Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
A second storm this week hit Britain prompting flood alerts across the country. Flights and train services have been disrupted owing to the storm. This is a particularly busy time as many schools commence their half-term holidays.
Storm Dennis brought in heavy rains and strong winds not long after Storm Ciara brought transport disruptions, flooding and left several homes without electricity.
Britain will “turn off the tap” of foreign, low-skilled labour and require all skilled workers wishing to come to the country to have a job offer and meet salary and language requirements as it sets post-Brexit rules from next year. Bank of England boss Mark Carney warned of the economic risks of Britain leaving the European Union. Now that it has happened, he says there could be a silver lining in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to boost growth.
Britain’s Duchess Kate started the conversation on the early childhood years’ importance in her first podcast praising the time and experiences her grandmother and her shared. In the “Happy Mum, Happy Baby” podcast, the Duchess of Cambridge elaborated that she has attempted to replicate similar memories with her own three children.
Several anti-government protestors took to the Hong Kong streets to protest the government’s plan to convert some buildings into coronavirus quarantine centres.
The protestors demanded a full closure of the mainland China border.
The protests began last June over China’s tightening over Hong Kong which has been denied by Beijing. The protests’ intensity has dulled down over the last few weeks owing to the coronavirus outbreak.
There has been growing resentment of late over Carrie Lam’s refusal to shut all of the borders with mainland China. Medical staff have gone on strike to close off all of Hong Kong’s border with where the virus seems to have originated.
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