A police helicopter was seen circling the area and part of an estate in Salford, Greater Manchester, was on lockdown as part of a "rapid response" by police Events
Dozens of police officers have descended on residential streets, including Romney Street and Littleton Road, in Salford, Greater Manchester, following reports of a serious incident Events
Police send in robot as people urged to ‘seek shelter in the nearest room’ Politics
The Canadian Parliament's security force has locked down the institution after a man barricaded himself in the East Block section Events
People in the building and the immediate area were told to "seek shelter in the nearest room". Politics
The East Block of Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital of Ottawa has been placed on lockdown as police arrived at the scene to deal with a man barricaded in the building. Politics
US political scientists’ book argues aggressive Covid policies such as mask mandates were in some cases misguidedWere conservatives right to question Covid lockdowns? Were the liberals who defended them less grounded in science than they believed? And did liberal dismissiveness of the other side come at a cost that Americans will continue to pay for many years?A new book by two political scientists argues yes to all three questions, making the case that the aggressive policies that the US and other countries adopted to fight Covid – including school shutdowns, business closures, mask mandates and social distancing – were in some cases misguided and in many cases deserved more rigorous public debate. Continue reading... Events
