Study looked into cases of 16 women who died between March and May this year Pregnant women and new mothers died needlessly in lockdown after being denied intensive care beds or mental health services, an Oxford University report has found. The study, titled 'Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care', looked into …...Read More
Pregnant women and new mothers died needlessly in lockdown, Oxford University report finds
Michael Gove suggests Scots across UK could vote in any new indy ref
Michael Gove has raised eyebrows and the hackles of Scottish nationalists by appearing to back the idea of allowing Scots living elsewhere in Britain to vote in any new independence referendum. The 2014 referendum, which went 55-45 in favour of Scotland staying in the UK, saw only Scots living in …...Read More
Second Irish official quits for breaking lockdown after going to golf party
Ireland's agriculture minister has resigned after attending a social event alongside more than 80 people in a breach of the country's lockdown rules. Dara Calleary apologised 'unreservedly' for the breach late Thursday in an attempt to save his job, but stepped down early Friday after a wave of public condemnation. …...Read More
Crossrail hits the buffers AGAIN
The opening of London's £18billion Crossrail project has been delayed yet again until the 'first half of 2022', the train line's board admitted today. The railway, from Berkshire to Essex via central London, was originally expected to open fully in December 2018, but repeated delays have pushed it back. The …...Read More
Britain and Brussels play the blame game over stalled Brexit talks
Brexit trade talks slipped further into acrimony today as Britain accused Brussels of failing to ‘accept reality’ while the bloc said negotiations are actually going backwards. The seventh round of talks between the UK and the European Union concluded this week without a major breakthrough. And the lack of progress …...Read More
Kamala Harris’s Father, Donald Harris, is a Prominent Economist
He arrived at the University of California, Berkeley, as a graduate student in 1961. There, he met Shyamala Gopalan, an Indian graduate student his age, who was pursuing a Ph.D. in nutrition and endocrinology. Ms. Harris, their eldest daughter, has written that the two “fell in love at Berkeley while …...Read More
Mother-of-eight avoids jail after taking nearly £100,000 in illegal benefit claims
Admitted four charges of failing to disclose information to make a gain and one offence of fraud She knew they were living in Pakistan but 'didn't realise' they couldn't claim Saaba Mahmood, 36, was spared jail after admitting to scrounging almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims at Manchester's Minshull Street …...Read More
France sees another sharp rise in coronavirus cases with 4,700 new infections - up 1,000 in a day
France recorded another sharp rise is coronavirus cases yesterday with 4,700 infections - up by a thousand - while Italy has seen its highest daily tally since May. There have also been worrying spikes in Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Croatia - much of it blamed on holidaying Europeans and …...Read More
Cases are going up... but hospitals are EMPTY because spike in infections is down to younger people
Hospitals are empty despite coronavirus cases having gone up over the past month - and it could be because the most vulnerable to the disease have already died, an intensive care specialist claimed today. Dr Ron Daniels, a consultant in the West Midlands, said there are barely any Covid-19 patients …...Read More
Border rows and quarantine threats have put the English off visiting Scotland
English visitors have been put off coming to Scotland because of Border protests and the threat of quarantine, tourism bosses have admitted. A senior VisitScotland official said he was 'embarrassed' by groups of protesters at the Border brandishing signs saying 'England – get out of Scotland'. Riddell Graham told MSPs …...Read More
