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- Covid has hit 'critical' stage in England, research finds
- Dr Fauci praises Australia’s coronavirus response and Melbourne’s face mask rules
- Large Covid outbreak in China linked to Xinjiang forced labour
- Temporary, timely and targeted. Furlough has proved to be just one of these
- Three people killed and several injured in Nice knife attack
- Labour responsible for unlawful acts of discrimination and harassment, EHRC antisemitism report finds – politics live
- Coronavirus live news: Angela Merkel heckled in parliament; UK job retention scheme to end
- US election 2020: Trump and Biden head to 'too close to call' battleground Florida – live updates
- Almost 300 asylum seekers have died trying to cross the Channel since 1999
- Legal action taken against PM over refusal to investigate Kremlin meddling
- Russia makes bid to water down UN commitments on female peacekeepers
- Hong Kong activist who sought US consulate help charged with secession
- Typhoon Molave: rescuers scramble to find dozens buried under landslides in Vietnam
- Seven new charges brought against adult film star Ron Jeremy
- Man arrested after showering commuters with money from 30th-floor window
- Cate Blanchett: 'Covid-19 has ravaged the whole idea of small government'
- Family of missing Team GB runner appeal for help to find him
- Australian MPs pull out of dinner with Qatari ambassador over Doha airport incident
- #EndSars, abolish Ice: the trans activist resisting police violence in Nigeria and the US
- US steps up deportation of Haitians ahead of election, raising Covid fears
- Taiwan marks 200 days without domestic Covid-19 infection
- Labor agrees to support new gas projects after public brawl sparked by Joel Fitzgibbon
- Yemen on brink of losing entire generation of children to hunger, UN warns
- EU accused of abandoning migrants to the sea with shift to drone surveillance
- Israeli zeal for second Trump term matched by Palestinian enmity
- Covid testing: does Operation Moonshot have a shot at success?
- God and the GOP: will conservative evangelicals stay loyal to Trump? – video
- Emmanuel Macron orders France back into Covid-19 lockdown – video
- Angela Merkel outlines new coronavirus restrictions for Germany – video
- Protests grow across Muslim world against French president Emmanuel Macron – video report
- Italy: people protesting against Covid restrictions clash with riot police in Rome – video
| Covid has hit 'critical' stage in England, research finds Posted: 28 Oct 2020 11:00 PM PDT Dramatic increase in recorded cases across country, with infection rate rising fastest in south The Covid pandemic has reached a "critical" stage in England, with prevalence doubling since last month with the fastest increases in the south where the R number has risen above 2, research has found. While cases remain highest in northern England, a dramatic increase in infections has been recorded across all areas, according to the latest interim findings from the React-1 study from Imperial College London. Continue reading... |
| Dr Fauci praises Australia’s coronavirus response and Melbourne’s face mask rules Posted: 28 Oct 2020 08:00 PM PDT America's top Covid expert says Victoria lockdown and mask-wearing struck right balance between health and economy and he wished US adopted same mentality
America's top infectious diseases expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has praised Melbourne's response to the coronavirus, saying he "wished" the US could adopt the same mentality. In an interview hosted by the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne-based Doherty Institute, Fauci said Australia was "one of the countries that has done actually quite well" in handling the virus. Continue reading... |
| Large Covid outbreak in China linked to Xinjiang forced labour Posted: 29 Oct 2020 01:46 AM PDT More than 180 cases traced to garment factory where Uighurs must take up work placements China's largest coronavirus outbreak in months appears to have emerged in a factory in Xinjiang linked to forced labour and the government's controversial policies towards Uighur residents. More than 180 cases of Covid-19 documented in the past week in Shufu county, in southern Xinjiang, can be traced back to a factory that was built in 2018 as part of government "poverty alleviation" efforts, a campaign that researchers and rights advocates describe as coercive. Continue reading... |
| Temporary, timely and targeted. Furlough has proved to be just one of these Posted: 28 Oct 2020 11:00 PM PDT As mark 1 gives way to mark 2, scheme has prevented return to dole queues of 1980s– for now Temporary, timely and targeted. That was how Rishi Sunak described the government's strategy for coping with the impact of Covid-19 when he gave his budget speech on 11 March. Less than two weeks later the UK was in lockdown and the chancellor sought to deliver on his pledge with the Treasury's job retention scheme, or the furlough as it has become known. Continue reading... |
| Three people killed and several injured in Nice knife attack Posted: 29 Oct 2020 02:47 AM PDT Mayor says suspect arrested after attack near church in southern French city A knifeman killed three people and injured several others in an attack inside a church in Nice on the Côte d'Azur. The killings happened at 9am on Thursday morning inside the Notre-Dame basilica in the city centre. There were unconfirmed reports in the French media that at least one of the victims had been beheaded. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:16 AM PDT Equality and Human Rights Commission report finds party is responsible for three breaches of the Equality Act Labour responsible for harassment and discrimination, EHRC finds
The full Equality and Human Rights Commission report is online here. The EHRC's interim chair writes in its foreword that the report is being published during a time like no other in recent memory. Politicians have been asked to show leadership to steer the country out of an unprecedented crisis, and we are being asked to put our trust in them to do so. Trust should be at the heart of a political party's relationship with its members, and with the wider general public; yet what this investigation has shown is a clear breakdown of trust between the Labour Party, many of its members and the Jewish community.
