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Brits would hold the public responsible for a second wave of coronavirus
Last month LBC presenter James O'Brien pointed out that “the only way the government get away with this is by making it our fault”.
Maxwell has ‘a lot of information’ on Epstein connections
The British socialite is known to have been an ex-girlfriend of billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Govt quarantine failures akin to ‘claiming dog has eaten homework’
“His instincts – to make excuses and blame others – are reminiscent of the schoolboy claiming his dog has eaten his homework. ”
Companies taking coronavirus bailouts cutting jobs and paying shareholders
Of the companies accessing emergency funding, some 30% have paid out an estimated total of £11.5 billion in dividends to shareholders and investors.
Beirut surveys devastation after dozens die in massive explosion
Drone pictures show a crater at the heart of a blast which struck with the force of an earthquake.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut with widespread damage and injuries
“It was like a nuclear explosion,” one witness said.
New Genoa bridge inaugurated despite boycott by victims’ families
A total of 43 people were killed when part of the Morandi Bridge collapsed.
Covid-19 messaging may have led to rise in heart attack deaths, study suggests
Government ‘stay at home’ messaging may have led to people putting off seeking care, scientists claimed.
BP slashes dividend after suffering record losses
Alongside its results, the company also unveiled details of its strategy to slash carbon emissions, revealing that it aims to cut oil and gas production by 40 per cent and increase low-carbon tenfold to £5 billion by 2030.