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- Fate of US brewery in drought-hit Mexico goes to Amlo poll
- Kenny Rogers, country music star, dies aged 81
- North Korea fires projectiles into sea for third time in a month
- Alex Salmond jury retires to consider sexual assault verdicts
- Spanish couple hold wedding from their window to beat coronavirus lockdown
- Taking the Mickey: how Disney swallowed up all of culture
- Windrush scandal shames the Home Office | Letters
- Coronavirus live updates: Singapore reports first two fatalities, deaths jump in Spain and Italy
- Coronavirus: the week the world shut down
- How the sting of an Elizabeth Warren defeat felt different for young women
- Rare Andean bears flock to cloud forest to feast on wild avocados
- Bondi beach closed down after crowds defy ban on gatherings of more than 500 people
- 'It's loneliness that kills, not the virus': volunteers step forward to help
- Fears of catastrophe as Greece puts migrant camps into lockdown
- Strangely competent Mike Pence finds his 9/11 moment in coronavirus crisis
- As fearful Britain shuts down, coronavirus has transformed everything
- India hangings bring end to gang-rape case, but no real justice
- Dolphins and fish: nature moves into spaces left empty by Italian coronavirus quarantine – video
- 'My Covid-19 vlog': junior doctor shares insight amid coronavirus outbreak – video
- 'You're a terrible reporter': Trump throws tantrum over question about coronavirus fears – video
- Coronavirus travel ban, stock market dive and Qantas cuts: Australia's week in review - video
- UK restaurants, pubs and gyms to close because of coronavirus, says Johnson – video
- 'This is going to be a marathon': US health workers on the coronavirus frontline – video
- How do I know if I have coronavirus and what happens next? – video explainer
| Fate of US brewery in drought-hit Mexico goes to Amlo poll Posted: 20 Mar 2020 03:00 AM PDT President continues direct democracy drive that critics say is skewed towards his desired outcome The fate of a giant US brewery under construction in Mexico's parched borderlands will be put to a vote this weekend in the latest attempt at direct democracy by the country's populist president. The brewery in Mexicali has provoked controversy in a region where the climate crisis has already caused droughts, and where farmers and residents have taken exception to a US company, Constellation Brands, extracting water to produce beer for export. Continue reading... |
| Kenny Rogers, country music star, dies aged 81 Posted: 20 Mar 2020 11:52 PM PDT Representatives of Rogers' family said the singer died peacefully at home from natural causes Kenny Rogers, the Grammy award-winning country music icon, has died aged 81. Rogers "passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family," according to a statement by representative Keith Hagan. Continue reading... |
| North Korea fires projectiles into sea for third time in a month Posted: 20 Mar 2020 07:57 PM PDT Suspected short-range missile launches come as Pyongyang announces legislature to meet in April amid coronavirus pandemic North Korea fired two projectiles that appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, South Korea's military reported. The launch on Saturday follows two earlier this month, when North Korea fired short-range missiles and multiple projectiles, according to South Korea's military, drawing US and Chinese appeals for Pyongyang to return to talks on ending its nuclear and missile programmes. Continue reading... |
| Alex Salmond jury retires to consider sexual assault verdicts Posted: 20 Mar 2020 07:17 AM PDT Defence lawyer says 'scary' pattern of allegations shows former first minister must be acquitted Alex Salmond's lawyer has told jurors at the former first minister's trial that the entire sexual assault and attempted rape case is "murky" and "smells bad". Gordon Jackson QC, