TfL to start furloughing staff as passenger numbers drop by up to 95%
Apr 18, 2020adminInternational2Comments Off on TfL to start furloughing staff as passenger numbers drop by up to 95%
Workers on the London transport network are to be furloughed, it has emerged. The RMT union has warned members that due to a “catastrophic loss of finances” TfL was planning to make use of the...
UK government to review coronation lockdown measures this week
Apr 13, 2020adminInternational2Comments Off on UK government to review coronation lockdown measures this week
The UK is facing its fourth week in lockdown, with the government set to review by Thursday whether social distancing measures can be changed. Ministers are required by law to assess whether the...
Apr 04, 2020adminInternational2Comments Off on Lesotho PM orders rivals to be investigated
The embattled prime minister of Lesotho has ordered an investigation into rivals in his own All Basotho Convention or ABC party – who he says are plotting to topple the government. Thomas...
Kenya’s ex world marathon champion arrested for drinking during curfew
Apr 04, 2020adminInternational2Comments Off on Kenya’s ex world marathon champion arrested for drinking during curfew
Kenya’s former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang has been released on bail after being charged for breaking a nationwide curfew imposed to control the spread of coronavirus. Kipsang,...
Rwandan soldiers accused of raping women during lockdown
Apr 04, 2020adminInternational2Comments Off on Rwandan soldiers accused of raping women during lockdown
Five Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they raped women as they enforced a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the...