This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldPhone footage of assault on officer in Hackney street has been widely sharedLast modified on Thu 11 Jun 2020 18.22 EDTFour people, including a 13-year-old boy, have been arrested in connection with the assault of two police officers in Hackney, east .A video of the assault has been widely circulated on social media, showing a male officer pinned down on the ground and being kicked, while his female colleague is pushed when she tries to intervene.Both officers suffered minor injuries in the incident on Wednesday.Two...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldPhone footage of assault on officer in Hackney street has been widely sharedLast modified on Thu 11 Jun 2020 18.22 EDTFour people, including a 13-year-old boy, have been arrested in connection with the assault of two police officers in Hackney, east .A video of the assault has been widely circulated on social media, showing a male officer pinned down on the ground and being kicked, while his female colleague is pushed when she tries to intervene.Both officers suffered minor injuries in the incident on Wednesday.Two...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldRoads whose names are linked to the slave trade have been targetedLast modified on Mon 8 Jun 2020 16.30 EDTAnti-racism campaigners have renamed streets in the centre of that have links to the slave trade.In several streets, signs with a black background and white font have appeared alongside the originals, as activists replace the names of tobacco lords and slave trade ownerswith those of black activists, slaves and people killed by police officers.Cochrane Street – named after Andrew Cochrane, an 18th-century tobacco...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldRoads whose names are linked to the slave trade have been targetedLast modified on Mon 8 Jun 2020 16.30 EDTAnti-racism campaigners have renamed streets in the centre of that have links to the slave trade.In several streets, signs with a black background and white font have appeared alongside the originals, as activists replace the names of tobacco lords and slave trade ownerswith those of black activists, slaves and people killed by police officers.Cochrane Street – named after Andrew Cochrane, an 18th-century tobacco...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldNHS health officials say paracetamol, ibuprofen and opioids also unsuitable for chronic primary painLast modified on Tue 4 Aug 2020 09.23 EDTPainkillers such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, aspirin and opioids can do “more harm than good” and should not be prescribed to treat chronic primary pain, health officials have said.The (Nice) said there was “little or no evidence” the commonly used drugs for chronic primary pain made any difference to people’s quality of life, pain or psychological distress.But the , said there...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldNHS health officials say paracetamol, ibuprofen and opioids also unsuitable for chronic primary painLast modified on Tue 4 Aug 2020 09.23 EDTPainkillers such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, aspirin and opioids can do “more harm than good” and should not be prescribed to treat chronic primary pain, health officials have said.The (Nice) said there was “little or no evidence” the commonly used drugs for chronic primary pain made any difference to people’s quality of life, pain or psychological distress.But the , said there...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldConservationists say at least three females have produced offspring in the Forest of DeanLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.37 EDTThe first pine martens to be reintroduced to England have had kits, marking a milestone in efforts to boost their recovery, conservationists said.The native carnivores all but vanished from England in the face of extensive hunting and loss of their woodland homes over the past two centuries, and in Scotland they were pushed to a stronghold in the north-west Highlands.Although the species...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldConservationists say at least three females have produced offspring in the Forest of DeanLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.37 EDTThe first pine martens to be reintroduced to England have had kits, marking a milestone in efforts to boost their recovery, conservationists said.The native carnivores all but vanished from England in the face of extensive hunting and loss of their woodland homes over the past two centuries, and in Scotland they were pushed to a stronghold in the north-west Highlands.Although the species...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldNew travel advice means many upcoming cruises could be cancelled or postponedLast modified on Thu 9 Jul 2020 18.27 EDTUK holidaymakers are being urged by the government to avoid travelling on cruise ships.The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued a statement on Thursday advising people not to embark on sailings due to the coronavirus pandemic.This comes after the blanket advice against all nonessential foreign travel from England was for dozens of destinations on Saturday.The FCO pledged to “continue to review”...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldNew travel advice means many upcoming cruises could be cancelled or postponedLast modified on Thu 9 Jul 2020 18.27 EDTUK holidaymakers are being urged by the government to avoid travelling on cruise ships.The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued a statement on Thursday advising people not to embark on sailings due to the coronavirus pandemic.This comes after the blanket advice against all nonessential foreign travel from England was for dozens of destinations on Saturday.The FCO pledged to “continue to review”...