The president of the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) has warned the UK is facing a “summer of discontent” after months of lockdown combine with a severe economic downturn, anti-racism protests, counter demonstrations by the far-right, and Brexit. “There are so many issues where so many have opposing views that there’s a risk of a sustained […]
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The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has issued a “chilling warning to the prime minister” on the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower inferno, saying the next high rise blaze outside the capital will be even worse than the one that killed 72 people in London. Bells rang out at 6pm this evening (Sunday) to remember […]
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The owners of British Airways, IAG have been joined by Ryanair and easyJet to launch a legal challenge against the government’s “illogical and irrational” quarantine plans for people arriving in the UK. Critics of the quarantine measure claim the plans are rushed, unworkable and full of loopholes with BA’s parent company labelling them “disproportionate” in […]
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Tens of thousands of anti-racism protestors across the UK have defied the government and police chiefs to join demonstrations against racism. “No justice, no peace” echoed around the country with protesters chanting the name of George Floyd, whose death by police in the US has sparked demonstrations under the Black Lives Matter banner around the […]
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Face masks will be compulsory for all passengers and front line staff on public transport from June 15 – two months after the mayor of London called for them to be made mandatory. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said people who do not wear a face mask could be fined or denied access to public transport […]
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Eleven people have been arrested outside the US embassy in London following protests in solidarity with the demonstrations that have engulfed the United States, sparked by the death of a black man by police in Minneapolis. Marchers took to the streets of London, Manchester and Cardiff today (Sunday) in defiance of the coronavirus ban on […]
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As the world grapples to contain the coronavirus, the COVID19 social impact is becoming clear. Rather than being the great leveller, we imagined, the pandemic is exacerbating the problems already plaguing thousands of people across the globe. People living in poverty struggle with lockdown, and police and charities working with victims of domestic abuse have […]
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The government has pledged £76m to fund measures to support domestic abuse survivors, children and rough sleepers during the coronavirus crisis. The package includes money to provide safe spaces and fund helplines for “the hidden thousands for whom the current lockdown has been nothing short of an inescapable nightmare,” said the justice secretary Robert Buckland, […]
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Five care home workers who raised concerns about PPE shortages and understaffing have lost their jobs in the last two weeks, according to a charity set up to protect whistleblowers. Compassion in Care founder Eileen Chubb said the five carers are considering legal action having been dismissed from their employment for breaching confidentiality after raising […]
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The Court of Appeal has ruled expansion plans for Heathrow airport are “unlawful” because they do not take into account the UK’s climate change commitments. Friends of the Earth hailed the ruling as “an absolutely ground-breaking result for climate justice” with their head of legal, Will Rundle saying the “judgment has exciting wider implications for […]
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