COVID-19: UK’s chief medical officers urge parents to send children back to school

Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school than if they catch #coronavirus, England’s chief medical adviser has said. Professor Chris Whitty said the reopening of schools will "put pressure" on the infection rate and could lead to the closure of pubs and shops at a>>>

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A look at Sir Keir Starmer’s first 100 days as Labour leader

Sir Keir Starmer is most likely to be compared to Tony Blair by voters, and is already seen as a clean break from Jeremy Corbyn, according to new polling 100 days into his leadership. Figures provided exclusively by YouGov to Sky News give a picture of how the Labour leader>>>

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A timeline of 1,944 Black Americans killed by police

Black Americans are more likely to be killed by police. The police are rarely held accountable. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officers killed an unarmed black man named George Floyd. After video of Floyd’s death spread on the internet, protesters filled the streets>>>

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Greek forces killed migrant at border with Turkey, investigation suggests

Greek border forces were likely responsible for shooting and killing a migrant trying to pass through the country’s border fence with Turkey at the beginning of March, an investigation has suggested. The victim’s son will be suing the Greek state for the death of his father after detailed video analysis>>>

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Black and hispanic people ‘twice as likely to die’ in US from COVID-19

Black and hispanic citizens appear twice as likely to die from coronavirus as white people in New York, according to new data. In New York state, 17% of those who die from coronavirus are black, despite representing only 9% of the population. Original Author: Produced by Sky News and published on>>>

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