EU leaders have unveiled new migration rules that they hope will overhaul Europe’s failing migration policy and put an end to migrant camps in northern France. Refugees arriving in the continent will have their biometric data and fingerprints taken and a decision on their future made within three months giving them less time to disappear from … Read more
The Sugar Revolution, the introduction of sugar cane from Dutch Brazil, in the 1640s was highly lucrative but came at great social cost Barbados was one of the oldest English settlements in the West Indies, being surpassed only by Saint Kitts. The countries’ historical ties date back to the 17th century and involve settlement, post-colonialism and … Read more
Top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci warned that the ‘divisive state’ of the US is getting in the way of the nation’s coronavirus response during an interview with the Daily Show’s Trevor Noah. ‘One of the things that gets in the way is that we are in such a divisive state in society that … Read more
The Sugar Revolution, the introduction of sugar cane from Dutch Brazil, in the 1640s was highly lucrative but came at great social cost Barbados was one of the oldest English settlements in the West Indies, being surpassed only by Saint Kitts. The countries’ historical ties date back to the 17th century and involve settlement, post-colonialism and … Read more
The Sugar Revolution, the introduction of sugar cane from Dutch Brazil, in the 1640s was highly lucrative but came at great social cost Barbados was one of the oldest English settlements in the West Indies, being surpassed only by Saint Kitts. The countries’ historical ties date back to the 17th century and involve settlement, post-colonialism and … Read more
Rishi gets tough: Chancellor plans to FREEZE benefits and state pay – as Treasury staff mock Boris Johnson’s Covid mass testing plan Mr Sunak is trying to get a grip on the spiralling cost of the Covid-19 pandemic Chancellor has told ministers he is deeply concerned about long-term damage He is also wanting to rip … Read more
Rishi gets tough: Chancellor plans to FREEZE benefits and state pay – as officials mock Boris Johnson’s Covid mass testing plan as a ‘Moonf***’ moneypit Mr Sunak is trying to get a grip on the spiralling cost of the Covid-19 pandemic Chancellor has told ministers he is deeply concerned about long-term damage He is also … Read more
Ros Altmann: The Government had a duty to ensure women affected by age rise were aware of it, so they could adjust their plans A landmark case against the increase in women’s state pension age to 66 has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Two claimants, supported by the BackTo60 group, argued that raising … Read more
Rapists will be surgically castrated and anyone who rapes a child will face the death penalty under new laws in Nigerian state Anyone raping a child under age 14 will face the death penalty in state of Kaduna Men convicted of rape will face surgical castration under the new legislation Reported cases of rape in … Read more
At your first appointment with the midwife, you are excited and a bit nervous. Your longed-for pregnancy has been confirmed and now she wants to know all about you. First question: ‘Have you had a drink recently?’ It has always been a rather fraught enquiry, prying into your private life. But now it will strike … Read more