Tories and Labour

Boris Johnson is staring down the prospect of a Tory rebellion over his plans to implement a second national lockdown in England. Conservative MPs have “blasted the measures”, which come into effect on Thursday, and are warning that the restrictions will “ruin lives”, The Sun reports. By contrast, Keir Starmer has said…

Southwark Cathedral has conducted a memorial for a beloved stray cat that wandered into the building in 2008 and lived there for 12 years. The dean of the cathedral produced a live stream of the service of thanksgiving in memory of Doorkins Magnificat, who died last month.Woman in labour stops to…

The first food bank opened its doors in Alberta in 1981. After the recession hit in 1980, food banks and similar emergency food support programs began to pop up as temporary responses to the increasing levels of poverty across the country. That's right -- temporary. Today, we are faced with a…

The first food bank opened its doors in Alberta in 1981. After the recession hit in 1980, food banks and similar emergency food support programs began to pop up as temporary responses to the increasing levels of poverty across the country. That's right -- temporary. Today, we are faced with a…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Rachel Sylvester in The Timeson halting a multi-billion pound benefits cutRed Wall Tories want a U‑turn from Johnson“In March, the chancellor promised to do ‘whatever it takes’ to help people and…

Boris Johnson is braced for a fresh onslaught of resistance as he today reveals Downing Street’s hotly anticipated three-tier system for enforcing local lockdowns. The new measures are intended to simplify the patchwork of rules currently covering more than 15 million Britons - approximately a quarter of the UK population -…

On August 26, 2020, Ontario's Special Investigations Unit cleared six Toronto police officers of wrongdoing in the May 27 death of 29-year-old Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who fell from a 24th-floor balcony. Family members who were present at the time of her death offered, from the start, a very different account of police actions…

Throughout the pandemic we have consistently heard stories about brave front-line heroes. Those who have kept the essential sectors of our economy and society operational in these most uncertain of times. Whether it is health care, construction, public transportation or grocery stores -- we rightfully see these workers represented, acknowledged and thanked in public…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Clare Foges in The Timeson quality of life during a pandemicSweden’s Covid stance is a lesson for Britain“I’m not here to make some political statement on Covid-19 but because…

Premium Times and Voices of the African Continent have announced their strategic alliance for news coverage of African Capital Markets. With 29 stock exchanges representing 54 countries (markets), a $2.5trn of nominal GDP (2019 estimates), economic growth stabilised at 3.4 per cent in 2019 and expected to hit 3.9 per cent…