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 [...]
Shadow Foreign Office minister: Failure to evacuate thousands of eligible Afghans ‘unforgivable’ August 30, 2021 Shadow Foreign Office minister Stephen Kinnock accused the Government this morning of an “unforgivable” failure to evacuate thousands of eligible Afghans. “Government ministers have had 18 months to prepare for this. The French government started evacuating its people in May so it is utterly unforgivable that we have left so many behind,” the shadow minister [...]
Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons August 30, 2021 Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza yesterday in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave, the military said. Watch the full report.
U.S. hit suspected ISIS suicide bomber en route to attack Kabul’s airport August 30, 2021 U.S. officials said a military drone struck a suspected Islamic State suicide bomber en route to attack Kabul’s airport. Watch the full report.
Torrential downpours leave Belgian Grand Prix too dangerous for racing August 30, 2021 Torrential downpours leave the Spa Francorchamps circuit drenched and too dangerous for racing. Watch the full report.
UK ambassador to Afghanistan Laurie Bristow returns home August 30, 2021 Britain’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Laurie Bristow, disembarked from one of the final UK military repatriation flights after it landed in Brize Norton last night. Watch the full report.
It’s done: Last UK military flight leaves Afghanistan August 30, 2021 Britain’s last military flight has left Kabul after evacuating more than 15,000 people in the two weeks since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. It marks the ending nearly 20 years of British military presence in the country. Watch the full report.