Getty Images Indigenous groups in Canada have demanded a nationwide search for mass graves after the discovery of the remains of 215 children. The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced last week that remains were found at a former residential school set up to assimilate indigenous people. The find sparked outrage, prompting some in Canada
Month: May 2021
Baby Arthur is just five months old. He has no way of knowing the treatment he is receiving in his right arm is the world’s most costly medicine. He has a devastating progressive disorder that causes loss of muscle control – but has become one of the first patients to be treated on the NHS
Getty Images Peru has more than doubled its Covid death toll following a review, making it the country with the world’s highest death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The official death toll now sits at more than 180,000, up from 69,342. Prime Minister Violeta Bermudez told reporters that the number was
Getty Images The SNP MP Joanna Cherry has resigned from the party’s national executive committee. She said “a number of factors” had prevented her fulfilling her mandate “to improve transparency and scrutiny”, and “uphold the party’s constitution”. Her decision comes after MP Douglas Chapman stood down from his role as party treasurer citing a lack
China has relaxed its child policy further, to allow couples to have up to three children. The country scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a two-child limit. Recent census data has showed a steep decline in birth rates. Parents and their children on the streets of Beijing disagreed on whether the
Getty Images An armed ex-soldier on the run in south-western France has been shot by police after a 24-hour manhunt. The man, named by police as 29-year-old Terry Dupin, had fled to a forest after shooting at officers on Saturday, sparking a massive search. He was wounded during a shoot-out with a special forces squad,
PA Media There are signs the UK is in the early stages of a third wave of coronavirus infections, a scientist advising the government has said. Prof Ravi Gupta, from the University of Cambridge, said although new cases were “relatively low” the Indian variant had fuelled “exponential growth”. He said ending Covid restrictions in England
EPA China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates. China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a two-child limit which has failed to lead to a sustained upsurge in births. The cost of raising children
Getty Images Vietnam hopes to tackle a new Covid outbreak by testing the entire population of Ho Chi Minh City and introducing new social distancing measures. The efforts come in response to a new cluster linked to a religious mission. Vietnam has had relative success in controlling the virus but cases have been rising over
LOS ANGELES — After the Phoenix Suns dropped Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center and fell behind 2-1 in the series on Thursday, the overwhelming sentiment in the locker room after the game was they’re “bringing the series back to Los Angeles,” league sources told Yahoo Sports. Where does this stern
Getty Images The government is promising more than £1bn in savings for motorists, as new rules on car insurance claims for whiplash come into effect on Monday. The changes aim to reduce the high numbers of fraudulent road traffic accident claims made each year. The new rules will enable insurers to cut premiums for millions
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a proposed new unity government would be “a danger for the security” of the country. He urged right-wing politicians not to support a deal after ultra-nationalist leader Naftali Bennett said he would join talks with centrist Yair Lapid. Mr Lapid has until Wednesday to form a new
Cruise is a celebration of queer culture in London during the 1980s. The play is written and performed by Jack Holden, who is best known for his lead role in War Horse. It tells the true story of a man diagnosed with HIV in 1984. He decides to go out with a bang, and says
Reuters Denmark’s secret service helped the US spy on European politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2012 to 2014, Danish media report. The Defence Intelligence Service (FE) collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to gather information, according to a report by Danish broadcaster Danmarks Radio. Intelligence was collected on other officials from
PA Media A key Israeli opposition party has backed a unity government that would bring to an end Benjamin Netanyahu’s time as the country’s longest serving prime minister. The ultra-nationalist leader Naftali Bennett said his party would join talks to form a governing coalition with centrist party leader Yair Lapid. Mr Lapid has until Wednesday
The DUP leader Edwin Poots has accused the European Union of treating Northern Ireland as a political “plaything”. Mr Poots claimed the EU was damaging the Northern Ireland peace process. European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic firmly rejected that suggestion. Speaking on the Marr programme on BBC One, Mr Poots said the current EU commissioners did
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