Bosses turn down mums’ furlough requests, forcing kids into schools
As even Gavin Williamson now recognises, schools are dangerous places during a pandemic – for teachers, parents and for the wider community. If one child gets the virus, it will soon spread to children and More...
SKWAWKBOX continues to refuse advertising requests to keep information free and clear for readers
Despite the wishful thinking of so-called ‘moderates’, the profile of SKWAWKBOX continues to increase in the post-Corbyn era as the need for clear information and accurate analysis has grown with Labour’s More...
UK requests Pfizer & BioNTech jab assessment from regulator, hopes to start Covid vaccinations ‘next month’
The British government has requested that the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) assess the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, as Health Secretary Matt Hancock hopes to roll it out from More...
US formally requests ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions against Iran, even though it exited nuclear deal
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sent a formal request to the UN Security Council to ‘snap back’ sanctions against Iran, claiming Tehran violated the 2015 nuclear deal that Washington has unilaterally ditched. The More...
New defence attorney in 9/11 Guantanamo trial requests 30-month delay to prepare
New defence attorney in 9/11 Guantanamo trial requests 30-month delay to prepare New defence attorney’s request, coupled with retirement of case’s judge and transfer of war court’s More...
German officials furious after meatpacker behind Covid-19 outbreak that placed 600,000 people on lockdown requests salary refund
A German meat processing factory at the center of a local Covid-19 outbreak that put two neighboring districts on quarantine has requested government support. The move angered German officials, including the agriculture More...
Zoom, TikTok pause data requests from Hong Kong authorities following new national security law, joining Facebook and WhatsApp
US video conferencing platform Zoom has joined Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Telegram in suspending data requests from Hong Kong authorities following the enactment of the new national security law. Like its tech More...
WhatsApp, Facebook ‘pause’ police requests for user data in Hong Kong citing human rights concerns
Facebook and its WhatsApp messenger have suspended the processing of law enforcement requests for the data of users from Hong Kong. Both cite concerns over “human rights” in the wake of the new Chinese national More...
Israel’s Gantz requests more time to form government with Netanyahu
Israel’s Gantz requests more time to form government with Netanyahu Negotiations have failed thus far to yield agreement, with Gantz’s mandate set to expire just before midnight on Monday More...
‘Disgrace we needed global pandemic’: UK govt requests ALL homeless people be housed by weekend
The UK government has urged all local authorities in England to house all rough sleepers, those in hostels and night shelters by the weekend – leading many to ask why it takes a worldwide Covid-19 crisis to end More...
