India’s surging Covid second wave has so overwhelmed crematoriums that grieving families are being forced to burn victims in their own gardens. The country announced a record 349,661 infections and 2,767 deaths in the past 24 hours and bodies are continuing to pile up, with experts predicting the surge to continue for weeks. In Delhi, … Read more
The United States should follow the example of Los Angeles County and ‘make amends’ with black Americans by returning land which was owned by their ancestors and taken from them, the county supervisor has said. Janice Hahn on April 9 announced a historic first for the nation, giving back land wrongfully taken from black owners … Read more
Nobody wants to have to attend a funeral, but more than 20 years of leading them has taught me how vital they are to the grieving process. In that moment of great loss and sadness, those who knew and loved the departed can come together, draw strength from one another and share memories and fond … Read more
Nobody wants to have to attend a funeral, but more than 20 years of leading them has taught me how vital they are to the grieving process. In that moment of great loss and sadness, those who knew and loved the departed can come together, draw strength from one another and share memories and fond … Read more
Bereaved families want answers over the ‘callous’ use of deceased children’s identities by undercover police officers during their covert roles, an inquiry has heard on Friday. Heather Williams QC told the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) that, for around 20 years, the ‘abhorrent’ practice became embedded in a secretive unit within the Metropolitan Police and involved … Read more
Families whose homes are teetering on the edge of a crumbling seaside cliff have been urged to vacate their properties temporarily amid fears another landslide could hit the coastal area. Residents, whose homes are sitting perilously close to the cliff in Nefyn, on the west coast of Gwynedd, north Wales, have been advised to relocate … Read more
Families whose homes are teetering on the edge of a crumbling seaside cliff have been urged to vacate their properties temporarily amid fears another landslide could hit the coastal area. Residents, whose homes are sitting perilously close to the cliff in Nefyn, on the west coast of Gwynedd, north Wales, have been advised to relocate … Read more
More than 600,000 families across England will find out today which primary school their child will be joining this autumn, on what is known as National Offer Day. Parents and guardians of children aged three and four who applied to a local state primary school will receive a letter or email including a deadline for … Read more
Care home residents are able to welcome two visitors from today as the latest easing of lockdown restrictions come into effect. Visitors will be tested prior to seeing loved ones, will have to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and will be asked to keep physical contact to a minimum. Residents can nominate two named friends … Read more
Families of the victims of the Fishmonger’s Hall terror attack paid heart-wrenching tributes to their loved ones at the start of a nine-week inquest into their deaths today. Cambridge university graduates Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, were stabbed to death by convicted terrorist Usman Khan at a prisoner rehabilitation event at the Guildhall … Read more