Welcome To The AnswerBank News, the home of the latest news headlines and topical debate on The AnswerBank. Discuss UK and worldwide news here.
If you'd like to discuss politics that doesn't relate to a specific story or event, head over to our Politics section OR Current Affairs.
We understand that debates get heated, but personal attacks and abusive language will NOT be tolerated.
It is common practice to offer a link to the news article you would like to discuss but it is not mandatory.
Please ensure your question titles and openings in the News category are clear and specific and do not contain abbreviations or nicknames. This helps everyone understand the topic at a glance and fosters more focused and constructive conversations.
To enhance the quality of our discussions, please ensure your question titles and openings in the News category are clear and specific and do not contain abbreviations or nicknames. This helps... ...
Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to rejoin the EU as soon as possible after claiming Scotland had been taken out of the bloc against its will because of Brexit & is writing letters to various European...
https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-nicola-sturgeon-asks-eu-to-keep-the-light-on-for-scotland-12176913
Looks like the wee un is a Belinda Carlisle fan! PMSL!...
Do you think the only way to stop this happening is to take these people a few at a time, around the Covid wards and the morgue so they can see for themselves? Perhaps that isn't feasible but, perhaps...
https://news.sky.com/story/history-made-as-first-ferries-cross-channel-at-start-of-brexit-era-12176814 From the article......"What happened next was exactly as you might have predicted. The roads did...
... not. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/02/tottenham-condemn-three-players-for-christmas-party-covid-rules-breach Yet another example of the "rigorous discipline" that is making it...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55502252
Some good news for millions of women as of today.
Do you think that sanitary products should be provided in schools for free though?...
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, and should start being used early in the New Year. The vaccine is easier to distribute and administer than the Pfizer-BioNTech...
Ok so we are waiting to hear from our GPS when we will have the vaccine. But what about all the thousands of illegals in the UK who “ don’t exist”... have they registered with doctors? If not, how...
..............is manipulative and alarmist, meant to frighten people. And it's succeeded mainly. Back in April, the figures were the number of deaths from Covid. Then, the figures dropped in summer....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55471282 It's quite understandable that a register of those refusing the vaccine should be kept and maintained for the benefit of the whole world. Lets hope all...
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/tynemouth-front-street-coronavirus-cases-19531433
There is no point in allowing takeouts from pubs when this is what happens....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-55478675
I'm trying to stay positive which is rather difficult to do at the moment. 53k new cases reported in the last 24 hours....