NEWS DIGEST 03.05.2021: World Press Freedom Day and the Foresight News diary
Good morning. Today is the Early May Bank Holiday, a Monday, and the news is brought to you via our Twitter list “HEM Journalism Portal“. Free press advocacy group PEN International marks World Press Freedom Day today to celebrate the … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 03.05.2021: World Press Freedom Day and the Foresight News diary
NEWS DIGEST 02.05.2021: Surge testing in Tower Hamlets, tombs discovered in Egypt, and more.
Good morning and Happy Sunday. Our news for today comes via Facebook. Everyone aged 11 years and over who lives, works or is educated in the London postcode area E1 is strongly encouraged to take a COVID-19 PCR test when … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 02.05.2021: Surge testing in Tower Hamlets, tombs discovered in Egypt, and more.
NEWS DIGEST 01.05.2021: Cute animals, e-scooters, and aid for India’s COVID battle
Good morning. Welcome to a sunny May here in Ilford. Today’s news comes from Facebook posts. The sister of a six-year-old boy who suffered a fractured skull after being hit by an e-scooter rider has called for a ban on … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 01.05.2021: Cute animals, e-scooters, and aid for India’s COVID battle
NEWS DIGEST 25.04.2021: Pub names and council games
Happy Sunday. Today’s news comes from InYourArea. As pubs in the UK get ready to open as the national lockdown eases up, hyperlocal news portal InYourArea writes on the most popular public house names in the country. There are 547 … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 25.04.2021: Pub names and council games
NEWS DIGEST 24.04.2021: Experiencing history (and dentists) in London as lockdown eases
Good morning everyone!. Today our news is brought by InYourArea.co.uk. Romford’s own city paper, the Romford Recorder, charts the history of local landmark Cranham Holme, a stately home that has had a series of eclectic owners as told by local … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 24.04.2021: Experiencing history (and dentists) in London as lockdown eases
NEWS DIGEST 18.04.2021: The Cameron/Greensill scandal heats up
Today’s news is brought to you via Google News. The funding scandal involving former British prime minister David Cameron and the collapsed financial services firm Greensill Capital appears to be snowballing, with the current administration forced into urgent damage control. … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 18.04.2021: The Cameron/Greensill scandal heats up
NEWS DIGEST 17.04.2021: Indian double mutation COVID strain troubles the UK
Good morning readers. Today’s News Digest comes via Google News. A new ‘double mutation’ variant of coronavirus originating in India could spell trouble for the UK’s journey out of the third lockdown, after cases were confirmed in the latter, latest … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 17.04.2021: Indian double mutation COVID strain troubles the UK
NEWS DIGEST 11.04.2021: Child shot dead in US drive-by, other stories
Good morning. Today’s news comes from Twitter. In tragic news this morning, a three-year-old child is reported to have died in a shooting on a street in the American town of Hartford. The child was in a car that was … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 11.04.2021: Child shot dead in US drive-by, other stories
NEWS DIGEST 10.04.2021: Breaking fasts, climbing bridges
Good morning. This day’s news comes from our Twitter list HEM Newsbreakers. Egyptians getting ready for the start of the fasting month of Ramadan on the 12th April (Monday next week) have began reclaiming seasonal traditions affected by the current … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 10.04.2021: Breaking fasts, climbing bridges
NEWS DIGEST 03.04.2021: Rumblings in Mars’ tummy, post-lockdown fun in London
Good morning and Happy Easter in advance. Today’s news is from Facebook. Mysterious rumblings have been detected emanating from deep within the ground on the planet Mars. A probe built by NASA, called Insight, picked up the quakes in the … Continue reading NEWS DIGEST 03.04.2021: Rumblings in Mars’ tummy, post-lockdown fun in London
