Shoppers stunned after ‘f*** the Pope’ blares out over Tesco tannoy
>A member of the public stunned shoppers when he said ‘f*** the Pope’ over the tannoy at the supermarket in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
>The comment, which is being treated as a ‘hate incident’ by police, was made at approximately 10pm on Tuesday at the Tesco store in Larne Road Link.
>A shopper, who did not want to be identified, told the Belfast Telegraph: ‘You are more used to hearing a message maybe saying that items are reduced in price in the bakery department or something like that but not this sort of offensive message.
https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/15/shoppers-stunned-after-f-the-pope-blares-out-over-tesco-tannoy-13428430/
Brexit: EU leaders call on UK to 'make the necessary moves' to reach trade deal
>Boris Johnson's negotiator has accused the EU of taking an "unusual approach" to trade talks after the bloc's leaders called on the UK to "make the necessary moves" for a post-Brexit deal.
>Lord Frost, the prime minister's EU adviser, hit back at the stance taken by the EU's national leaders at a Brussels summit on Thursday.
>In a series of tweets, Lord Frost said he was "disappointed" by the conclusions from the summit and "surprised" the bloc is "no longer committed to working 'intensively' to reach a future partnership".
https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-eu-leaders-call-on-uk-to-make-the-necessary-moves-to-reach-trade-deal-12104960
Covid alert level: London, Essex, York and other areas moving to Tier 2
>Millions of people in London, Essex, York and other areas face tougher Tier 2 Covid measures from Saturday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.Post too long. Click here to view the full text.