It was widely predicted that SARS-Cov-2, the novel coronavirus, would not be eradicated but would instead establish itself in the community, continue to…
Sometime during the evening of 18 June 2023, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a 45-year-old plumber, was sitting in his truck in a car park…
Storm Daniel made its way across the North African coast on 10 September 2023, leaving a trail of disaster along the Mediterranean coast…
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“Effective Bankruptcy” at Birmingham City Council: Local Authority Funding Re-examined
Local authorities in England are not allowed to declare bankruptcy. Instead, when unable to balance their books and honour ongoing spending commitments,…
In England, autumn term 2023 began inauspiciously for some parents and their offspring. The UK Government released a report on the last day…
A 19-minute landing sequence ended successfully when the 1,726-kilogram Vikram lander, part of India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, made a soft landing on the…
Between June 2015 and June 2016, several parents of newborn infants were badly let down by the Countess of Chester Hospital in northern…
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Small Boat Crossings in the English Channel: Observations on a Crisis in Britain’s Asylum System
On the 4th of January 2023, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak publicly identified five key priorities for the new year. His speech on…
Military chiefs from ten out of the 15 member states of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) gathered for an emergency summit…
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North Sea Oil and Gas: Drilling for Dwindling Resources in the Pursuit of “Energy Security”
Come the last day in July 2023, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak granted hundreds of new oil and natural gas exploration licenses in…