Boris Johnson vowed today to bulldoze Britain’s bloated planning system to help get the economy moving again. Relaunching his Government, the Prime Minister pledged to bring forward ‘the most radical reforms of our planning system since the end of the Second World War’. He said the move, which will see ministers take the axe to … Read more
He was named the Father of the Nation after his peaceful struggle to lead India to independence from the British. Mahatma Gandhi was the architect of a form of non-violent civil disobedience, organising boycotts against British institutions in a tactic that would influence the world. The political and spiritual leader famously staged 17 hunger strikes … Read more
He was named the Father of the Nation after his peaceful struggle to lead India to independence from the British. Mahatma Gandhi was the architect of a form of non-violent civil disobedience, organising boycotts against British institutions in a tactic that would influence the world. The political and spiritual leader famously staged 17 hunger strikes … Read more
Priti Patel has read the riot act to the Bristol police chief whose officers failed to stop Black Lives Matter protesters ripping down a slave trader’s statue. The Home Secretary is demanding the culprits face prosecution as she doubles down her zero tolerance approach to wanton criminality during the demonstrations. She stamped down her authority … Read more
Priti Patel has read the riot act to the Bristol police chief whose officers failed to stop Black Lives Matter protesters ripping down a slave trader’s statue. The Home Secretary is demanding the culprits face prosecution as she doubles down her zero tolerance approach to wanton criminality during the demonstrations. She stamped down her authority … Read more
Black Lives Matter protesters have torn down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and dumped it in the harbour – as demonstrations continue to sweep Britain following the death of George Floyd in America. Footage shows demonstrators heaving the metal monument down with ropes before cheering and dancing around it, … Read more
Tear gas being used amid protests sweeping the nation in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd could leave people more vulnerable to coronavirus infection, experts warn. And that risk compounds the heightened risk of exposure that comes with gathering in tightly-packed crowds in the first place. Tear gas is designed to irritate … Read more
Violence erupted in Paris tonight after thousands of demonstrators turned up at a banned protest against alleged racist policing in support of two black men separately killed in police custody. Riot police fired tear gas as scattered protesters pelted them with debris and set fires outside the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, at the tail-end of … Read more
A 21-year-old Indiana protester has lost an eye after being hit in the face by a tear gas canister while attending a demonstration on Saturday. Balin Brake revealed he suffered the devastating injury at around 5.30pm in Fort Wayne while protesting the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who was killed while in the … Read more
A 21-year-old Indiana protester has lost an eye after being hit in the face by a tear gas canister while attending a demonstration on Saturday. Balin Brake revealed he suffered the devastating injury at around 5.30pm in Fort Wayne while protesting the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who was killed while in the … Read more