Governors opposed to draconian lockdowns increased margins of victory in 2022

Post Content Governors who were fast to oppose pandemic lockdowns and reopen their states were able to win re-election easily in the 2022 midterms, increasing their margin of victory over their 2018 performances. Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida, Kristi Noem of South Dakota, Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Jared Polis of Colorado and Brian Kemp of […]

King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday for first time as monarch

Read More King Charles has laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in honour of the nation’s dead for the first time as the British monarch. The king placed his floral tribute at the base of the memorial on Whitehall during the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony, watched by thousands of veterans wearing their medals, military families […]

Istanbul explosion leaves people dead and injured, official says

Read More An explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian ?stiklal Avenue has left people dead and others injured, a senior official has said. The Istanbul governor, Ali Yerlikaya, tweeted that the explosion occurred at about 4.20pm local time (1320 GMT) on Sunday and that there were deaths and injuries, but he did not say how many. […]

When greed governs, profits rise and buildings fall

Read More Adekemi Adekunle was invested in her studies at Tai Solarin University of Education in Ogun State in Nigeria. She worked hard. But on the first day of May this year, at around 10.45pm, her life came to an abrupt end when the apartment building in which she lived in Lagos collapsed. Adekunle and […]

Flu Outbreak Forces California to Pop Up Tents to Treat Overflow

A rising number of flu cases has forced California hospitals in treat patients in auxiliary triage tents, as the flu has seen a 259% increase from a year ago.Emergency rooms in San Diego County have been filling up, requiring the tents at Scripps Memorial Hospital in…

Jeremy Hunt says NHS on brink of collapse but efficiencies must be found

Read More The chancellor has admitted the NHS is on the brink of collapse but warned the struggling service will also need to play its part in helping fix Britain’s broken economy. Jeremy Hunt said there were “massive pressures in the NHS … with doctors, nurses on the frontline frankly under unbearable pressure”. However, he […]

Denmark: British man being deported over late post-Brexit paperwork

Read More A British man living in Denmark is being deported from the country because he was four days late with an application to stay there post-Brexit. Danish MP Mads Fuglede is fighting to stop the deportation which he says is a breach of the spirit of the withdrawal agreement to protect EU citizens’ rights. […]