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The government is kicking around plans for a Euros bank holiday. After a dramatic extra-time win over Denmark – and a night of rather excitable partying – the hype around England’s progression to the f...
July 19 is planned to mark “Freedom Day” next week. Boris Johnson has laid out the plan to move into stage four, should “Freedom Day” go ahead on July 19. Responding to concerns voiced by some le...
Mathematician and computing pioneer Alan Turing now appears on the £50 note, which will be released this month. No amount of rights can adequately redress the wrongs done to Alan Turing, the mathematician and codebreake...
A four-week delay to ‘Freedom Day’ has been announced. Originally earmarked for June 21st, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that ‘Freedom Day’ – as it has officially become dubbed...
The changes have been enforced on World Blood Donor Day. Giving blood to others is a great way to save lives, however donors in the UK must meet certain criteria in order to do so. Until today, gay and bisexual men were...
It’s set to be a stunning phenomenon. The natural phenomena have kind of slowed down since normal life returned – which is pretty fitting given that the world is far less of a crazy place these days as we transition to...
Zero deaths were recorded in the daily Coronavirus figures today. For the first time since July 30, 2020, the UK has today recorded zero deaths related to Covid-19 in a day. This makes it only the second time this has h...
Back to Worthy Farm we go! After Covid-19 basically put an end to hosting large gatherings for the foreseeable future in March 2020, Glastonbury festival’s main event – its 50th anniversary, no less –...
Ahhh, glorious sunshine! We’re sure you don’t need telling, but this month has been rubbish weather-wise. We’ve had so much rain we’re surprised us Brummies haven’t dissolved. Whilst Brummi...
England has now moved into step 3 of the roadmap out of lockdown. It’s been a little over a month since England moved into step 2 of the roadmap outlined by Boris Johnson on February 22. Since April 12, the nation...