Police fought running battles with anti-racism campaigners in Paris today after thousands turned up for a banned march, as Black Lives Matter protests grip Europe. Tear gas and baton charges were used by police as they came under attack around the Place de la Republique, one of the French capital’s most famous protest squares. Protests paying … Read more
Ministers being urged to curb Chinese involvement in Britain’s nuclear power plants as relations with Beijing sour By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 7 June 2020 Ministers are being urged to curb Chinese involvement in Britain’s nuclear power plants as relations with Beijing sour. … Read more
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has launched a scathing attack on Boris Johnson, telling the Prime Minister to ‘get a grip’ of a the Covid-19 crisis. More than two months after it began on March 23, Mr Starmer says there is still no formal strategy for leaving lockdown. In an interview with The Guardian, Mr … Read more
At crisis levels — that is how some experts describe the increase in the numbers of people being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. New data published last week revealed there were more than 200,000 new cases diagnosed in England and Wales alone in 2017, the equivalent of one diagnosis every three minutes. ‘In an average … Read more
Responding on January 23 to mounting fears about the remorseless advance across the globe of coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock delivered a statement to the Commons. Even though deaths were inexorably rising in China, where the incurable killer originated, no cases had – yet – been discovered in Britain. Nevertheless, Mr Hancock sought to reassure … Read more
New China fears over grip on UK data firm Global Switch as 5g security rows continue By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 A Chinese tycoon who has bought a controlling stake in a UK company that stores sensitive data on … Read more
European health chiefs greeted each other with elbow bumps and by placing their hands on their heart today as coronavirus fears rise. An emergency meeting held in Brussels today aims to boost the EU’s collective response to the novel coronavirus as it sweeps across the continent. Health ministers from Croatia, France, Greece and Cyprus were … Read more