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UK Thrown Into Deep Confusion As Health Minister Tests Positive For Covid-19 Despite Taking Vaccine

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British Health Secretary Sajid Javid, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering very mild symptoms, despite being vaccinated, BBC reports. Mr. Javid, who has received both vaccine doses, said on Saturday night, 17 July, a PCR test had confirmed a positive result he received by lateral flow test. Under his government’s rules, Javid is now required to self-isolate for 10 days unless a PCR test comes back negative and he no longer has symptoms. Any of his close contacts potentially including others in the government would have to self-isolate too if they receive instructions from the state-run National Health Service (NHS). It is understood Mr. Javid met Boris Johnson on Friday. It is not clear yet whether the prime minister will have to isolate. It comes as the

JUST IN: Olivier Giroud Completes €2m AC Milan Move From Chelsea

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Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud has completed a €2 million move to AC Milan, both clubs have confirmed. The 34-year-old will wear the No.9 shirt for the Rossoneri and is understood to have signed a two-year contract with the Serie A club, with Giroud having completed his medical on Friday. The move signals the end of the forward’s spell at Stamford Bridge, where he made 119 appearances in all competitions over a four-year period. The Frenchman was held in high regard by the club and their supporters although he struggled for game time during the 2020-21 campaign, with the decision ultimately made for him to leave. The former Arsenal striker had actually seen his contract extended by a year to 2022, although Milan, who have

Insecurity: Nigeria’s UK Envoy Meets With Igbo, Yoruba Leaders In London

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Sarafa Isola, Nigerian high commissioner to the UK, has met with Yoruba leaders and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, in London to dialogue on current security issues in Nigeria. According to NAN, the meeting which took place on Friday, centered on the efforts of the federal government to tackle insecurity. The Yoruba and Igbo leaders expressed their belief in the unity of Nigeria and the need to preserve it as a corporate entity. The Igbo leaders called for equity, justice and fairness in the country, and for the Igbo to be accorded their rightful position in the Nigeria project. On their part, the Yoruba leaders also spoke on the need for Nigerian unity, adding that the Yoruba people would continue to remain in

Court Battle Intensifies As British Commission, London Law Firm Agree To Take Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Case

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The British High Commission and a law firm in London, Bindmans, have sought to take up the case of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The Nigerian lawyer to the IPOB leader, Aloy Ejimakor, had reportedly delivered two forms to Kanu on Wednesday during a visit to the office of the Department of State Services, where he is being detained. According to Ejimakor, the recent development would open up a new chapter in the trial of Kanu, adding that the Nigerian government would be served with the summons to bring him to the United Kingdom, where another case would be heard over the manner of his rendition to Nigeria. According to Punch, Ejimakor said, “I went to visit him

British Housing Minister, Robert Jenrick, Infuriates Transgender Community, Says You Must Have A Vagina To Be A Woman

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In what has been seen as a major blow to transgender rights, the British Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has said one must have a vagina to be a woman. The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, said being a woman is a biological matter. He said he agreed with his colleague Liz Truss, who is the minister for women and equalities, when she said "women do have vaginas". Their comments are a blow to activists campaigning for trans people to get the right to self-identify as their lived gender. Last autumn the government went back on its promise to change the Gender Recognition Act to allow people to "self-ID". Mr Jenrick told Times Radio: "I think there’s a matter of biology, of course, what is

UK Debunks Claims Russian Jets Fired Bombs At Its Royal Navy Destroyer Ship As It Patrolled Black Sea with US, Dutch, Ukrainian Forces

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The British Ministry of Defence has denied Russian claims that warning shots and bombs were fired at Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender near Crimea on Wednesday, June 23 Russia said an Su-24 dropped four bombs in the path of the British ship in the Black Sea after Russia accused it of entering its waters near Cape Fiolent. Russia's defence ministry said its patrol ship opened fire at 12.06pm and shot again two minutes later at the UK navy destroyer which is on naval exercises with US, Dutch and Ukrainian forces. Russia also said ten minutes later, the Su-24 dropped four OFAB-250s in the path of the British vessel, forcing it to retreat after it ventured two miles inside Russian waters.  The Russian defence ministry

Panic As British Airways Plane Collapses On The Tarmac At Heathrow Airport (Photos)

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A British Airways plane on Friday, June 18, suffered a nose gear collapse on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport, London. Airport emergency crews rushed to the scene with the extent of the damage to the plane not yet known.  Photos show the Dreamliner 787 with its nose on the ground while a stair car stands by. It appears only the front landing gear, underneath the pilot's cabin, has collapsed, leaving the plane at a bending angle. AerohubNews tweeted: 'An unidentified (at present) British Airways Boeing 787 has suffered a nose gear collapse at London Heathrow Airport this morning. 'Extent of the damage is currently unknown, further details will be reported once available.' A spokesperson for British Airways said they would be investigating the incident saying  that

Pandemonium: Woman Murdered Her Husband By Pouring Boiling Water Mixed With 3kg of Sugar Over Him While He Was Sleeping

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After 38 years of marriage, a woman has killed her husband by mixing 3kg of sugar with boiling water and pouring it over him while he slept. Corinna Baines, 59, was married to her elderly husband for 38 years and was his carer at the time she attacked the 81-year-old. On July 13 last year, the day before the murder, the couple had a dispute when Baines was shopping with her daughter. Chester Crown Court heard that her husband called and seemed impatient for her to come home. Baines was said to be angry with him but appeared to have calmed down. Yet later she boiled two kettles’ worth of water and added three bags of sugar into a bucket. She poured the dangerous mix

Swedish Firm IKEA Fined $1.2 m For Spying On French Employees

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A French court on Tuesday ordered IKEA to pay a 1 million euro ($1.21 million) fine for spying on its French staff, after the world’s biggest furniture retailer was found guilty of improperly gathering and storing data on its employees. The French branch of the Swedish company was accused of snooping on its workers over several years, and breaching their privacy by reviewing records of their bank accounts and sometimes using fake employees to write up reports on staff. Prosecutors had been pushing for a 2 million euro fine against the firm, which is owned by the Ingka Group. The company said that it was reviewing the court decision to see if any further measures were needed, after it took steps to stamp

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