Test and Trace error fuelled Indian variant’s spread in hotspot Blackburn

Failures in the Government’s Test and Trace programme helped fuel the spread of the Indian Covid variant in Blackburn with Darwen, a report has claimed.  The centralised system failed to notify contact tracers in the Lancashire authority of 164 positive cases in late April and early May.   At that point the mutant B.1.617.2 strain was just … Read more

Test and Trace error fuelled Indian variant’s spread in hotspot Blackburn

Failures in the Government’s Test and Trace programme helped fuel the spread of the Indian Covid variant in Blackburn with Darwen, a report has claimed.  The centralised system failed to notify contact tracers in the Lancashire authority of 164 positive cases in late April and early May.   At that point the mutant B.1.617.2 strain was just … Read more

Brandon Lewis admits Brexit protocol has fuelled tensions in Northern Ireland

Brandon Lewis brands Northern Ireland riots that left 88 police injured ‘unacceptable’ as he says Brexit protocol has fuelled tensions Brandon Lewis made a statement to MPs on violent scenes in Northern Ireland Cabinet minister said the riots leaving 88 police injured were ‘unacceptable’ Said causes of tensions ‘complex’ but Brexit protocol was fuelling tensions  … Read more

Rush to shop is fuelled by pent-up savings, says Bank of England

Rush to shop is fuelled by pent-up savings and will see the UK economy surge, claims Bank of England’s chief economist By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 12 April 2021 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 12 April 2021 The economy will bounce back like a coiled spring after people rushed back to … Read more

Beast from the East storm in 2018 was fuelled by sea-ice loss from the Barents Sea, study finds

‘What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic!’ Beast from the East storm that plunged Britain to 12°F in 2018 was fuelled by sea-ice loss from the Barents Sea, study finds Researchers from Finland set out to understand the source of the 2018 storm Sea-ice loss in the Arctic potentially supplied 88% of … Read more

Inquest into asthma girl’s death is told policy fuelled rise in pollution 

Was tragic Ella, 9, killed by the ‘dash for diesel’? Inquest into asthma girl’s death is told policy fuelled rise in pollution Ella Kissi-Debrah died in 2013 after 3 years of seizures and 27 visits to hospital The nine-year-old lived 80ft from the South Circular road in south-east London Inquest into her death in 2014 … Read more

Inquest into asthma girl’s death is told policy fuelled rise in pollution 

Was tragic Ella, 9, killed by the ‘dash for diesel’? Inquest into asthma girl’s death is told policy fuelled rise in pollution Ella Kissi-Debrah died in 2013 after 3 years of seizures and 27 visits to hospital The nine-year-old lived 80ft from the South Circular road in south-east London Inquest into her death in 2014 … Read more

Australian Special forces soldiers ‘fuelled by bloodlust’ gloated about killing Afghan teenagers

New claims Aussie special forces soldiers ‘gloated about torturing and slitting the throats of Afghan civilians and prisoners’ Confidential report revealed covering up of ‘blood lust’ from Australian soldiers Report details the conduct of soldiers in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2015 Some soldiers ‘gloated’ about illegal killings of unarmed civilians and prisoners By Andrew Prentice … Read more

Australian Special forces soldiers ‘fuelled by bloodlust’ gloated about killing Afghan teenagers

New claims Aussie special forces soldiers ‘gloated about torturing and slitting the throats of Afghan civilians and prisoners’ Confidential report revealed covering up of ‘blood lust’ from Australian soldiers Report details the conduct of soldiers in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2015 Some soldiers ‘gloated’ about illegal killings of unarmed civilians and prisoners By Andrew Prentice … Read more

Coronaphobia fuelled property slump: UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March and April

Coronaphobia fuelled property slump: UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March and April making average home worth £234,612 amid fears over rise in Covid cases and lockdown being imposed UK house prices dropped 0.2% between March and April on completed sales Office for National Statistics said average property value stood at £234,612 But there … Read more