Alex Salmond probe upheld sexual harassment claims before being struck down August 30, 2021 The Scottish Government’s investigation into Alex Salmond found his behaviour amounted to sexual misconduct before it was struck down by the courts, according to various media reports today. Leslie Evans, the government’s most senior civil servant, upheld five charges against the former first minister at the conclusion of her investigation in 2018, The Times said. [...]
Rockets rain down on Kabul Airport as U.S. withdrawal nears completion August 30, 2021 U.S. anti-missile defences intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul’s airport earlier today, a U.S. official said, as the United States rushed to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan to end its longest war. Watch the full report.
Afghanistan: Healthcare system close to collapse after foreign donors pull out August 30, 2021 Afghanistan’s healthcare system is at risk of collapse after foreign donors stopped providing aid to the country, a representative of Doctors Without Borders has warned. Watch the full report.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland urge UK govt to keep £20 Universal Credit increase August 30, 2021 Ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have called on the UK Government to scrap plans to axe the £20 increase to Universal Credit and instead make the higher rate of payment permanent. In a letter to Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey, they branded the change, which is due to come into effect in [...]
Govt urges employers to hire UK-based workers rather than rely on foreign labour August 30, 2021 The Government wants employers to invest in UK-based workers rather than relying on labour from abroad as businesses contend with a shortage of HGV drivers. Supermarkets and suppliers are struggling to meet demand following an exodus of drivers from EU countries, who returned to the continent during the pandemic and remained there. This is coupled [...]
Australia braces itself for peak in intensive care hospitalizations as Covid cases climb August 30, 2021 Australia’s most populous state New South Wales, the epicenter of the country’s current Covid-19 outbreak, will hit a peak in intensive care hospitalizations in October as cases accumulate, amid reporting of a record daily rise in new infections today. Watch the full report.
Paul Farthing apologises over expletive-laden message while evacuating dogs from Afghanistan August 30, 2021 Paul “Pen” Farthing arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport in a privately funded charter flight at about 7.30am yesterday morning, following his Operation Ark campaign to get workers and animals from the Nowzad shelter in Kabul out of the country. However, the former Royal Marine admitted his emotions “got the better” of him when he left [...]
New Zealand reports first Covid vaccine death: Woman dies after Pfizer jab August 30, 2021 A health board that monitors vaccine safety said today that a woman had died from myocarditis after being given the Pfizer jab. The case marks New Zealand’s first reported coronavirus vaccine death. The board said the woman probably developed the condition because of the vaccine, although she had other medical issues which may have contributed. [...]
Wembley bus driver spat at after telling passenger to get off for not wearing mask August 30, 2021 Police have released an image of a man they want to question after a bus driver was spat at when he challenged a passenger who was not wearing a mask. The incident happened on a number 83 bus near Wembley, north-west London, at around 10.40pm on Friday, the Metropolitan Police said. The force said the [...]
RAF ‘pleased’ after airlifting 15,000 people out of Kabul August 30, 2021 The Royal Air Force said last night “they are pleased with the extraordinary effort” that has seen more than 15,000 people airlifted out of Kabul. Watch the full report.