The equalities watchdog found evidence of political interference in the complaints process, with 23 instances of inappropriate involvement by the Leader of the Opposition's Office (LOTO) and others in the 70 files looked at. It said this included LOTO staff influencing decisions on complaints, especially decisions on suspensions or to investigate a claim. Some decisions were made because of likely press interest rather than any formal criteria. The Labour Party adopted a practice of political interference in certain complaints and the evidence indicates that it occurred more regularly in antisemitism cases. A transparent and independent antisemitism complaints process, where all cases of alleged discrimination, harassment or victimisation are investigated promptly, rigorously and without interference is an essential part of the reforms needed to rebuild trust. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: Angela Merkel heckled in parliament; UK job retention scheme to end Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:16 AM PDT Merkel said populists who call coronavirus harmless are dangerous; UK furlough scheme to end on Saturday; France reimposes national lockdown
As the row over the discharge of Covid-positive patients into Scotland's care homes during the early days of the pandemic deepens, health secretary Jeane Freeman has insisted that a new report does not diminish government accountability, writes Libby Brookes, the Guardian's Scotland correspondent. The report – which concluded the risk of an outbreak linked to discharge of positive or untested patients was "not statistically significant" - prompted anger from opposition parties, care chiefs and unions, who argued that it failed to properly explain why dozens of patients who tested positive for coronavirus, along with thousands who went untested, were discharged from Scottish hospitals into care homes in April and May. For relatives and families of people who have died in care homes during this pandemic, I want them to know really clearly that I am not saying that this report says there is no accountability here or that I think that report in any way offers them comfort. It's a very technical report and it comes to a statistical conclusion but that doesn't take away from the human impact of this virus…
Angela Merkel faced shouts and heckles in Germany's parliament this morning as she outlined her government's plans for a "soft" second lockdown, writes Philip Oltermann, the Guardian's Berlin bureau chief. From Monday, bars, restaurants, theatres, swimming pools and fitness studios will close for a month, and public gatherings be limited to two households or up to ten people. Unnecessary travel is discouraged and hotels advised not to host tourists. Schools, nurseries and shops will stay open, however. Continue reading... |
| US election 2020: Trump and Biden head to 'too close to call' battleground Florida – live updates Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:20 AM PDT
I'm always a big fan of watching venerable news organisations take swipes at each other, and the Washington Post today has this delightfully waspish headline: The New York Times called 'Anonymous' op-ed author Miles Taylor a Trump 'senior official.' Was that accurate? Paul Farhi and Sarah Ellison write: The mystery surrounding the identity of "Anonymous" — the unnamed "senior official in the Trump administration" who wrote a damning New York Times opinion piece and best-selling book criticizing the president — was resolved by the author's self-reveal on Tuesday. But the lifting of veil only opened other questions: Was it really accurate to describe the author as a "senior" official? Was the anonymity granted by his book publisher and the New York Times justified? And given his role in implementing one of the administration's cruelest policies, was he really the righteous whistleblower he portrayed himself to be?
