Syria: UK ‘keeping close eye’ on British jihadists
Reuters Dozens of Britons who travelled to support jihadist groups are believed to be held in camps in northern Syria Any prospect of British jihadists returning from Syria would be “a concern” and the UK is keeping “a very close eye” on the situation, a Home Office minister has said. Dame Angela Eagle, the minister […]
Fears others will suffer when lockdown lifts
Jasmine Hayer Jasmine Hayer has started a blog to help raise awareness of the symptoms of long Covid A former health coach who said her life had been “destroyed” by long Covid is worried more people will suffer from it when restrictions are lifted. Jasmine Hayer, 31, had to give up her life in London […]
NZ’s economy gets boost from rugby World Cup spending
New Zealand’s economy expanded at a faster-than-expected rate in the third quarter, boosted by spending at the rugby World Cup. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose a seasonally adjusted 0.8% in the July-September quarter, the statistical office said. That is up from 0.1% in the previous quarter. The World Cup helped offset many problems caused by […]
Keir Starmer welcomes fall of Assad’s ‘barbaric regime’ in Syria
Reuters UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s “barbaric regime” in Syria, as he called for the restoration of “peace and stability”. The ousted Syrian president – who Russian state media report is in Moscow having been granted asylum by Russia – fled the country after his government fell […]
Hong Kong investigates influencer-backed crypto exchange
Getty Images Hong Kong is trying to become a global hub for next-generation technologies but a major crypto scandal has hit the city Hong Kong police are investigating allegations of fraud against cryptocurrency trading platform JPEX after investors complained of HK$1.3bn ($166m; £134m) in losses. Eleven people, including popular influencers, were arrested this week after […]
Reality Check: Where do parties stand on Irish border?
The agri-food sector – trade in food and farm produce – dominates trade in goods between the north and south. A 2016 UK parliamentary report, external, citing the Irish Farmers’ Association, says that 350,000 lambs went from north to south, 500,000 pigs from south to north, and millions of litres of milk travelled in both […]
England to celebrate 50th anniversary of women’s team at USA game in October
England will celebrate the women’s senior team’s 50th anniversary during the international game against the United States at Wembley next month. Members of England’s inaugural team of 1972 will line up with the current Lionesses prior to kick-off. More than 100 former internationals are expected to attend the sold-out fixture on Friday, 7 October. “It […]
The mum-shaming on social media is mind-blowing
CC Clarke CC Clarke said she would get “quite upset” by the mum-shaming comments she received “I’ve definitely encountered lots of negativity along the way, which is hard to ignore sometimes, but I feel like it just comes with it.” With a make-up brand and two million followers on Instagram, beauty influencer CC Clarke has […]
‘We will have to throw our beer down the drain’
Frankie Julian The Woolpack, in Banstead in Surrey, one of Shepherd Neame’s pubs “Anger, soul-destroying, disheartening, disillusioned”: everything about the latest lockdown fills pub and brewery boss Jonathan Neame with dismay. “This is the fourth change of strategy affecting hospitality within the last six weeks, and I don’t think it will be the last,” the […]
Scotland fail to reach World Cup: What now for side after Republic of Ireland loss?
The post-mortem of Scotland’s campaign will be undertaken in earnest and questions will be asked of Martinez Losa as part of that. Any head coach who does not deliver qualification after two home play-off matches would expect to be under scrutiny, just as Kerr was when she failed to take the team to the last […]