FA will work with government and social media platforms Rashford: abuse is ‘humanity and social media at its worst’ The Football Association has vowed to work with the government and social media platforms to eradicate racist abuse after a succession of incidents. The Chelsea defender Reece James, West Brom’s Romaine […]
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Social network allowing dangerous Covid theories to be shared, says Bureau of Investigative Journalism Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Facebook is allowing users to profit from the spread of potentially dangerous false theories and misinformation about the pandemic and vaccines, including deploying money-raising tools on pages […]
Tory MPs use short-lived announcement of export ban to call for overhaul of trade deal, as EU chief is attacked over U-turn Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The European Union’s threat to impose a vaccine border between Northern Ireland and the Republic risks reigniting one of […]
Democratic congresswoman said Marjorie Taylor Greene and her staff refused to wear masks and berated her The Democratic representative Cori Bush said she is moving her office away from that of Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene due to safety concerns after Greene and her staff berated her and refused to wear […]
European commission cites ‘error’ hours after proposal caused anger on both sides of Irish border Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Explainer: what is article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol? Brussels has been forced into a humiliating U-turn in the face of outrage in London and […]
Kemi Badenoch published questions sent to her office and accused reporter of ‘making up claims’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A government minister is facing criticism after publicly accusing a journalist of “making up claims” and creating disinformation for asking questions about a video campaign promoting […]
Thousands join rallies in Warsaw and other cities after delayed ban finally becomes law Thousands have protested for a third consecutive night in Warsaw and other parts of Poland after the country’s rightwing government implemented a court ruling imposing a near-total ban on abortion. Protesters have defied coronavirus restrictions and […]
Shock and anger at EU’s move to invoke Brexit clause on Irish border; Fauci says ‘virus will continue to mutate’ as Democrats aim to fast-track Covid relief plan; Johnson & Johnson one-dose Covid vaccine shown to work Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine given full approval by EU regulator ‘Immunological unicorn’: the Australian […]
In response to Chinese crackdown, those with British National (Overseas) status will be able to move to and eventually settle in UK Millions of Hongkongers will be able to begin applying to live and work in the UK when a historic immigration scheme for British National Overseas citizens finally opens […]
Impact in some ethnic minority groups equivalent to being 20 years older than actual age, study says The health impact of belonging to some ethnic minority groups is equivalent to being 20 years older than your actual age, England’s largest ever study of health inequalities in BAME communities has found. […]