UK life expectancy drops and inequality widens as a result of Covid-19 October 8, 2021 Life expectancy at birth fell by 1.3 years for men and 0.9 years for women in 2020, linked to the excess mortality caused by the pandemic. While COVID-19 as an event has driven headline reductions in longevity, this over-simplifies; the most pronounced effects are in vulnerable groups where inequality has widened, while broader trend changes [...]
Two in three UK women say bias and discrimination hold them back from finding work October 8, 2021 A large majority of women across the UK, namely two in three women, believe that bias and discrimination hold them back from finding work, according to new research, shared with City A.M. this morning. More than two in five women worry that their gender is a barrier to finding a new job and 30 per [...]
Watch as desperate Andy Murray pleads with fans to find stolen wedding ring from sweaty shoe October 7, 2021 Airing his sweaty tennis shoes under a car has landed Andy Murray in trouble at home after the shoes were stolen – along with his wedding ring tied to one of the laces. Watch the full report.
Chaos in the Canary Islands: La Palma airport closed due to volcanic ash buildup October 7, 2021 A buildup of ash and dust from the erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano on the runway forced authorities in Spain’s La Palma to close the island’s airport today, air traffic operator AENA said.
Watch as Russian authorities probe prison torture and sexual assault videos October 7, 2021 Russian authorities said they have fired five senior prison officials and opened a slew of criminal investigations into alleged torture and sexual assaults at a jail in the Saratov region. Warning: This edit contains graphic footage.
Brits given unprecedented access to reactor 4, the heart of Chernobyl’s disaster zone October 7, 2021 British researchers have been granted unprecedented access to Chernobyl’s reactor 4, which triggered the worst nuclear disaster the world has seen, to test systems developed to aid the decommissioning process. The team led by University of Bristol scientists have tested a new radiation scanning system at the heart of the Chernobyl disaster zone. The group [...]
Brit pays staggering £131,000 for Winnie the Pooh’s century-old Poohsticks Bridge October 7, 2021 A Brit coughed up more than £131,000 for the bridge made famous by the Winnie the Pooh stories. Bids for the century-old structure came in from all over the world, with a British nobleman coming out on top. Originally built around 1907, the bridge rose to fame after being included in Milne’s children’s books and [...]
Watch as DWP Secretary Therese Coffey sings ‘The Time of My Life’ as benefit cuts come into force October 7, 2021 It appears the Work and Pensions Secretary sang (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life during the Conservative Party conference just hours after the Universal Credit cut came into force. Therese Coffey was captured on video performing a rendition of the power ballad with welfare minister Will Quince during a karaoke session in Manchester in [...]
UK lifts travel advice against non-essential travel to 32 countries as rules are relaxed October 7, 2021 Bangladesh, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana and Malaysia are among 32 countries and territories for which travel advice based on the risk of coronavirus has been relaxed, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said. The UK will stop advising Britons to avoid all but essential travel to non-red list countries on Covid-19 grounds except in “exceptional [...]
Dirty money in the City: NatWest pleads guilty to money laundering charges as CEO apologises October 7, 2021 NatWest pleaded guilty this morning at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to three counts of failing to comply with anti-money laundering legislation. The bank admitted failing to comply with laws over “large cash deposits” into a sole customer’s accounts. The firm pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to three counts under regulation 45(1) of the [...]
