A couple of weeks ago, I took it upon myself to give airtime to news that had been glossed over due to the UK's EU referendum result. An overwhelming number of you all asked me to keep this going as a weekly series, so here's the first installment. So for all of you who don't want / don't have time to sit and read a newspaper in the morning, here's a five minute digest of the news you may not have heard of this week.
Monday 4th July:
Nuredin Atta Wehabrebi, a former people smuggler in Sicily has claimed that hundreds of migrants who could not afford to pay for their journey across the Mediterranean were killed and had their organs sold for transplants. Italian police and investigators are looking into the claims.
Nigel Farage resigned from UKIP, saying that he would now like to focus on helping other countries break away from the EU.
Tuesday 5th July:
Investigations into Hilary Clinton's emails will go no further, after she was accused of using a private email account for public business during her time as Secretary of State. The Democrat candidate could be voted President of the United States in November.
47% of all UK primary school children didn't achieve the new SAT standard. This result has come after 11 year olds sat tougher papers than previous years.
Wednesday 6th July:
The long awaited Chicot inquiry into the UK's entry into the Iraq war was published, revealing that Tony Blair's decision to go to war was made using 'flawed intelligence' regarding the presence of weapons of mass destruction. The report argues that although the evidence was true to some extent, it was exagerrated in order to justify the war to the UK public.
Vladmir Putin sees the UK Brexit vote as an opportunity to reconcile with the EU over Russia's actions in the Ukraine.
Thursday 7th July:
Michael Gove was the second potential Prime Minister candidate to be voted out of the running by Conservative MPs. This leaves Theresa May and Angela Leadsom left in the leadership contest, and shall therefore secure the UK its second female PM since Margaret Thatcher.
Experts have predicted that a shortage in nurses could affect the UK for many years to come. The Institute for Employment Studies for the Migration Advisory Committee have made these claims, citing the EU referendum, an aging population, and poor government planning to have been the main causes of this problem.
Friday 8th July:
A peaceful protest in Dallas turned into a shooting last night, after five policemen were shot dead and seven wounded by a gunman. The protests came after the death of Philando Castille in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. The news is still unfolding.
Five construction workers in Birmingham have been killed after a 15ft concrete wall collapsed on top of them at a metal recycling plant. A sixth man is in hospital with a leg injury.
Beth x
