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New figures show cases of the Indian variant of concern are growing fast, but from a low level.

A minister has told Sky News that step three of England's lockdown easing will still go ahead on Monday, despite soaring cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus in the UK.

May 13, 2021 Israeli police gather in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, where Palestinians are threatened with eviction. — Courtesy file photo NEW YORK — De-escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict is “an absolute must” said the UN Secretary-General on Wednesday, declaring that the mounting death toll, including children, was totally unacceptable. Speaking in Moscow after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister, António Guterres said that an end to the ...

Florida Passes Bill Preventing Social Media Companies From Banning Politicians Florida Passes Bill Preventing Social Media Companies From Banning Politicians The Florida House and Senate passed legislation this week that would prevent social media companies from banning politicians. It is now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis desk for his signature. Fines for violating this law could cost social media companies $250,000 a day for statewide politicians and $25,000 for other elected officials. How...

Draper was infected with Covid last year and fought the disease as well as related problems for a year in the hospital. He is still fighting the aftereffects of the disease and is now in 24-hour care at home.

Island FM Last week, the UK government announced that it would be cutting its annual foreign aid commitment. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab set out the allocation for the UKs Official Development Assistance spending for 2021-22 at 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income. Following the announcement, 200 UK charities and aid organisations accused the government of delivering a "tragic blow" to the worlds most marginalised people. Four aid charities operating i...

Prince Philip has been laid to rest at an intimate funeral in Windsor, as the Queen said goodbye to her husband of 73 years.

Opinion: Help rescue the Karamū Stream 14 Apr, 2021 10:27 PM 4 minutes to read Craig Foss is a regional councillor for Hawkes Bay. Photo / File Hastings Leader The Karamū Stream, our Karamū, is one of the most polluted waterways in Hawkes Bay. That is an absolute shocker. That is simply not acceptable. Will you help us rescue the Karamū? With your help it can once again be a stream for kids to play in and on. A couple of months ago, about 30 tyres were pulled from the Karamū near Te Mata M...

Island FM Facebook has been criticised after taking down the official page for the French town of Bitche. Local broadcaster Radio Melodie reported that the page was taken down, forcing the municipal communications officer to create a new one under another name. Ms Valerie Degouy said the new page was named after the towns post code, Mairie 57230, as reported by Politico. Ms Degouy said: "I tried to reach out to Facebook in every possible way, through differen...

Island FM Police believe the Flemish giant rabbit was taken from its enclosure in Stoulton on Saturday night. Named Darius, the rabbit is recognised by Guinness World Records as being the longest alive at 4ft 3in (129cm). Owner Annette Edwards is offering the reward and said the theft of her pet was a "very sad day". She said on Twitter that Darius is now too old to breed and pleaded for the thieves to bring him back. A West Mercia Police spokesman said: "We are appealin...