With the rising death toll of 103 Palestinians and 7 Israelis (including children), Israel’s ground forces began launching air strikes on the Gaza Strip, but remain operating outside of the territory. This attack has become a turning point for the violence which has caught the attention and grave concern of the international community.

The former UK Prime Minister claimed that his involvement in the lobbying of ministers on behalf of Greensill Capital was in the interest of the British economy, not in the sole interest of his own stake in the company. He lobbied several ministers and civil servants to secure Greensill’s access to the government’s Covid-19 debt schemes. Despite some ministers claiming Mr Cameron’s lobbying seemed more like stalking than lobbying, he reiterated it was for the benefit of the economy after the “economic heart attack” it had suffered from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The dramatic increase of infections in Bolton is courtesy of the Indian variant, which the Prime Minister has warned could lead to more localised restrictions in order to curb infection rates. Where the area of Rumworth has a large Muslim community, Andy Burnham and other officials are concerned that the rates will only rise with the festival of Eid beginning, where Muslim families come together to celebrate.

After an immense growth in the amount of online shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic, the retail giant is expanding its workforce in the UK, while continuing to open new warehouses across the country. The Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng described the move as a “huge vote of confidence in the British economy”. This follows predictions by the bank of England for the British economy to bounce back after restrictions are fully lifted.