More than 6,500 migrant workers have died during Qatar’s football World Cup preparations over the last decade, according to a report. On average 12 migrants from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died each week since December 2010 when Qatar was awarded the 22nd FIFA tournament. The findings were compiled from government sources … Read more
Ministers today insisted their GCSE and A-Level exam replacement plan is the ‘best we can do’ despite claims an expert has quit warning of an even more dire outcome than last year’s hated algorithm. Schools minister Nick Gibb confirmed that teachers will have control over the marks their pupils get, but insisting there will be ‘protective … Read more
Drink-driving school worker, 48, who hit three cyclists and left them lying injured in the road as she drove home from the pub with her daughter is jailed for 25 months Sandra Graham, 48, had stopped at a pub where she drank wine and cider On the way home she hit members of Northumbria Cycling … Read more
Draining his last pint! Family tip father’s ashes into the sewers outside his favourite pub to honour his final wishes Kevin McGlinchey had said for years that he wanted to be poured outside a pub When he died at the age of 66, family members gathered to fulfil his last orders They filmed the moment his … Read more
Wireless and Latitude festivals are also expected to go ahead this summer as long as the Government lifts coronavirus rules as planned on June 21, organisers have said. Festival Republic has cancellation insurance for both, which are due to take place on July 2 to 4 in London and July 22 to 25 in Suffolk, but … Read more
Ministers are facing mounting calls for the parts of England with the smallest Covid outbreaks to be released from lockdown earlier, with official data showing cases in the worst-hit areas are seven times higher than in others. Department of Health data showed Devon, Cornwall and the Isle of Wight recorded fewer than 50 infections per … Read more
Moderna has become the first vaccine maker to develop a jab that targets the South African coronavirus variant. The Boston-based biotech has already shipped the raw materials to the US National Institutes of Health, which helped the firm study its first jab, to start human trials. Dr Anthony Fauci, America’s leading Covid expert, and his team … Read more
Violence has broken out on the streets of Myanmar as supporters of the country’s new military junta attacked pro-democracy activists. At least one person was stabbed amid clashes in the country’s largest city, Yangon, on Thursday morning while others fired slingshots and hurled rocks. Police stood by as the attacks took place, amid accusations that … Read more
Asda has launched consultations with around 5,000 staff over a major restructuring which could put around 3,000 back office store workers at risk. The supermarket giant said the major restructuring has been driven by the ‘structural shift’ towards online grocery shopping during the pandemic. The grocery firm said it also plans to create around 4,500 … Read more
Asda has launched consultations with around 5,000 staff over a major restructuring which could put around 3,000 back office store workers at risk. The supermarket giant said the major restructuring has been driven by the ‘structural shift’ towards online grocery shopping during the pandemic. The grocery firm said it also plans to create around 4,500 … Read more