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Thursday, 01 February 2024 20:36
£4bn hole in council funding must be fixed, MPs warn
MPs have issued a stark warning that the Government must address a £4 billion funding shortfall in council budgets to prevent more local authorities from becoming bankrupt. In the past six years, eight councils have been…
Thursday, 01 February 2024 20:31
Disposable vapes to be banned for children's health
The Government is set to ban disposable vapes in an effort to reduce vaping among youth, following an alarming rise in use by 11- to 17-year-olds. The ban will target the marketing and sale of vapes…
Thursday, 01 February 2024 20:28
Covid still evolving
Four years into the Covid pandemic, the virus continues to evolve rapidly, affecting the UK population and healthcare system. Approximately 1.2 million people in England and Scotland are now estimated to have Covid; the latest significant…
Thursday, 01 February 2024 20:24
France: farmers’ protest continues
Dozens of farmers were arrested on 31 January after breaking into the huge Rungis wholesale food market south of Paris, during their ongoing protests. Emmanuel Macron’s government had warned farmers not to approach the market, which…
Thursday, 01 February 2024 20:19
Ukraine / Russia: another prisoner exchange, ICJ ruling
On 31 January, Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange. Russia claimed that each side received 195 soldiers, but Volodymyr Zelensky said that 207 Ukrainian soldiers had been returned. This was the 50th exchange since Russia's…
Thursday, 01 February 2024 20:14
Iran / USA: warnings of retaliation following soldiers’ deaths
On 28 January a drone strike on a military outpost in Jordan led to the deaths of three US soldiers and injuries to many others. Joe Biden, attributing the attack to radical Iran-backed militant groups in…