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Banksy rescue boat ‘being ignored’, with 200 on board – including one fatality
"Louise Michel is unable to move, she is no longer the master of her manoeuver, due to her overcrowded deck and a liferaft deployed at her side, but above all due to Europe ignoring our emergency calls for immediate assistance."
Riots in Sweden after far-right activists burn Koran
Several police officers were injured after unrest in Malmo.
Manchester mayor says Govt should not ‘impose’ local lockdowns
“You then have the situation where some people on one half of the street are under restrictions and others not."
Priti Patel warns organisers of illegal raves: ‘You are not above the law’
The Home Secretary said the Metropolitan Police have responded to more than 1,000 unlicensed music events since June.
Thousands march on Washington in protest over racist violence
The event commemorated the 57th anniversary of the civil rights march where the Rev Martin Luther King delivered his ‘I have a dream’ speech.
Proms rules the news cycle – pushing exam fiasco and Brexit into the shadows
The fiasco presented light relief to the government as it pushed the exam crisis and Brexit off the news agenda.
Polar bear shot dead by onlookers after killing man in Norway
The polar bear was found dead in a car park by the nearby airport after being shot by onlookers.
‘Not just to save their souls – but our own’ Banksy-funded boat saving refugees
“We on board the Louise Michel believe we are all individuals, nationality should not make a difference to what rights one has and how we treat each other."
Sturgeon won’t “countenance” people being intimidated into going back to work
“I will not countenance in Scotland any kind of narrative around this that is seeking to almost intimidate people back to work before, as a country, we have taken a decision that that is safe.”