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldIcke’s account was terminated for violating policy on spreading coronavirus disinformationLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.32 EDTYouTube has deleted conspiracy theorist David Icke’s account.The video-sharing site said the 68-year-old violated its policies on sharing information about coronavirus.The former footballer has made controversial unproven claims about the virus on several internet platforms, including one .The video service, which is owned by Google, told the BBC: “YouTube has clear policies prohibiting...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldIcke’s account was terminated for violating policy on spreading coronavirus disinformationLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.32 EDTYouTube has deleted conspiracy theorist David Icke’s account.The video-sharing site said the 68-year-old violated its policies on sharing information about coronavirus.The former footballer has made controversial unproven claims about the virus on several internet platforms, including one .The video service, which is owned by Google, told the BBC: “YouTube has clear policies prohibiting...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldWork is still needed to raise awareness about the problem, campaigners sayFri 10 Apr 2020 19.01 EDTFour men have been jailed in the year since the upskirting law was introduced in England and Wales, figures show.Campaigners said offered a route to justice for victims, but said more work was needed to raise awareness about the seriousness of the issue.Figures from the Crown Prosecution Service show that 16 men have been convicted of 48 offences since 12 April 2019, following a campaign to create a specific law banning...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldWork is still needed to raise awareness about the problem, campaigners sayFri 10 Apr 2020 19.01 EDTFour men have been jailed in the year since the upskirting law was introduced in England and Wales, figures show.Campaigners said offered a route to justice for victims, but said more work was needed to raise awareness about the seriousness of the issue.Figures from the Crown Prosecution Service show that 16 men have been convicted of 48 offences since 12 April 2019, following a campaign to create a specific law banning...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 13.17 EDTWolves have condemned the decision not to postpone their tie with Olympiakos, claiming the trip to Greece “poses unnecessary risks” to their players and staff.The Premier League side’s appeal to have Thursday’s last-16 first leg called off was rejected by and the game will go ahead behind closed doors as the spread of coronavirus continues to affect sporting events.Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who is also Nottingham Forest’s majority owner, that he had contracted the...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 13.17 EDTWolves have condemned the decision not to postpone their tie with Olympiakos, claiming the trip to Greece “poses unnecessary risks” to their players and staff.The Premier League side’s appeal to have Thursday’s last-16 first leg called off was rejected by and the game will go ahead behind closed doors as the spread of coronavirus continues to affect sporting events.Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who is also Nottingham Forest’s majority owner, that he had contracted the...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldThreat of action follows UK moves to unilaterally delay implementation of part of deal relating to Northern IrelandLast modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 19.42 ESTBrussels has warned it will launch legal action “very soon” following a move by the UK to unilaterally delay implementation of part of the Brexit deal relating to .The European commission vice-president, Maroš Šefčovič, said had come as a “very negative surprise”.David Frost, the Cabinet Office minister, said the UK was extending a series of “grace periods” designed...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldThreat of action follows UK moves to unilaterally delay implementation of part of deal relating to Northern IrelandLast modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 19.42 ESTBrussels has warned it will launch legal action “very soon” following a move by the UK to unilaterally delay implementation of part of the Brexit deal relating to .The European commission vice-president, Maroš Šefčovič, said had come as a “very negative surprise”.David Frost, the Cabinet Office minister, said the UK was extending a series of “grace periods” designed...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldClimate change campaigner said after UN summit, Angela Merkel queued up for a selfieLast modified on Tue 30 Jun 2020 07.46 EDTEnvironmental campaigner has hit out at world leaders for wanting to be pictured with her to “look good”.The 17-year-old became a global star thanks to her activism, and gave a climate change summit in September in which she told world leaders: “You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words … how dare you!”As part of a series she has made about her campaigning for Swedish...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldClimate change campaigner said after UN summit, Angela Merkel queued up for a selfieLast modified on Tue 30 Jun 2020 07.46 EDTEnvironmental campaigner has hit out at world leaders for wanting to be pictured with her to “look good”.The 17-year-old became a global star thanks to her activism, and gave a climate change summit in September in which she told world leaders: “You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words … how dare you!”As part of a series she has made about her campaigning for Swedish...WW…