India bans TikTok Following border clashes with China that left 20 Indian soldiers dead, the Indian government on Monday ordered the banning of 59 Chinese apps to be blocked, including TikTok, WeChat, Shareit and Clash of Kings. Reddit bans major political subreddits Reddit has banned r/The_Donald, its biggest community devoted to US president Donald Trump, as part of an overhaul of its hate speech policies. Reddit said it was also banning around 2,000 other communities from across the political spectrum, including one devoted to the leftist podcasting group "Chapo Trap House." Leicester becomes the first city in UK to be put under local lockdown All non-essential shops will close from Tuesday, which health secretary Matt Hancock said would be enforced by law this week. Schools will close from Thursday and will not reopen until next term. Keir Starmer says calls to defund the police are "nonsense" The labour leader was criticised by MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy and author Reni Eddo-Lodge – but praised by Nigel Farage. Starmer was asked about defunding the police, the process whereby funds are diverted from law enforcement into other areas such as social care and rehabilitation. |