Day of reflection marks five years since start of pandemic
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Day of reflection marks five years since start of pandemic
Bereaved families and communities are coming together to mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in a nationwide day of reflection.
The bereaved joined a walk along the National Covid Memorial Wall in London, and watched on as flowers werecast from Lambeth Bridge.
Report by Covellm.
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges to make the UK ābattle readyā as he announces plans for new investment in defence. Speaking to workers in Glasgow, Scotland, Starmer says, āwhat youāve delivered is a blueprint to make Britain safer and stronger ā a battle ready armour-clad nation with the strongest alliancesā.
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Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick says Labourās plan to boost defence spending isnāt believable unless action is taken now. He welcomed the governmentās pledge to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence, but said it must reach 3% by the end of this Parliament, not in 2034. Jenrick criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves, saying she has already broken key promises and questioned how the extra funding would be found. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Defence Secretary says the Government's defebce review will show Britain is ready to respond to rising global threats. John Healey says the strategic defence review will learn lessons from Ukraine and strengthen the UKās armed forces with better tech, investment, and support for troops. He said it would āsend a message to Moscowā that the UK is boosting defence to keep the country safe - and added he has āno doubtā spending will hit 3% of GDP in the next Parliament. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
More than Ā£1.5 billion in extra funding for military homes will be confirmed as part of the Governmentās strategic defence review, the Ministry of Defence has said. The review will set out the money, which will be put towards work to improve housing and unlock further development. Speaking on a visit to some military homes in Cambridgeshire, Defence Secretary John Healey said: āIām announcing through the strategic defence review a record increase ā Ā£1.5 billion in the next five years ā to upgrade military family homes. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Replica of Columbusā flagship docks in central London
Clad in timber and topped with soaring sails, a full-size replica of Christopher Columbusā 15th-century flagship has moored at St Katharine Docks in London.
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Marking five years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayor of Lambeth John-Paul Ennis and MP Florence Eshalomi joined bereaved families at the National Covid Memorial Wall in London. Ennis..
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