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The reason why hundreds of elephants have died may have been uncovered
After the mysterious deaths of the elephants in the Seronga area, the government conducted extensive tests to determine the cause of the fatalities.
Racists target communities celebrating Jewish New Year by spray-painting swastika on wall
"Sadly, this racist graffiti has almost identical links to the hateful anti Black, pro-Nazi, pro football hooliganism, Far Right graffiti we saw in the area less than 4 months ago."
‘Come & help these children’ as Couple run street-side classes for poor students as Covid shut schools
“They don’t have access to internet, their schools are shut and they don’t have any means to learn.”
Rail franchising ‘ended’ after government admits the model is “no longer working”
The renationalisation of railways was a key part of the Labour manifesto in 2019.
Minister’s mocking nickname for Matt Hancock sends social media into meltdown
A Pulitzer-worthy scoop from the Sport got people talking this weekend.
Over 120 people meet for stag hunt that got £10,000 grant & £50,000 taxpayer-backed coronavirus loan
"It makes a mockery of the sacrifices people are making around the country to limit gatherings and stop the spread of the disease."
Concerns shoppers are panic buying again as fears of national lockdown grow
Food retailers reporting high demand for delivery slots recalling the early days of lockdown.
Hancock says people in London may be told to work from home in another U-turn
Such a move would be in contrast to the Government’s recent messaging, which has been urging people to get back to their offices following the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Coronavirus app doesn’t know Isle of Wight is an island, it’s claimed
The 'world beating' app first version of the NHS contact-tracing app, intended for the whole of the UK, was trialled on the Isle of Wight in May but later abandoned.