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‘Do what’s right right now’: Confederate Monument under scrutiny amid US racial reckoning
There are calls to publicly acknowledge that it was a gathering spot for the Ku Klux Klan.
Israel is committing apartheid against Palestinians, rights group says
Human Rights Watch said Israel had crossed the "threshold" of apartheid.
Watch – Caller wants to use Magna Carta to stick James O’Brien in a gorilla cage
The caller was calling about the protest in London on weekend demonstrating against vaccine passports and restrictions.
Susanna Reid chokes up amid tributes to ‘Jimi The Hero’ as fundraiser nears £100k
Jimi died after he jumped into the river to save a woman who fell from London Bridge after midnight on 24 April.
‘Not just bodies, Boris’: PM on the ropes as newspapers react to Covid comments
The Daily Mirror says grieving families have called Mr Johnson “callous” over his alleged remarks.
Syrian teenager suing Tommy Robinson ‘seeking at least £150,000 damages’
“We do rely on the defendant’s agenda, which we say is an anti-Muslim one, which is why he waded into this … Jamal was the victim of that.”
Fundraiser for ‘Jimi The Hero’, who jumped into Thames to save woman, passes £25k
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, known by friends as Jimi, died after he jumped into the river to save a woman who fell from London Bridge on 24 April.
Reactions as PM denies saying ‘let bodies pile high’ and bereaved families told ‘no capacity’ for inquiry
“We are still living through the pandemic – procrastination is not only an insult to the bereaved, it also prevents the Government from protecting future lives to the best of their ability.”
Council ordered to pay compensation to teen and mum left sleeping in a tent for two months
The council missed five opportunities to house the struggling family who were left on the streets despite numerous pleas for help.