Coronavirus: New Covid strain Mu lands in UK with 55 cases in England so far September 1, 2021 A new Covid mutation called Mu has been detected in the UK, as 55 cases have been identified in England so far. The new strain, which first popped up in South America, has been designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organisation (WHO), according to various reports this morning. Mu, or B.1.621, was [...]
British Army’s fittest soldiers crowned after year-long Warrior contest September 1, 2021 The British Army’s fittest soldiers have been crowned after fighting off competition from hundreds of colleagues in a year-long contest. A total of 670 male and female soldiers entered the British Army Warrior Fitness (BAWF) competition which was launched during the pandemic. The entrants initially sent in videos of them completing exercise tasks and the [...]
Ex-BBC staffer trapped in Afghanistan: ‘Worst place in the world’ September 1, 2021 An Afghan who worked for the BBC has said his country is currently the “worst place in the world” to be a journalist, as he seeks evacuation to the UK with his wife and baby. Abdullah, whose name has been changed for his security, also criticised the BBC for not helping him to escape, adding [...]
British TV journalist killed in Ghana robbery September 1, 2021 A British TV journalist has been murdered in Ghana. Syed Taalay Ahmed, 31, was working for Muslim Television Ahmadiyaa International (MTA) News when he was killed, the station said. According to local news reports, Ahmed, who was brought up in Hartlepool, was travelling with a colleague and a driver when they were ambushed and robbed [...]
‘Do I get my job back?’ ITV has no plans for Piers Morgan to return to GMB September 1, 2021 There are currently no plans for a return of Piers Morgan to ITV’s early-morning show Good Morning Britain, according to various news reports. The journalist and television presenter had questioned whether he could return to the news programme after Ofcom ruled that his comments on the show about the Duchess of Sussex were not in [...]
Metallic particles: Japan finds another contaminated Moderna vaccine September 1, 2021 Japan reported a fresh contamination case involving Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, the fourth such incident in less than a week, threatening to slow the country’s sputtering inoculation campaign. Watch the full report.
Watch: Dozens dead after horror bus crash in Peru September 1, 2021 A bus driving along a main highway in the Peruvian Andes plunged to an abyss and killed at least 29 passengers earlier today. Watch the full report.
Protesters with inflatable breasts gather outside Facebook’s London office over nipple images September 1, 2021 Protesters with inflatable breasts have gathered outside the London offices of Facebook to voice concerns about how the social network moderates some images containing nipples. The group has said its aim is to enable medical tattoo artists and breast cancer survivors to freely post images of their experience and areola or nipple tattoos, which they [...]
‘I am still here’, says woman who was declared dead in 2017 September 1, 2021 Declared dead by a French court in 2017, Jeanne Pouchain has spent the past four years trying to escape a bewildering legal maze and prove to authorities that she is in fact very much alive. Pouchain says the experience has been devastating. Watch the full report.
Putin says Afghanistan mission achieved nothing but tragedy and loss of life September 1, 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that the U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan had achieved nothing but tragedy and loss of life on all sides. He added the mission showed it was impossible to foist foreign values on other nations. Watch the full report.
