British Isles
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:22
Home Office challenged over post-Brexit EU citizens in UK
A statutory body set up to monitor and review EU citizens’ rights after Brexit will review Home Office rules impacting 2.5 million European nationals living in the UK. The Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA) is challenging the…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:20
Greta Thunberg at Glastonbury
19-year-old Climate activist, Greta Thunberg, made a surprise appearance and spoke on the Pyramid Stage during the Glastonbury Festival. The 19-year-old warned festival-goers, ‘The earth's biosphere is not just changing, it is destabilising, it is breaking…
Thursday, 23 June 2022 23:48
Church greed, prosperity gospel, lawlessness
A high court has ordered a church founded by Pastor Tobi Adegboyega to be closed ‘in the public interest.’ His Salvation Proclaimer Ministries Limited (SPML) is charged with £1.9 million fraud. Adegboyega, popular for his opulent…
Thursday, 23 June 2022 23:43
Strikes could spread
As the country experiences the largest rail strike in modern history, and staff at Heathrow Airport have voted overwhelmingly to strike in July or August, unions representing health and education have warned of future industrial action.…
Thursday, 23 June 2022 23:39
Coal mine for Cumbria?
In April a deadline of 7 July was set for a decision on whether to go ahead with a new coal mine in Cumbria. The proposed mine would remove coking coal, which is used for the…
Thursday, 23 June 2022 23:36
Covid cases increasing
Covid infections are up 43% across the UK, following the Jubilee weekend of partying and two new fast-spreading subvariants of Omicron, BA4 and BA5. People can catch them even if they have recently had other types…