One fear is that we could enter a prolonged period of uncertainty after polls close on Tuesday, due to the closeness of the election and the extended vote counting times in some states. David Catanese and David Smiley at the Miami Herald today paint a very different possible scenario, laying out how Florida could prevent a drawn-out election — and deliver a decisive blow to Trump on the night. Florida is famous for razor-thin voting margins, hanging chads and the Bush v. Gore dispute that still defines the modern day presidential election nightmare. But in 2020, the swing state has the unique chance to produce a clear winner of its coveted 29 electoral votes on the night of Nov. 3 or early morning hours of Nov. 4 — potentially warding off a drawn-out contest between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden where a winner can't be declared for days or even weeks. Continue reading... |
| Almost 300 asylum seekers have died trying to cross the Channel since 1999 Posted: 28 Oct 2020 11:00 PM PDT First research to collate figures documents the people who have lost their lives, with drownings during sea crossings on the rise Almost 300 asylum seekers including 36 children have died trying to cross the Channel to the UK in the past 20 years, according to the first analysis to collate deaths. The Institute of Race Relations research, due to be published next month and seen by the Guardian, details the cases of 292 people who have died trying to cross by vehicle, tunnel and over the water since 1999. Continue reading... |
| Legal action taken against PM over refusal to investigate Kremlin meddling Posted: 28 Oct 2020 11:00 PM PDT Cross-party group files claim to force inquiry into Russian interference in UK elections A cross-party group of MPs and peers including a former national security adviser are taking legal action against Boris Johnson over his government's refusal to order an inquiry into Russian interference in UK elections. The group filed a claim in the high court in an attempt to force the prime minister to carry out an independent investigation or public inquiry. It is the first legal action of its kind over alleged national security failures. Continue reading... |
| Russia makes bid to water down UN commitments on female peacekeepers Posted: 29 Oct 2020 12:15 AM PDT Move comes on 20th anniversary of first resolution to recognise women's unique and disproportionate experience of conflict Russia has introduced a new UN security council resolution that could threaten the rights of women in conflict by attempting to water down previously agreed commitments on human rights. Negotiations are ongoing and it is doubtful they will conclude ahead of a special virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss women's role in peace and security efforts. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong activist who sought US consulate help charged with secession Posted: 28 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT Tong Chung, who was arrested on Tuesday as he attempted to shelter in the US consulate, is the second to be charged under national security law A Hong Kong court has denied bail to a 19-year-old activist who was arrested under the national security law while attempting to shelter inside the US consulate. Tony Chung is the only the second of at least 27 people arrested under the law to be charged, and now faces prosecution for alleged crimes of secession, money laundering and conspiracy to publish seditious material. The last charge falls under colonial-era criminal laws. Continue reading... |
| Typhoon Molave: rescuers scramble to find dozens buried under landslides in Vietnam Posted: 28 Oct 2020 11:13 PM PDT At least 15 already confirmed dead in central Quang Nam province following torrential rains brought by strongest storm in decades Rescue teams in Vietnam have used heavy machinery to search for survivors buried under landslides triggered by torrential rains from Typhoon Molave, one of the strongest typhoons to hit the region for decades, the government said. The landslides, which hit remote areas in the central province of Quang Nam a day earlier, have killed at least 15 and 38 people are missing with rescue efforts hampered by bad weather at the tail end of the storm, the government said. Continue reading... |
| Seven new charges brought against adult film star Ron Jeremy Posted: 28 Oct 2020 08:22 PM PDT He has now been accused by 23 alleged victims and faces a total of 11 counts of rape, eight of sexual battery and 16 other sexual offenses Porn star Ron Jeremy was charged on Wednesday with an additional seven counts of rape and sexual assault, bringing to 23 the number of his alleged victims, the Los Angeles district attorney's office said. Jeremy, 67, one of the biggest names in the adult film industry, was initially charged in June with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, but more women have come forward to police since then. Continue reading... |
| Man arrested after showering commuters with money from 30th-floor window Posted: 28 Oct 2020 10:53 PM PDT Police in Chongqing, south-western China, detain man on drugs charges after his benevolence caused traffic chaos Chinese police have arrested a man after he scattered a "heavenly rain of banknotes" on commuters from his apartment window while allegedly high on methamphetamine. Police said the 29-year-old was "in a trance" after taking drugs at his home on the 30th floor of a building in Chongqing, in south-western China, when he began throwing cash out of the window to the streets below. Continue reading... |
