Fundraiser for Sheku Bayoh case hits £70,000 after summer of Black Lives Matter marches

Boris johnson today (February 21) said that the response to the pandemic would be "vaccine led" as he announced that all lockdown restrictions will be ending by Thursday. Speaking after he announced all remaining Covid restrictions will be axed, the PM said there "may be significant resurgences" and "it's very possible that those will be worse than Omicron".Whitty said at a Downing Street press conference that new strains were to be expected and while some "will just disappear" others could escape vaccines and result in a fresh wave in hospitalisations.Prof Whitty said: “Some of those new variants will just disappear, but some of them will cause us significant problems and they could be either more vaccine escaping but as severe as Omicron, but the net effect would be actually more people end up in hospital because a lot of our protection is from vaccination, or it could be more intrinsically severe, because Omicron came from a much earlier variant.”He added we “could certainly end up with something which is more likely to lead to hospitalisations than Omicron”, adding that winters are expected to be “tricky” even in the absence of significant new variants due to the combination of Covid, flu and other respiratory problems.The Chief Medical Officer also urged Brits who test positive for Covid to self-isolate, even though they will no longer be forced to do so under law.“As we look at the next weeks, we still have high rates of Omicron and I would urge people in terms of public health advice, and this is very much the Government’s position, that people should still if they have Covid try to prevent other people getting it and that means self-isolating," he said.

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darts match with Michael van Gerwen.The three-time world PDC champion once paid a visit to the Netherlands national team camp, where he rubbed shoulders with the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Memphis Depay and Matthijs de Ligt.Also in that national squad in May 2018 was Weghorst, who was with the senior team for the first time after impressing with Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.Whether or not he made an impression on his new international team-mates on the pitch, he certainly caught the eye in a darts session with the group visitor.A video clip shared by the Netherlands national team's Twitter account showed van Gerwen giving the football stars some darts tips, and several of the player having a go at throwing an arrow or two.One of those keen to step up to the oche was Weghorst, who was quick to show off that he was no novice with some tungsten in his hands.He even beat van Gerwen in a head-to-head leg, hitting two 140s on the way to a sensational victory.Which others sports stars have shown a prowess for darts in the past? Let us know in the comments section.And he didn't just produce any old checkout – Weghorst hit the bullseye to confirm the win and earned a round of applause from his team-mates.Van Gerwen was also clearly impressed, as he gave his conqueror a fist-bump.The footage shows Weghorst to be as accurate with his hands as he has been with his feet in a football career which has yielded a hatful of goals to date.He scored 59 goals in 118 Bundesliga games during his time in Germany – a record of exactly one goal every two games.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting

cars can chat to each other using 5G internet technology.Researchers think road junctions can be managed like air traffic.Instead of drivers waiting for green lights to go each sensor-loaded vehicle will be individually tracked and given a "slot" to proceed.The system is currently deployed by aircraft awaiting runway space to land.According to telecommunications giant NTT Corporation, "cities could soon feature more smart roads and fewer red lights" thanks to "vehicles that communicate with each other and their surroundings via high-speed networks".The motor industry is expected to be one of the top four sectors employing 5G by 2030.Atsushi Koizumi, RTT’s R&D Planning chief, said: "Using data collected from our cars we can already use traffic congestion information in navigation as well as vehicle diagnoses and trouble prediction to improve the efficiency of maintenance."Looking towards future applications it will be possible to monitor road conditions using onboard cameras and sensors.”Road tests in Tokyo, Japan, showed car computers are already so advanced they can share information from up to 30 million vehicles.In the future, the data will be used to create real-time maps detecting split-second hazards such as congestion, temporary roadworks and parked cars.Mr Koizumi said in "smart cities" connected vehicles could constantly communicate with each other, pedestrians and traffic signals.Cars could inform each other of road conditions and traffic build-ups allowing them to cut speed before the occupants even realise there is a problem ahead. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. Onboard sensors could detect other vehicles being driven dangerously or

countless dead fish washed up on the shores.A palaeobotanist researcher even drew comparisons between the Great Dying 251 million years ago – that killed off 90% of our planet's species – and damage being done today.

