Microsoft, Oracle & Co full speed ahead on Covid-19 vaccine passports, citing incipient government demand
US tech and health behemoths have joined forces to roll out yet another Covid-19 vaccination passport, dangling a return to international travel but raising more questions about the future of privacy. Along with More...
Saudi Arabia and allies restore full diplomatic relations with Qatar
Saudi Arabia and allies restore full diplomatic relations with Qatar Final declaration contained no details of deal, but comes two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office MEE staff More...
Sudan declares full control of border territory settled by Ethiopians
Sudan declares full control of border territory settled by Ethiopians After weeks of clashes, Sudan says it now controls all its territory in the al-Fashqa area settled by Ethiopian farmers More...
Self-styled ‘Papa Smurf’ who used van full of dolls to entice kids jailed in UK for 16 years for child rape
A Derbyshire man who drove around in a white van showing off his 11,000-strong Smurf collection to kids has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a child. Robin More...
EU allocates full €6 billion to Turkey in deal aimed at stopping migrants heading to Europe
The European Union has allocated a multibillion-euro sum to Turkey to fund the welfare of refugees hosted by the country, after Ankara pledged to stop the flow of illegal migrants and refugees to Europe. “Today More...
Football for vaccination? UK could go full Orwell with ‘QR code certificates’ as health authorities pick carrot over stick
The UK may offer incentives so people get the Covid-19 jab, rewarding compliance with a special QR code they can use as proof of vaccination for entry into sports matches and other events, sources told the UK’s More...
Breaking: download MPs’ full ‘No Holding Back’ report on why working-class voters abandoned Labour over Brexit
Three of the best-loved figures on the Labour left – Laura Smith, Ian Lavery and Jon Trickett – have now published their full report on their ‘Zoom tour’ meeting thousands of working-class More...
Higher education pay: Thanks for nothing! Fight for the full claim!
Non-teaching staff in higher education (HE) have been ‘offered’ a derisory 0% pay ‘rise’ this year. In the middle of a pandemic where union members are on the frontline in universities, workers are seeing More...
Exclusive: full wording of motion passed on Monday by Shadow Cabinet minister’s CLP, condemning ‘political’ Corbyn suspension
Bristol West carried motion undiluted in spite of right-wing attempts to pack meeting Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire Bristol West constituency Labour party (CLP) has passed More...
UK national lockdown avoidable, but ‘full compliance’ with current Covid restrictions needed – Raab
The British foreign secretary has played down the likelihood of a national lockdown in England, acknowledging that such measures would be perceived as “desperately unfair,” with Covid surging only in certain More...