| Cate Blanchett: 'Covid-19 has ravaged the whole idea of small government' Posted: 29 Oct 2020 01:27 AM PDT In this extract from her essay collection Upturn, the actor considers the disruptions of the pandemic and the renewed fervour for social and economic justice The other day I had to go into town for a dental appointment. I put on all sorts of lovely clothes as if I were going out to dinner and an opening night. The prospect of being out and about was both exhilarating and daunting. I so desperately wanted to be among people and in the city, but I'd also completely forgotten what an event was. The dentist did not seem surprised by my sartorial over-commitment – but then, I was not the first patient he had seen since lockdown. As a person working in the arts sector, the lockdown was strangely familiar on one level – a lot of actors get stuck in a kind of limbo waiting for someone else to give them permission to do what they are good at. It was as if we were all waiting by the phone for our agent to call. It was also strangely unfamiliar because the community that holds us together, the audiences, as well as the changing of the shows and the new releases, were all put on hold too. The flow between us all was severely affected, and I was both heartened and horrified when it began to surface online. Heartened because the urge to express ourselves and the desire to communicate seems undaunted by anything. Horrified because the worst place to rehearse and perform is alone in the mirror, and sometimes the phone is just a mirror. Continue reading... |
| Family of missing Team GB runner appeal for help to find him Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:14 AM PDT Experienced fell runner Chris Smith, 43, missing in Perthshire hills since Tuesday The family of Chris Smith, an experienced fell runner and Team GB member who has gone missing in the Perthshire hills, have appealed for help to find him. Smith, 43, was last seen on Tuesday afternoon when he left his family's holiday accommodation to go running in the Glen Lyon and Loch Tay area and had been due to return that evening. Continue reading... |
| Australian MPs pull out of dinner with Qatari ambassador over Doha airport incident Posted: 29 Oct 2020 12:15 AM PDT Members of security and intelligence committee snub invite in protest at invasive treatment of women before flight to Sydney Australian politicians from the major parties have pulled out of a formal dinner at the Qatari ambassador's residence in protest at the invasive treatment of women at Doha airport. Members of parliament's security and intelligence committee have taken the stand as political pressure grows for the government to strengthen its response to the compulsory medical examination travellers endured before travelling from Doha to Sydney on 2 October. Continue reading... |
| #EndSars, abolish Ice: the trans activist resisting police violence in Nigeria and the US Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:00 AM PDT Arriving as a teenager, Ola Osaze was shocked by how the US treats Black LGBTQ+ migrants. Today he fights for their rights amid an international uprising When Ola Osaze left Nigeria at age 15, one of his first sights in America was a sign at the Greensboro, North Carolina, airport. "Beware of Nigerian drug smugglers." Continue reading... |
| US steps up deportation of Haitians ahead of election, raising Covid fears Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:00 AM PDT The Trump administration justifies the expulsions under a public health law but critics say they risk spreading coronavirus in the Caribbean nation US immigration authorities have radically stepped up deportation flights to Haiti in the weeks before the election, raising concerns over returned migrants' safety on their return home and the risks of spreading coronavirus in the impoverished Caribbean state. Continue reading... |
| Taiwan marks 200 days without domestic Covid-19 infection Posted: 29 Oct 2020 02:24 AM PDT Authorities thank public for helping to reach milestone, as cases surge in many countries Taiwan has reached 200 days without any domestically transmitted cases of Covid-19, underlining its success in keeping the virus under control as cases surge in other parts of the world. The country's Center for Disease Control last reported a domestic case on 12 April. CDC officials thanked the public for playing a role in reaching the milestone, while urging people to continue to wear masks and wash their hands often. Continue reading... |
| Labor agrees to support new gas projects after public brawl sparked by Joel Fitzgibbon Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:14 AM PDT Party has signed off on document acknowledging role gas plays in economic growth, job creation and electricity generation A public battle between Anthony Albanese, Mark Butler and Joel Fitzgibbon over Labor's language regarding gas has triggered a process whereby the ALP has agreed to support new gas projects, subject to environmental approvals and reaching net zero emissions by 2050. The brawl was triggered when the shadow resources minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, publicly endorsed the taxpayer underwriting of new gas infrastructure championed by one of Scott Morrison's most influential business advisers, Nev Power, before seeing any of the specifics. Continue reading... |
