stark warnings that such attacks pose the greatest domestic terrorism threat in the US, a leading auth...
Pelosi warns changes to Northern Ireland protocol could affect US trade deal with Britain
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The US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has warned that unilateral UK legislation affecting the Northern Ireland protocol could endanger British prospects for a free trade deal with the US. Pelosi’s bluntly worded interve...