NEWS FOR 22/04/2021 (Thursday the 22^nd of April, 2021 - 2:55:51am bst)

• 'Our survival depends on real climate action': Earth Day summit aims for more consensus on cutting emissions
  Posted on Thursday, 22/04/2021, 12:33:00am bst
  US President Joe Biden will aim to kick-start a crucial year of action on climate change today as he hosts 40 world leaders at an Earth Day summit.
  
  
• Nearly 60% vow to fly less after getting COVID-19 vaccination
  Posted on Wednesday, 21/04/2021, 10:29:00pm bst
  Nearly 60% of adults say they intend to fly less after being vaccinated against COVID-19 - with fears over spreading new variants of the virus among the top concerns.
  
  
• MPs criticise lack of detail on foreign holidays - and demand more by end of month
  Posted on Wednesday, 21/04/2021, 8:17:00pm bst
  MPs have accused the government of a "missed opportunity" in failing to give more detailed plans on how Britons might be able to enjoy foreign holidays this summer.
  
  
• BRIT Awards to host in-person ceremony with first indoor live acts for more than a year
  Posted on Wednesday, 21/04/2021, 3:20:00pm bst
  The BRIT Awards will have an audience of 4,000 people at its O2 Arena ceremony next month, making it the first major indoor, and in-person, live music event in more than a year.
  
  
• Prince Philip's 'no fuss' funeral was 'how he would have liked it', says Mike Tindall
  Posted on Wednesday, 21/04/2021, 8:40:00pm bst
  Prince Philip's reduced-size funeral was "how he would have liked it", his grandson-in-law Mike Tindall has said.
  
  
• US to investigate Minneapolis policing after conviction over George Floyd murder
  Posted on Wednesday, 21/04/2021, 4:44:00pm bst
  The US Justice Department is opening an investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after the murder conviction of former officer Derek Chauvin, it has been announced.
  
  
• Premier League seeks 'big six' sanctions after Super League crisis
  Posted on Wednesday, 21/04/2021, 5:10:00pm bst
  Executives from clubs which sparked a civil war in English football by joining the now-abandoned European Super League have been handed an ultimatum to step down from key Premier League sub-committees.
  
  
• Surge testing deployed in more parts of Birmingham after case of South African variant
  Posted on Wednesday, 21/04/2021, 5:17:00pm bst
  Surge testing is being deployed in parts of Birmingham after a case of the South African variant was discovered.
  
  
• Syrian anti-aircraft missile strikes near Israeli nuclear reactor, military says
  Posted on Thursday, 22/04/2021, 1:05:00am bst
  A missile launched from Syria has struck Israel's Negev desert region, setting off air raid sirens near the country's nuclear reactor.
  
  
• UK reports another 22 coronavirus deaths - as 350,000 more people have second vaccine dose
  Posted on Wednesday, 21/04/2021, 2:57:00pm bst
  The UK has reported a further 22 coronavirus-related deaths and 2,396 new cases in the latest 24-hour period, according to government figures.
  
  
• ‘Pervasive racism’ blamed for failure to commemorate black and Asian troops
  Posted on Thursday, 22/04/2021, 2:29:19am bst
  Thousands of black and Asian British Empire troops were not commemorated properly, says a report.
  
  

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