Climate
The UK Is Banning Single-Used Plastic Cutlery, Plates And Polystyrene Cups To Reduce Plastic Waste
England’s government has announced plans to ban single-use plastic plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups.
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Cute
British Diver Tom Daley Was Spotted Knitting In The Olympic Stands And It’s Incredibly Wholesome
British diver Tom Daley was spotted knitting while watching the women’s 3 meter springboard final at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday Aug 1.
Activism
Women’s Soccer Teams Are Taking A Knee At The Olympics Before Their Matches Against Racial Injustice
After Great Britain’s women’s soccer team took a knee before its Olympics match, women’s soccer teams from around the world have been participating in the protest movement.
Featured
This Welsh Paralympic Athlete Wore Sprint Briefs To A Long Jump Event But Was Told They Were “Too Short”
Olivia Breen, a two-time Paralympic champion from Wales, has spoken out after an official said the sprint brief she wore to a long jump competition were “too short and inappropriate.”
Activism
After This Black UK Soccer Player’s Mural Was Racially Defaced, People Covered It With Messages Of Love
A mural of England soccer player Marcus Rashford in Manchester that was defaced with racist graffiti in the aftermath of the team’s loss to Italy at the Euro 2020 finals has been covered in hundreds of messages of support, solidarity and love.
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England Football Fans Trashed Parts Of London After England Lost To Italy At The Euro 2020 Finals
In the lead up and aftermath of England’s loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final match, England football fans trashed parts of London and Black England players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka, who failed to score the penalty kick, became targets of racist abuse on social media.
Featured
Gibraltar Voted To Legalize Abortion In The First 12 Weeks, Easing One Of The Strictest Bans In Europe
People in Gibraltar voted in a referendum on Thursday Jun. 24 to ease the country’s harsh ban on abortion.
Cute
Meghan Markle Has Given Birth To A Baby Girl Named Lilibet Diana
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to a daughter, her second child with husband Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
Impact
This 23-Year-Old Has Been Elected As Wales’ Youngest And First Openly Non-Binary Mayor
Owen Hurcum, a 23-year-old in Wales, has become the first non-binary and youngest mayor in Wales.
world
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s Husband Has Died At Age 99
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen’s husband, died peacefully at the age of 99 at Windsor Castle in England.
Women
This British Woman Was Kidnapped And Murdered While She Was Walking Home At Night And People Are Demanding Justice
Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old British marketing executive, was walking home to Brixton, South London on Wednesday Mar. 3, when she went missing.
Video
Meghan Markle Said The Racism and Harassment She Faced As A Working Royal Left Her Feeling Suicidal
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, revealed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that she contemplated suicide while serving as a senior member of the royal family.