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.
North Korea restarts nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels August 30, 2021 North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels, the UN atomic agency said. The annual report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) refers to a 5-megawatt reactor at the North’s main nuclear complex in Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang. The reactor produces plutonium, one of [...]
Hackney man due in court for murder of Helen Anderson from Finsbury Park August 30, 2021 A man charged with murder following the discovery of a woman’s body in undergrowth close to a main road is due to appear in court. Dane Messam, 52, of Henry Road in Hackney, east London, was charged with murder after the body of 41-year-old Helen Anderson was found by a member of the public near [...]
Calls for four more bank holidays on last national break before Christmas August 30, 2021 Union leaders are calling on the Government to create four new public holidays as workers enjoy the last national break before Christmas. The TUC said the eight bank holidays a year that workers in England and Wales are entitled to is much less than other countries. Workers in Scotland have 11 public holidays this year, [...]
Nicola Sturgeon self-isolating as Scotland hits record number of new Covid cases August 30, 2021 Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is self-isolating after being identified as a close contact of someone who has Covid-19. She said she will be self-isolating pending a PCR test result. Under coronavirus rules, double-vaccinated adults and all children can avoid self-isolation if they are a close contact of someone with coronavirus so long as they [...]