| Yemen on brink of losing entire generation of children to hunger, UN warns Posted: 28 Oct 2020 09:59 AM PDT Food security crisis means acute malnutrition among under-fives at highest levels since war engulfed the country Almost 100,000 children under the age of five are at risk of dying in Yemen as the country slides back into a hunger crisis. An analysis by UN agencies says the coronavirus pandemic, economic problems and conflict have led to the highest levels of malnutrition ever recorded in parts of the country. Continue reading... |
| EU accused of abandoning migrants to the sea with shift to drone surveillance Posted: 28 Oct 2020 05:53 AM PDT Border agency Frontex accused by campaigners and MEPs of evading its responsibilities towards people in distress The EU has been accused of condemning migrants to death by critics of its recent €100m (£90m) deals for drone surveillance over the Mediterranean Sea. Campaigners and MEPs have accused the EU's border agency Frontex of investing in technology to monitor migrants from afar and skirt its responsibilities towards people in distress. Continue reading... |
| Israeli zeal for second Trump term matched by Palestinian enmity Posted: 28 Oct 2020 11:00 PM PDT Netanyahu's clear choice for US president seen as 'extremely dangerous' in Palestine Anyone in any doubt about Benjamin Netanyahu's preferred candidate in the US presidential election need only visit his personal Twitter account. Right at the top, behind the headshot of Israel's longest-serving prime minister, is a banner photo of him with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, their eyes fixed on each other. Continue reading... |
| Covid testing: does Operation Moonshot have a shot at success? Posted: 28 Oct 2020 01:52 PM PDT UK government is pinning hopes on mass testing but public health directors find flaws in thinking Operation Moonshot, the government's mass testing mission to screen millions of asymptomatic people every week, is having a bumpy lift-off. The project only emerged because of a leak last month and such was the stated ambition – £100bn to deliver 10m tests a day – that MPs laughed when Matt Hancock talked about it in parliament. Continue reading... |
| God and the GOP: will conservative evangelicals stay loyal to Trump? – video Posted: 29 Oct 2020 03:15 AM PDT In 2016, white evangelicals made up a quarter of all US voters. And 81% of them voted for Donald Trump. Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone head to the pivotal battleground state of North Carolina to see if Trump's religious base is showing signs of crumbling. They meet extreme evangelical pastors, travelling progressive preachers and the moral movement leader Rev William Barber |
| Emmanuel Macron orders France back into Covid-19 lockdown – video Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:00 PM PDT France will go back into a nationwide lockdown starting this week to try to contain the Covid-19 pandemic that is again threatening to spiral out of control, French president Emmanuel Macron said in an address to the nation on Wednesday. The new measures he announced – which come into force on Friday – will mean people have to stay in their homes except to buy essential goods, seek medical attention or use their daily one-hour allocation of exercise. Continue reading... |
| Angela Merkel outlines new coronavirus restrictions for Germany – video Posted: 28 Oct 2020 12:41 PM PDT Germany will impose an emergency month-long lockdown that includes the closure of restaurants, gyms and theatres to reverse a spike in coronavirus cases that risks overwhelming hospitals, the chancellor said on Wednesday Continue reading... |
| Protests grow across Muslim world against French president Emmanuel Macron – video report Posted: 28 Oct 2020 07:36 AM PDT Demonstrations are growing across the Muslim world against the French president Emmanuel Macron and his perceived attacks on Islam and the prophet Muhammad. In Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, about 40,000 people were involved in a demonstration organised by the country's largest Islamist party, while protests took place in Pakistan, Palestine, Iran and Afghanistan. French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo republished cartoons of Muhammad in September, before the trial of 14 people accused of involvement in a terrorist attack against the publication's offices in 2015 for publishing the same caricatures. Macron has defended the publication, pledged to fight 'Islamist separatists' and said his country 'would not give up cartoons' Continue reading... |
| Italy: people protesting against Covid restrictions clash with riot police in Rome – video Posted: 28 Oct 2020 05:31 AM PDT Demonstrations have continued across Italy as hundreds of people gathered to protest against measures imposed by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus. After four days of protests, supporters of the rightwing group Forza Nuova gathered in Piazza del Popolo where they clashed with riot police. The government has introduced a relief package for businesses affected by the restrictions, which include a 6pm curfew for bars and restaurants and the closure of gyms, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres Continue reading... |
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