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Minggu, 22 Agustus 2021

‘Immensely grateful' Meghan and Harry urge fans to support Afghan women in heartfelt post - Express

Harry, 36, and Meghan, 40, have said they were “left speechless” at the scenes in Kabul. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have now come out to offer their support to the efforts of a group that “relentlessly advocates for women’s rights” in the nation.

The Women for Afghan Women (WAW) group “works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination, and to the representation in all areas of life”.

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, WAW has said they are “heartbroken at the speed and extent to which the violence and escalating conflict in Afghanistan has threatened the innocent lives of millions and displaced hundreds of thousands.”

Writing on Twitter yesterday, WAW said: “We are immensely grateful for the generosity of Archewell Foundation in support of our efforts to evacuate/relocate thousands of Afghan women, children, families, including our staff.”

The charity added: “We urgently appeal to all parties to respect the sanctity of life and human rights.

The charity added on its website: “We urgently appeal to all parties to respect the sanctity of life and human rights.

The Duke of Sussex founded the Invictus Games in 2014.

The sporting event enables wounded servicemen and women to compete across several disciplines.

However, the joint response of Harry and Meghan to events in Afghanistan has put the Sussexes under fire.

Royal commentator Robert Jobson criticised the pair for “woke nonsense” when appearing on GB News last week.

GB News’ Dan Wooton said: “They are desperate to be on the front pages at every opportunity, how they can say they are experiencing how the world is on the edge from their 15-million mansion in the heart of California, I really don't know.”

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2021-08-22 04:40:51Z
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Trowell Fire: Ten engines called to huge industrial blaze in West Nottingham - Express

As many as 10 fire trucks are attending the scene on Stapleford Road, Trowell. Footage of the fire posted on Twitter, shows the sky dyed orange by the flames and huge plumes of smoke rising.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has asked residents to shut doors and windows if they see or smell smoke.

In a statement, the fire service said: “We are currently in attendance at a large industrial fire on Stapleford Road, Trowell, with 10 fire engines at the scene.

“If you are in the local area and can see and smell smoke, please ensure that your windows and doors are shut.

“Stay away from the area if possible.”

On Facebook, the force added to the statement, saying: “We have 10 fire engines on scene as well as an Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP), including support from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service.

“We are also being supported by our partner agencies during this incident including Public Health England and the Environmental agency.

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In an update on Twitter, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue warned Stapleford Road where the fire originated will be "shut for some time".

"We now have 12 fire engines on scene," they said.

"Stapleford Road is currently shut and will be for some time."

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2021-08-22 03:26:00Z
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BBC fury as Brexit bashing journalist set to receive key role - 'fragile trust shattered!' - Express

News that Jess Brammar was in the running for the top BBC post raised eyebrows from both Downing Street and within the organisation itself when it emerged. Sir Robbie Gibb, a member of the BBC board, called for her to not be appointed over concerns about bias.

Theresa May’s former director of communications warned the BBC’s director for news and current affairs, Fran Unsworth, that she “cannot make this appointment” because the Government’s “fragile trust in the BBC will be shattered” if she did.

Downing Street also said the news called into question the commitment to impartiality and diversity of opinion made by new director general Tim Davie upon his appointment last year.

Following his appointment, Mr Davie told staff that the broadcaster must “urgently… champion and recommit to impartiality.”

He added: “If you want to be an opinionated columnist or a partisan campaigner on social media, then that is a valid choice, but you should not be working at the BBC.”

In a since-deleted tweet, Ms Brammar suggested that black people would leave the UK if Mr Johnson was re-elected Prime Minister in 2019.

She also described Brexit as being like a popular TV comedy drama but “less funny”.

In another post Ms Brammar recommended buying a book about British imperialism by Sathnam Sanghera “to p*** off all the racists having a go at him”.

She also wrote about “how it’s not even controversial to say there is racism in the British press”.

Many of the tweets were posted while she was working for online publication, The Huffington Post.

The 39-year-old has since deleted 12,000 tweets and made her Instagram account private.

Before working for The Huffington Post, Ms Brammer held a variety of high-profile roles at various broadcasters including ITV and the BBC.

A BBC spokesman said: “We do not give a running commentary on recruitment processes.

“When we are ready to make an announcement about this we’ll make one.”

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2021-08-22 00:00:00Z
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COVID-19: Antibody testing programme to be launched UK-wide - Sky News

An antibody testing programme for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 is to be launched across the UK.

The government's new programme is intended to produce data on antibody protections for people following infection by different coronavirus variants.

From Tuesday, anyone aged 18 or over in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, will be able to opt in to the programme when receiving a PCR test.

If a participant tests positive for COVID-19 then they will be sent two finger prick antibody tests to complete at home and send back for analysis.

The first of these tests should be taken as soon as possible after the patient receives their positive result, and the second should be taken 28 days later.

