Boris Johnson has addressed the nation regarding the lockdown but devolved governments are following their own paths. Everything explained here. Statistics Across the UK the current figures stand at 223,060 confirmed cases of Covid-19 which is an increase of 3,877 today. Sadly, there has been 210 people who have passed away in the past 24 hours due to the coronavirus therefore the current figure is 32,065
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Scotland. A Question of Independence?
307 years after Scotland and England joined kingdoms, the Scots were given the opportunity to break away from the Union. On the 14th of September 2014 Scotland voted to reject independence. 55% of the public voted in favour of remaining as part of the United Kingdom. So what has changed in the 6 years since then, and is it possible another referendum is coming our way?
Greta Thunberg: “Listen to the scientists.”
16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg tells Congress that the climate emergency is not a “political opinion” and urges them to take “real action” against the global crisis. During a congressional hearing in Washington DC, climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg told members of Congress to listen to scientists’ warnings of the rapidly-heating planet. The student activist stated she had prepared no remarks but instead would be submitting
Boris Johnson, Then and Now
Boris Johnson: Political Highs and Lows All Explained. Boris Johnson recently became the Prime Minister after Theresa May stepped down from her post from 3 years in office. Previously to being PM, Johnson was the Mayor of London for 8 years the longest he has remained public office’ The Mayor of London: 2008-2016 Johnson took over from Ken Livingstone back in 2016 as the Mayor of
New Zealand Attack: The Aftermath
The New Zealand shootings have left many distraught, however new information has come up over the weekend regarding the event. The Death Toll Has Risen In a tragic turn of events, the amount of confirmed deaths has risen from 49 to 50, which could possibly rise in the future. The amount of injured people has also risen up to 50, 12 of which remain in critical
England’s Problem, Scotland’s News
Is England’s knife crime problem really a national crisis? England and Wales have seen a sharp rise in knife crime since 2010, with an average increase of 45.7%. Since the start of the year, 9 teenagers in London, Birmingham and Manchester have fallen victim of this new epidemic. The murders of Yousef Makki in Manchester and Jodie Chesney in London has prompted police
Chequers deal rejected in record breaking Commons defeat
Brexit deal rejected by 432 MP’s, making it a historic defeat in Commons At 19:00 on the 15th of January 2019 a vote was held to confirm whether or not the UK government backed the prime minister’s chequers deal, as widely forecasted the deal was rejected by MP’s. This was a record defeat in commons history with 202 MP’s supporting the deal, and 432 MP’s standing
Stars make their voices heard as they vote in 2018 Midterm Election
What are these Midterm Elections? Midterm elections take place half way in between every presidential election which occurs every four years. Every two years, up for election in the midterms, are members of the United States congress, including all 435 members of the house of representatives and a third of the members of the Senate. These elections allow people from America the chance to cast their vote
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