BLM: UK military banned from ‘taking the knee’ as ‘too political’

British military are banned from ‘taking the knee’ in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests after commanders said it was too political Ministry of Defence has stopped British forces personnel from ‘taking the knee’ Commanders worried the show of solidarity with BLM protests is too ‘political’ Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says armed forces should reset … Read more

More Weight Watchers diets could be prescribed on the NHS as Boris Johnson looks to slim down nation

More Weight Watchers diets could be prescribed on the NHS as Boris Johnson looks at slimming down the nation after his coronavirus battle convinced him to shape up NHS could prescribe more Weight Watchers plans to tackle national obesity Current plans are only given to those people at risk of Type 2 Diabetes People will … Read more

Body of boy, 16, is found after he fell into a river in a Scottish country park 

Body of boy, 16, is found after he fell into a river in a Scottish country park Body of 16-year-old recovered from White Cart Water in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow A police helicopter circled the area and a rescue boat was seen searching the water Police Scotland said there are ‘no apparent suspicious circumstances’  By … Read more

St Louis prosecutor considers charges against lawyer couple who brandished firearms at protesters

The leading St. Louis city prosecutor is considering pressing charges against a Missouri lawyer couple after they were seen brandishing guns at protesters outside their $1.15million mansion.  Mark McCloskey, 63, and his wife Patricia McCloskey, 61, were seen in multiple videos and photos on Sunday evening touting an AR-15 rifle and a handgun as protesters marched.  … Read more

Boris Johnson pledges to bring world’s ‘top digital and tech talent’ to the UK

Boris Johnson pledges to bring the world’s ‘top digital and tech talent’ to the UK to transform public services in drive spearheaded by Dominic Cummings Downing Street is to launch a flagship ‘innovation fellowship programme’ Technology experts will be parachuted in to government department positions Idea is brainchild of Dominic Cummings, who called for ‘misfits … Read more

Dominic Cummings plans special bootcamp to teach government advisors ‘how to predict the future’

Dominic Cummings plans special bootcamp to teach government advisors ‘how to predict the future’ by reading book on how only the paranoid survive Dominic Cummings has ordered government advisers to read two books  Superforecasting by Philip Tetlocks deals with predicting the future  High Output Management by Andrew Grove claims ‘only the paranoid survive’  Cummings will … Read more

Public’s immunity from coronavirus could be twice as high as first believed

Public’s immunity from coronavirus could be twice as high as first believed with a THIRD of people likely not to catch it, research finds Number of people immune to coronavirus could be twice as high as expected Swedish scientists examined T-cells which help the body fight the virus There are now 312,654 confirmed Covid-19 cases … Read more

Workers will see their health start to fail at 59 – long before they reach pension age

Workers’ health starts to fail at the age of 59 as a study reveals the nation’s divide with those in the Northeast more likely to fall ill before retirement age Employees at 50 can expect to only see an average of nine more in-shape years However, the pension age is currently 65 and will rise … Read more