Up to 8,000 people will be rolled in the programme, according the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which is running it.

UKHSA, working alongside NHS Test and Trace, will use the results to monitor antibody levels in positive cases.

According to the Department of Health and Social Care, the programme will be the first time antibody tests have been made available to the general public.

The scheme could help DHSC build up information on groups of people who don't develop an immune response after vaccination or infection.

The data could be used to "inform the ongoing approach to the pandemic and give further insight into the effectiveness of vaccines on new variants," DHSC said.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the programme will build on the "massive wall of defence" that is the UK vaccination programme.

"Our new national antibody testing will be quick and easy to take part in [and by] doing so you'll be helping strengthen our understanding of COVID-19 as we cautiously return to a more normal life," he said.

"I'm proud to see all parts of the UK uniting around this new initiative and working together to arm ourselves with even more valuable insights into how COVID-19 vaccines are protecting people up and down the UK."

It is important that the antibody test is taken as soon as possible so that the body hasn't yet had the chance to generate a detectable antibody response to the infection.

The second test, taken 28 days later, will measure antibodies generated in response to the infection.

UKHSA's chief executive Dr Jenny Harries said: "We are rolling out antibody testing across the UK to gain vital data into the impact of our vaccination programme and on immune responses to different variants of COVID-19.

"This has been made possible thanks to the incredible British public who continue to come forward for testing when they develop symptoms and the millions of people who have had their jabs.

"The best way to protect yourself and those around you is by getting vaccinated. I encourage anyone who has not yet come forward to book their first and second jabs."

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2021-08-21 23:03:51Z
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Afghanistan: Tony Blair slams President Biden for 'imbecilic' military pullout and says crisis risks relegating UK to 'second division of global powers' - Sky News

Tony Blair has dramatically broken his silence over the crisis in Afghanistan by accusing President Joe Biden of an "imbecilic" decision to pull out US troops.

In a controversial verdict on the unfolding tragedy, he also claims the crisis reveals that the UK risks being relegated to "the second division of global powers".

He blames Britain being "out of Europe and "little or no consultation" by "our greatest ally", the United States, for the UK's declining influence in the world.

And in a brutal attack on President Biden's abrupt withdrawal of US troops, he claims it is obvious that the decision to withdraw was not driven by grand strategy but by politics.

"We didn't need to do it," Mr Blair writes. "We chose to do it. We did it in obedience to an imbecilic political slogan about ending 'the forever wars'."

His attacks - especially his reference to Brexit - may delight his supporters but will infuriate critics, who will claim his record on Iraq and Afghanistan has left him discredited

The hard-hitting assessment of the Taliban takeover by Mr Blair, who as PM also sent British troops into Afghanistan in 2001, comes in a lengthy article for his Institute for Global Change.

"The abandonment of Afghanistan and its people is tragic, dangerous, unnecessary, not in their interests and not in ours," the former PM writes.

"As the leader of our country when we took the decision to join America in removing the Taliban from power, and who saw the high hopes we had of what we could achieve for the people and the world, subside under the weight of bitter reality, I know better than most how difficult are the decisions of leadership and how easy it is to be critical and how hard to be constructive."

In his attack on President Biden, Mr Blair writes: "Russia, China and Iran will see and take advantage. Anyone given commitments by Western Leaders will understandably regard them as unstable currency.

"We did it because our politics seemed to demand it. And that's the worry of our allies and the source of rejoicing in those who wish us ill. They think Western politics is broken."

In criticism aimed at Donald Trump as well as President Biden, Mr Blair claims "the deep politicisation of foreign policy and security issues" is weakening American power.

He writes: "And for Britain, out of Europe and suffering the end of the Afghanistan mission by our greatest ally with little or no consultation, we have serious reflection to do.

"We don't see it yet. But we are at risk of relegation to the second division of global powers. Maybe we don't mind. But we should at least take the decision deliberatively."

He adds: "If the West wants to shape the 21st Century it will take commitment. Through thick and thin. When it's rough as well as easy. Making sure allies have confidence and opponents caution.

"It will require parts of the right in politics to understand that isolation in an interconnected world is self-defeating; and parts of the left to accept that intervention can sometimes be necessary to uphold our values."

On what needs to happen now, Mr Blair writes: "We must evacuate and give sanctuary to those to whom we have responsibility - those Afghans who helped us and stood by us and have a right to demand we stand by them.

"There must be no repetition of arbitrary deadlines. We have a moral obligation to keep at it until all those who need to be are evacuated. And we should do so not grudgingly but out of a deep sense of humanity and responsibility.

"We need then to work out a means of dealing with the Taliban and exerting maximum pressure on them. This is not as empty as it seems. We have given up much of our leverage, but we retain some.