Who will be crowned NBA Champions this season? Comment belowThe Big Ten has since spoken out about the matter, as they confirmed that the situation would be reviewed to identify "swift and appropriate disciplinary action"."The Big Ten Conference is aware of a physical altercation involving Michigan Head Coach Juwan Howard at the conclusion of the Michigan Wolverines and Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball game," the statement read."The conference is in contact with both member institutions and is currently assessing the incident.

A black cyclist was killed by police after being shot more than 20 times in the back during a bicycle violation stop, his lawyers claim.

It can be hard to know how to respond when you hear someone yelling racist, homophobic or disagreeable things. But, when Trey Hogan, a freshman at the University of South Carolina, heard an anti-Black Lives Matter protest was being held on campus, he knew exactly what to do. Grab his trombone.No, this is not a euphemism. The week before another anti-Black Lives Matter protester had come to the campus and, according to local media, been shouting racist and homophobic slurs at students. As Hogan, a member of the school band, took action into his own hands.Our students were not here to play today

Megan Thee Stallion is making sure that victims of police brutality are not forgotten. The rapper took a moment during her virtual concert on Saturday night to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives or were seriously injured in incidents involving the police.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s «I Have a Dream» speech at the March on Washington, the families of Black Americans shot or killed by police officers spoke at the same site Friday, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner and Jacob Blake joined Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III at the Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks, which drew an estimated thousands. The march, organized by the National Action Network, was calling for racial justice and police reform.

Tyrese Gibson, one of Hollywood’s most notable Black performers as an actor, singer and songwriter, has a heavy heart in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake, was shot seven times in the back by Rusten Sheskey, a police officer in Kenosha, Wis. while his children looked on in an SUV.

A teenager has been arrested after two people were shot and killed during violent US protests, sparked by another police shooting of a black man.

Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Wisconsin man, was shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Graphic video footage of the incident shows Blake — who was reportedly trying to break up a fight when police arrived on the scene — walking away from officers, who have their weapons drawn. When he approaches the driver's side door of a parked SUV, one officer reaches out to grab his shirt and fires multiple shots into his back.

Beyonce has passed on her well wishes to Jacob Blake, the black man who was shot several times by police in Wisconsin last weekend. The Brown Skin Girls singer shared a sweet photo of Jacob posing with his three children on Instagram on Wednesday, marking the first time she has spoken out about the horrific incident. ‘Sending prayers and thoughts to Jacob Blake and his family,’ the singer wrote. Beyonce, 38, has used her voice and platform in recent months to campaign for Black Lives Matter following the tragic death of George Floyd.

Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Wisconsin man, was shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Graphic video footage of the incident shows Blake — who was reportedly trying to break up a fight when police arrived on the scene — walking away from officers, who have their weapons drawn. When he approaches the driver's side door of a parked SUV, one officer reaches out to grab his shirt and fires multiple shots into his back.

Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Wisconsin man, was shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Graphic video footage of the incident shows Blake — who was reportedly trying to break up a fight when police arrived on the scene — walking away from officers, who have their weapons drawn. When he approaches the driver's side door of a parked SUV, one officer reaches out to grab his shirt and fires multiple shots into his back.

Laurence Fishburne has appeared in everything from John Singleton’s to the film franchise. He earned an Oscar nomination for and won two Emmys, for performances in and.

Protests erupted in Kenosha in the U.S. state of Wisconsin after police shot an apparently unarmed Black man multiple times in the back, according to the state governor, prompting authorities to impose a curfew.

A black teenager has been kicked and punched in a racially motivated attack at a Sydney school, according to reports.

Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterJust in case it wasn’t obvious before, the recent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd have done much to lay bare just how spotty and incomplete much of America’s understanding of its own racial history has often been. While any schoolkid can rattle off facts about the March on Washington and the 13th Amendment, the complicated, messy, often horrifyingly violent timeline of racism and social justice in this country has long been oversimplified in school curricula and popular discourse, to the extent that some seismic events within that history — from Nat Turner’s rebellion to the Black Wall Street massacre — were largely unknown to large swaths of the country until very recently.

George Floyd's brother is remembering the impact of his legacy. Philonise Floyd addressed the American people during the opening night of this year's Democratic National Convention.Philonise, who was introduced by Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, addressed the nation from his home in Texas early in the virtual convention.«My brother George was selfless. He always made sacrifices for his family, friends and even complete stragners.