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Get Government’s ‘knee off the neck’ of BAME community, ministers told
Labour’s Dawn Butler recalled the final words of George Floyd as she called for action.
Church of England’s past links with slavery a ‘source of shame’
The Bank of England also condemned ‘inexcusable’ links that its former governors and directors had with the slave trade.
Jenrick’s housing bung handed Tory donor “extra £106 million”
Property mogul Richard Desmond donated £12,000 to the Conservative Party after the Housing Secretary green lighted one of his schemes.
Brits ‘disappointed’ at new blue post-Brexit passport
“The passport is black (not even blue?!), really poor quality, flimsy and thin, and the edges are peeling", one said.
Another U-turn as Government ditches Covid-19 tracing app
Efforts are now to be targeted on developing a programme to support the NHS Test and Trace service based on the Google-Apple model.
Thirteen-day-old baby believed to be UK’s youngest Covid-19 victim dies
The infant’s death was announced by NHS England in the daily fatality update on Thursday.
YouTuber jailed for threat to bomb hospital treating Covid patients
Matthew Wain was angry at a supposed lack of treatment at Birmingham City Hospital during the first week of lockdown.
Viral tweet shows why Marcus Rashford’s success is so crucial
The Manchester United striker helped raise £20million to feed vulnerable children and forced a Government U-turn on free school meals.
First Michelin-starred restaurant in Britain opens post-lockdown
Opening this weekend, Jersey’s Bohemia Restaurant will be Britain’s first Michelin-starred restaurant to open post-lockdown