The UK government is to trial a series of measures in England, including Covid passports, to allow the safe return of sports matches, events and nightclubs. Passes would show if…
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UK: Bet365 boss earns £469m in a single year
The boss of the gambling firm Bet365 has been awarded one of the biggest pay packets in UK corporate history. The highest paid director of Bet365 Group – believed to…
UK: Dublin women charged for refusing hotel quarantine
Two Dublin women have been charged with refusing to go into hotel quarantine after arriving home from Dubai. Kirstie McGrath, 30, of St Anthony’s Road, Rialto, and Niamh Mulready, 25,…
USA: Florida declares state of emergency over toxic wastewater leak
A state of emergency has been declared in Florida after a leak from a large pond of toxic wastewater in Tampa Bay. More than 300 homes in the area have…
Egypt: ‘I was blamed for blocking the Suez Canal’
Last month, Marwa Elselehdar noticed something strange. News had broken about a huge container ship, the Ever Given, that had become wedged across the Suez Canal, bringing one of world’s…
USA: Amazon apologises for wrongly denying drivers need to urinate in bottles
Amazon has apologised to a US politician for falsely denying that drivers are, at times, forced to urinate in plastic bottles. Mark Pocan, a Democrat from Wisconsin, referenced Amazon making…
France: Third national lockdown amid ICU surge
France has entered its third national lockdown as it battles a surge in cases of Covid-19 that threatens to overwhelm the country’s hospitals. All schools and non-essential shops will shut…
Jordan: Prince Hamzah bin Hussein ‘under house arrest’
The former crown prince of Jordan says he has been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on critics. In a video, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother…
South Korea: $500,000 Graffiti art defaced by spectators at gallery
Graffiti artwork on display in South Korea has been damaged by a couple who thought brushes and paint laid in front of the piece were for visitors’ use. “They thought…
New Zealand: Rugby commentator apologises for mimicking Kazuki Himeno’s accent
A New Zealand rugby commentator has apologised after mimicking a Japanese player’s accent following a Super Rugby Aotearoa game. Speaking after the Otago Highlanders’ 33-12 victory over Canterbury Crusaders, Joe…