Britain’s Leicester lockdown is an unjustifiable travesty, based on shoddy figures and a bungled report

The so-called ‘outbreak’ of Covid-19 in the English city of Leicester, which has precipitated a second lockdown there, has been driven by the young and people under 40. The very people who aren’t much at risk of death. … Read More >Britain’s Leicester lockdown is an unjustifiable travesty, based on shoddy figures and a bungled report

If US attempts to seize Iranian tankers carrying oil to Venezuela now, de-escalation will be more difficult than ever

To expand its “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign targeting Iranian oil and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Command, the US has a warrant to seize the cargo of four tankers heading to Venezuela. We should expect the worst. … Read More >If US attempts to seize Iranian tankers carrying oil to Venezuela now, de-escalation will be more difficult than ever

7 police officers injured breaking up illegal London rave as revelers pelt cops with bottles, forcing them to retreat (VIDEOS)

Riot police were showered with bottles, bricks and other projectiles while trying to break up an illegal rave in west London on Friday night. At least seven officers were injured during the hostilities. … Read More >7 police officers injured breaking up illegal London rave as revelers pelt cops with bottles, forcing them to retreat (VIDEOS)

More than ONE MILLION young people will be jobless in UK by next year unless government intervenes, new report warns

Young people in Britain are facing the worst jobs crisis since records began. Over one million will be plunged into unemployment by the end of 2020 if the UK government doesn’t intervene, new research has warned. … Read More >More than ONE MILLION young people will be jobless in UK by next year unless government intervenes, new report warns

British MoD taught Saudi troops how to ‘stay popular with the press,’ as 100s trained in UK last year – report

Amid the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, some of its soldiers were taught in the UK how to look good in front of the world’s media in case of any “potential wrongdoing,” a new report says. … Read More >British MoD taught Saudi troops how to ‘stay popular with the press,’ as 100s trained in UK last year – report

Iran’s Top Security Official Says Killing Soleimani is US ‘Biggest Gift’ to Terrorism in Region

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, said on Saturday that the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani by US forces was Washington’s “biggest gift” to terrorism in the region, according to Press TV. … Read More >Iran’s Top Security Official Says Killing Soleimani is US ‘Biggest Gift’ to Terrorism in Region