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"The Taliban will face very difficult decisions and likely divide deeply over them. The country, its finances and its public sector workforce are significantly dependent on aid notably from the USA, Japan, the UK and others. The average age of the population is 18. A majority of Afghans have known freedom and not known the Taliban regime. They will not all conform quietly."

And turning to what Mr Johnson must do, he adds: "The UK as the current G7 chair should convene a Contact Group of the G7 and other key nations and commit to coordinating help to the Afghan people and holding the new regime to account. NATO - which has had 8,000 troops still in Afghanistan alongside the USA - and Europe should be brought fully into cooperation under this grouping.

"We need to draw up a list of incentives, sanctions, actions we can take including to protect the civilian population so the Taliban understand their actions will have consequences. This is urgent."

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2021-08-21 22:08:48Z
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Arthritis flare up: The FIVE food and drinks to avoid amid arthritis pain - Express

Arthritis is a long-term chronic condition many people will develop as they age. While many will have consistent but manageable pain, they will have the occasional "flare-up" when it gets worse. The severity will vary by person, but there are universal ways to dull the pain. Express.co.uk rounds up five things to avoid in you're in the midst of a bad flare-up.

Processed foods

In handling arthritis, nutrients are key, as vitamins, natural oils, and proteins help the body tackle inflammations.

Frying or processing will eliminate these vital natural components, and produce carcinogens.

Researchers have also previously identified processed foods as frequent culprits of arthritic flare-ups.

Some vegetable oils

Health professionals recommend an uptake in some oils, namely the olive, safflower or walnut variety, to alleviate arthritis.

But some of them could also make the condition worse, including omega-3 and omega-6 fats.

People require them, but in equal measure, and an imbalance may increase inflammation.

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2021-08-21 19:21:44Z
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Afghanistan: Dominic Raab faces fresh calls to resign over claims he 'nobbled' Boris Johnson to stay on holiday amid Kabul crisis - Sky News

Dominic Raab is facing new calls to quit after claims that he defied a call to return from his luxury holiday in Crete to deal with the Afghanistan crisis and stayed for two more days.

It is reported that the beleaguered foreign secretary was told by a senior Downing Street official to return to London immediately on Friday 13 August as the Taliban advanced on Kabul.

But it is claimed he "nobbled" Boris Johnson and was assured by the prime minister that he could remain at his five-star beach holiday until Sunday and eventually returned in the early hours of Monday morning.

Responding to the reports, in The Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday, the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford tweeted: "This makes it impossible for Dominic Raab to stay in office.

"What we thought was a grave error of judgement is now seen as obstinacy and pig headedness when faced with demands to return to work. He must be sacked by Boris Johnson this evening. This is unforgivable.

And Labour's shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds tweeted: "This is shameful. A vacuum of leadership at the heart of government.

"To knowingly stay on holiday in the grips of an international crisis - when our troops are putting their lives at risk - is unforgivable.

According to The Sunday Times, a senior government official said: "Raab was told to come back on Friday. On Sunday there was a sense of disbelief among everyone at the most senior levels in No 10 that he wasn't there.

"He seems to have nobbled Boris after he was told to come back."

But the Sunday Times reports that Mr Raab's allies say he was told to "begin the process of coming home". One ally added: "In discussions with the prime minister it was agreed he would come back on Sunday."

The Mail on Sunday quotes a source saying: "There is no doubt that Raab was told to come back on that Friday. There was then a significant amount of surprise when he appeared on the Cobra on the Sunday down the line from Crete. He must have nobbled Boris and asked for permission to finish his holiday."

The Mail on Sunday also quotes a close ally of Mr Raab insisting that No 10 had not ordered him to return on the Friday.

The ally told the paper: "The suggestion was that he should make plans to come back. They said that if things get worse then he needed to be ready to come back at a moment's notice. He then talked it through with the PM and it was agreed that he would come back on Sunday."

The same ally also strongly denied reports that Mr Raab had spent most of last Sunday on the beach at the five-star Amirandes Hotel, which boasts on its website: "A unique hotel built around water allures you at every turn."

The ally told the Mail on Sunday: "That is just not true. He based his family on the beach in a gazebo precisely so that he could go back and work at the hotel, while checking in on them every now and again."

As he faced further calls to quit, a defiant Mr Raab told the Mail on Sunday he had enjoyed support from Conservative MPs and denied that there was pressure from within his party to resign.

"I've not heard any of my Conservative colleagues call for me to resign, but I have had a wave of support," he told the paper. "There is no doubt that, like all countries, there is a measure of surprise at the rapidity of the Taliban takeover.

"But as the foreign secretary travelling around the world, whether I am on leave or I'm travelling for work purposes, I am always set up to be able to grip things."

Asked about the reports, a Downing Street spokesperson said: "We don't comment on private conversations".

Sky News has also approached the Foreign Office for comment.

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2021-08-21 19:30:00Z
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