Chaos at the border is partly being caused by lockdown rules, with Border Force officers working in groups of four scattered across Heathrow Airport to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus as passengers race against the clock to enter Britain before the tough hotel quarantine regime begins. Video filmed by an impatient arrival who joined … Read more
Doctors in Myanmar are refusing to work on non-emergency patients in protest against the military coup after soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in a series of dawn raids on Monday. Soldiers and tanks are patrolling major cities but the military takeover, which has ended the country’s brief experiment with democracy, has … Read more
The trial launched on 14 December 2020 and could run for 18 months while Cambridgeshire Country Council reviews whether to extend the scheme Cambridge has become one of the first UK locations to allow electric vehicles to use bus and cycle lanes in a trial that – if deemed successful – may be extended across … Read more
Selena Gomez has doubled down on her criticism of tech leaders for allowing ‘hate groups’ and ‘misinformation’ to thrive on social media. The 28-year-old singer last week issued a fiery statement on social media after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC to protest his election loss to President-elect … Read more
With the ability to deliver deadly zaps of up to 600 volts, electric eels are without a doubt some of the most fearsome creatures on the planet. Now, the terrifying fish have been spotted hunting in groups for the first time, delivering a deadly combined zap of up to 8,600 volts to unsuspecting prey. The ‘extraordinary’ … Read more
As thousands of President’s Trump’s supporters swarmed into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, many carried flags, brandished signs and wore symbols with signaled their affiliation with particular groups and displayed their anger at government. The Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and Three Percenters were among the right-wing groups that could be identified among the floods of … Read more
An Instagram account is naming and shaming ‘Covidiots’ who have been flaunting lockdown rules during the pandemic. The @gaysovercovid account, which was created anonymously, sifts through the gay community’s Instagram posts to find and share people throwing maskless parties and huge gatherings while coronavirus cases continue to spiral. Posts include a huge Christmas party in Miami where … Read more
A few Instagram accounts have been created to roast partygoers and maskless Americans who have been flouting guidance from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) to gather in large groups and walk around in public without facial coverings. The @gaysovercovid account has shared numerous images, clips, memes and information calling out gay men … Read more
Covid-19 restrictions have squeezed civil liberties worldwide with authoritarian regimes exploiting the restrictions as a way to shore up their control of fast-changing societies, rights groups say. Demonstrations have been outlawed, elections postponed, and activists subject to even greater repression in a health emergency whose political impact will still be felt when the pandemic is over. … Read more
Business travellers and tour groups could be exempt from quarantine in Britain from early next year to kick-start the depleted travel industry. The move could last for three days but people would not be allowed to ‘socialise’ or attend ‘any other non-business-related activity’. There are also separate plans to axe self-isolation for groups coming into the country … Read more