Emily Taylor

Macclesfield is one of those towns which people have heard of but often have no idea where it is or what it is famous for. Well, quickly we can tell you it’s in Cheshire famous for silk and its Georgian town hall […]

Thousands of businesses across the country are feeling the pinch as insurers ‘drag their heels’ paying Covid claims.
BBC News – Business

The Ever Given has been blocking one of the world’s busiest trade routes for almost a week.
BBC News – Middle East

The revised figures indicate Mexico has the second highest number of Covid-related deaths in the world.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The pilot project aims to see if mass Covid testing will allow the return of big events.
BBC News – Europe

The stay-at-home order has ended, but people are urged to turn down hugs – even if it is “awkward”.
BBC News – UK

Derek Chauvin, the white policeman accused of killing George Floyd in May last year, goes on trial.
BBC News – US & Canada

Witnesses say civilians with boats are evacuating survivors of a violent raid on the town of Palma.
BBC News – Africa

A freight-forwarding firm says it has 20 containers stranded on the Ever Given container ship.
BBC News – Business

Tugs are taking advantage of a high tide to try to dislodge the ship blocking a key shipping route.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela’s president will not be able to post for 30 days for disinformation over a herbal remedy.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The row over Covid vaccination supplies escalates after France’s foreign minister criticises the UK.
BBC News – Europe

Nicola Sturgeon’s comments come after Alex Salmond confirmed he would stand for a new pro-independence party.
BBC News – UK

The president criticises new voting restrictions, saying they resemble past racist laws of the South.
BBC News – US & Canada

Workers were trapped in a hotel when Islamist militants stormed the town of Palma, reports say.
BBC News – Africa

Supreme Court rules shop workers are free to pursue fight to gain equal pay with warehouse staff.
BBC News – Business

The stranded mega-container ship is delaying $ 400m (£292m) an hour in goods that can’t be moved east or west.
BBC News – Middle East

Tougher policies and deaths on the road are unlikely to stop Guatemalans from trying to reach the US.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

There could be 100,000 infections a day if the third Covid wave spreads unchecked, Germans are warned.
BBC News – Europe

Five MPs are among nine Britons targeted by China after the UK took action over human rights abuses.
BBC News – UK