Exiled opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko met in Poland on Sunday (6 August), on the eve of the third anniversary of their unsuccessful post-election protests, to display unity and plan strategy including the issuance of “New Belarus” passports.
Set up in August 2022 by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the self-declared government-in exile has opened more than 20 alternative embassies and information centres abroad.
Tsikhanouskaya, 40, a former English teacher who fled after running against Lukashenko in a 2020 vote critics called rigged,
EU-style burgundy passports will be available for Scots if the country declared independence from the UK under new plans from the SNP’s First Minister.
Unveiling a series of plans for citizenship in an independent Scotland, Humza Yousaf announced that they would revert to the EU’s “recommended layout, size and colour”.
Mr Yousaf claimed the switch to “burgundy red” could help a separate Scotland gain speedier EU membership – although experts suggest it could be years before an independent Scotland could
Last week The Mail on Sunday answered the burning questions on the new and concerning Omicron variant of Covid-19, in an effort to offer some clarity and, hopefully, reassurance. But, as has always been the case with this pandemic, the situation moved at lightning speed.
Now, seven days later, with the world’s scientific community uncovering crucial data about the behaviour of Omicron, the UK Government has jumped into action with dreaded restrictions that we long feared would return. But what
No10’s scientists have called for the introduction of vaccine passports and work-from-home guidance to counter the spread of the super-mutant Omicron Covid variant, advice published today shows.
Documents released by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and subgroup Nervtag warned the highly evolved strain could cause a surge in cases ‘similar or even larger’ than previous waves.
The expert panel admitted that the jury is still out on whether the variant will cause more or less severe illness, with
