As of 7 June 2020, there stands one less statue of a slave trader in Britain. To the sounds of crowds roaring with elation and relief, an 18ft bronze statue of Edward Colston – one of the most notorious slavers in history – was pulled down, dragged across the streets of Bristol and dumped into a river. His statue was thrown from the very harbour where his slave ships used to dock.

The economic lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19 has led to steep declines in employment and hours worked for many Canadians. For workers in essential services, in jobs that can be done with proper physical distancing measures or in jobs that can be done from home, the likelihood of experiencing a work interruption during the pandemic is lower than for other workers.

"Officials in the West Bank say they are willing to let the Palestinian Authority collapse if Israel applies its sovereignty over occupied territory. ... If the possibility of statehood is stripped away, he said, the Palestinian Authority would be reduced to performing civil functions like running schools, hospitals and police stations, making it effectively an agent of the Israeli occupation."

Peter Thiel's Palantir was given access to NHS patient records that contain citizen's contact details, gender, race, religion, occupation, physical and mental health condition, as well as past criminal offenses.