Syrian President Bashar Assad interrupted a speech he was giving to parliament, to say he needed to “sit down for a minute” after suffering a brief drop in blood pressure. Assad, 54, was half-an-hour through his speech when he began appearing tired and halted his speech twice to take a sip of water from a […]
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A Second World War memorial to a force known as the “Forgotten Army” has been given special protection to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, which effectively marked the end of the conflict. The Chindit Memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens in central London has been listed at Grade II by the Department […]
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Police in the UK will now be able to stop, search and detain individuals at UK ports to determine whether they are involved in hostile state activity. From Thursday, fresh measures will allow specially trained officers to take action in relation to espionage and foreign interference. The new “Schedule 3” powers are part of the […]
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The Duke of Sussex said more action is needed to root out systemic racism in society, as he described current efforts as “bringing a bucket of water to a forest fire”. He made the comments in an interview with Rashad Robinson, president of Colour of Change – a non-profit civil rights advocacy organisation in the […]
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Young Vic theatre boss Kwame Kwei-Armah has said a woman removed her mask to cough in the face of his 15-year-old son on public transport. The director and playwright, who is black, said the white woman said to her son: “This is what you people do.” He added that his son has since tested negative […]
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On August 6 1945, a Japanese school teacher was having her breakfast when, after a bright flash of light, she was buried in the darkness beneath a pile of rubble that once stood as her home. She was still in her nightdress when she was dragged out of the pile of bricks by a neighbour […]
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Sir Elton John and David Furnish have backed a campaign calling for the end of “racism and hatred” in the music industry. The veteran singer-songwriter, 73, and his husband, 57, are among some 700 artists, producers, songwriters and record labels to have signed a letter titled No Silence In Music. The Rocket Man star shared […]
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Hindus have rejoiced as Indian prime minister Narendra Modi broke ground on a long-awaited temple of their most revered god Ram at the site of a demolished 16th century mosque. Mr Modi offered prayers to nine stone blocks with “lord Ram” inscribed on them amid chanting of Hindu religious hymns to symbolise the start of […]
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Amnesty International says they are “very concerned” for the welfare of a British-Australian academic who is being held in detention in one of Iran’s most notorious prisons. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was most recently a lecturer in Islamic studies at Melbourne University, had originally been held in Tehran’s Evin prison since she was reportedly given a […]
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Labour MP David Lammy has told Twitter it must get “much faster at removing hate” after a delay to deleting racist abuse targeted at him. The shadow justice secretary said on Monday that it took more than 13 hours for the social media giant to act before it suspended the perpetrator’s account. Home Secretary Priti […]
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