Asked about the recent climate change protests at his home in Balmoral, Prince Charles offered “it isn’t helpful, I don’t think, to do it in a way that alienates people”. He warned of a “catastrophic” impact if more action is not taken to solve the climate crisis. The Prince of Wales mentioned the lack of…
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Boris Johnson against making misogyny a hate crime
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said he does not support calls to make misogyny a hate crime. He claims there is “abundant” existing legislation to combat violence against women and “widening the scope” of what the police are expected to do will only exacerbate the problem. This comes after the murders of Sarah Everard…
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Universal Credit: “biggest ever overnight cut to social security”
The increase to Universal Credit, amounting to £1,040 a year, was brought in to support those on low incomes during the pandemic. The government announced its withdrawal of the support on October 6th and is projected to risk pushing half a million people and children into poverty. Katie Schmuecker, deputy director of policy & partnerships…
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Emma Raducanu the teenage sensation
Raducanu has had a meteoric rise to fame. She has gone from playing in the same event as UEA’s Number One at the end of May to being the first qualifier ever to win a grand slam less than four months later. She was ranked outside the top 300 for Wimbledon and was ranked only…
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Ex-leader’s brother appears in court over ‘illegal’ coronavirus protest
Piers Corbyn, a high-profile coronavirus sceptic and brother of former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, has appeared at Norwich Magistrates Court court regarding a protest he organised in Norwich in late September. Mr Corbyn was summoned on Tuesday December 1, charged with organising an illegal gathering of more than 30 people in a public space…
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Coronavirus Update Norwich 7/12/2020
The UK could well be on track to have a total of 2 million recorded coronavirus cases. The current statistic stands at 1,750,241, with the most recent daily increase being 12,282. The death toll now stands at 62,033. There are three different methods of measuring the death toll. The above statistic refers to the number…
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Nation Holds Remembrance Day Service
London’s March Past the Cenotaph did not take place. This due to the second national COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ in England. It normally sees 100,000 people take part. The remembrance service led by the Government took place as usual. It was on television on BBC One. Representatives from the Royal Family, the Government and the armed forces…
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Extinction Rebellion Protestor scales crane in Norwich
A protestor for Extinction Rebellion scaled a 100ft crane on Saturday 7th of November. The 17 year old man known as Alex Sidney ascended the crane and placed banners in support of the XR movement onto the side of the crane. Sidney, from Dereham, spent two nights atop the crane as a form of ‘direct…
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Coronavirus Update for norfolk and the uk
The country-wide coronavirus death toll stands at 52,745 people as of 17th November. There have been close to 1.5 million cases and 196,559 hospital admissions. Though the number of new cases daily remains high, there has been a decrease over the last few days, bringing it down to just over 20,000. The daily death toll…
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