Day: August 8, 2020
Hundreds march across country calling for fair pay for NHS workers
August 8, 2020To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Hundreds of protesters have been marching across the UK this afternoon calling for fair pay for NHS workers. Doctors, nurses, other NHS staff and their supporters took to cities including London, Glasgow and Cardiff demanding more recognition […]
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Black people should not be scared to phone the police when they need help – but I was
August 8, 2020When I was young, I was given ‘the talk’ by my brothers. They told me to never call the police if I was in trouble, I should call them instead. Their experience was that the police were against us. Even if I questioned what they had been through, which I didn’t, I was soon to […]
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Councils call for powers to shut down non-Covid safe pubs and bars… as pubs blamed for Preston lockdown
August 8, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Local councils have said they want more powers to shut down pubs that do not stick to coronavirus guidelines, after Preston city council partly blamed a rise in cases on gatherings in pubs. Many local authorities are wary the […]
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Thousands of NHS staff to march in cities across UK to demand higher wages
August 8, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Thousands of NHS workers are set to take to the streets in towns and cities across the UK on Saturday demanding a pay rise. Health service staff were excluded from the wage increase for around 900,000 public sector workers […]
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Teen arrested after woman 'raped by attacker wearing face mask' on Portsmouth seafront
August 8, 2020A woman was raped by an attacker wearing a face mask as she walked along the sea front in Portsmouth, police have said. Hampshire Police said the woman, 40, was treated in hospital for a possible fractured cheekbone, and suffered bruising to her face, arms, legs, and back in the incident on Southsea Common on […]
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Mum pays heartbreaking tribute to children's author James Nash 'brutally' shot dead outside home in leafy Hampshire village
August 8, 2020Tributes have poured in for a “kind-hearted” children’s author and parish councillor who was shot dead in a “brutal” daytime attack at his Hampshire home. The victim, named locally as James Nash, 42, suffered serious head injuries during the attack in Upper Enham on Wednesday afternoon. His death was confirmed on Friday. His suspected attacker […]
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Dozens evacuated from their homes after huge wildfire in Surrey
August 8, 2020To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Dozens of people have been evacuated from their homes in Surrey after a huge countryside wildfire which could be seen from central London. Residents have been told not to come back until this morning ‘at the earliest’ […]
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Fears grow France could be next on UK quarantine list as Government attacked for 'unfair' lack of clarity
August 8, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Concerns are growing that France could be the next country added to the UK’s list of unsafe countries after a spike in coronavirus cases. It comes as Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned holidaymakers of the risk of travelling abroad during […]
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