Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage IN THE last 24hours, incumbent U.S. President Donald J. Trump has been censored from Twitter for infringing on the platform’s terms of use which state that: You may not use Twitter’s services for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in […]
Month: November 2020
US Election 2020: Biden calls for unity and victory
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage AS PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Joe Biden inches closer to the crucial 270 electoral college votes, he spoke about his intention to be a leader for all Americans in a speech calling for the return of bipartisan agreement on Wednesday. “We are campaigning […]
US ELECTION 2020: eight states still counting, Biden leads by just 14 electoral college votes
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage THE US Election is still without a clear result, with key swing states still counting their ballots. At time of publication (12.25pm Nov 4) Joe Biden has gained 227 Electoral College votes, while President Trump has 213. Eight states – […]
Covid latest: unproven vaccines, lockdown exit ‘guaranteed’, NHS staff testing call
Our daily round-up of the latest coronavirus news. Disease expert: releasing safe but unproven vaccines would be ‘wrong’ Peter Horby, professor of emerging infectious diseases and global health at the University of Oxford, said potential Covid-19 treatments that have been demonstrated to be safe but not yet proven to […]
US ELECTION 2020: Trump falsely claims victory, declares election ‘major fraud’
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage PRESIDENT Donald Trump has declared the US election a “major fraud on the American nation” in a provocative and misleading late-night election speech. In a press conference at the White House, he falsely claimed he was the winner and […]
US ELECTION 2020: still too close to call as America holds its breath
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage IT IS still too early to predict the result of the US Election with the polls neck-and-neck. Donald Trump and Joe Biden are fighting to win 270 electoral votes needed to secure the Presidency. As it stands at the time […]
US ELECTION 2020: ex-Georgia cop says George Floyd case not central to vote – but crucial to next President
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage Race relations has been an incendiary theme of American politics for decades, re-ignited by the death of black American George Floyd beneath the knee of a white police officer in May. Most commentators expected it to have a central effect […]
US ELECTION 2020: why America’s drama is vital to young Brits like me
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage First-year UoS Journalism student Reece Harper, 18, spent the evening at his Darlington home, watching events unfold in American – and explains why he feels the drama across the Atlantic is as important to UK teenagers like him as it […]
US ELECTION 2020: Florida too close to call in an election of rising drama
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage SR News political pundit Keith Bays takes a look at the voting in Florida – a pivotal state at a pivotal moment on election night. IN A dramatic night of numbers, nowhere has the race been more dramatic than […]
US ELECTION 2020: the jargon-buster
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage POLITICS is full of jargon; weird words and confusing acronyms which politicians, pundits and commentators seem to love (perhaps because it makes them feel part of an ‘in-the-know elite’) but which leave the rest of us scratching our heads. So here […]