US intelligence agencies are revisiting the Wuhan lab leak theory after 18 prominent scientists signed a letter published in the Science Journal calling for a more transparent investigation into COVID-19’s origins.
The G7 summit has agreed to fund green international infrastructure projects for developing countries which would counter the growing influence of China.
The highly anticipated 21 June has been postponed by 4 weeks to 19 July, as the PM announces a new potential date for the end of all Covid restrictions
Ryanair has joined forces with other airlines and Manchester Airports Group (MAG) to seek judicial review over the government’s decisions surrounding the traffic light travel ban system.
US President Joe Biden’s latest executive order has updated the list of Chinese companies banned from US investments, increasing the number of companies to 59.
On Thursday 3rd January, thirteen men went on trial in France accused of online harassment over abusive messages sent to a teenage girl over anti-Islamic videos.
On Friday 21st May, the Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss, formally made an offer to her counterpart, Dan Tehan, to begin negotiations for a new trade deal.
The UK Government has announced planned legislation requiring British voters to show photo identification when voting in-person. Boris Johnson suggests this new system is to “protect democracy, the transparency and integrity of the electoral process”.
Draft legislation published on 12 May 2021 outlines plans to fight online fraud and abuse in the UK.
Last year, the world saw the coronavirus spread across the world at rapid speeds.As the virus spread further within Europe we saw country after country implement similar lockdowns, the UK included. Few countries diverged from this strategy, however, one did and in doing so drew international attention: Sweden.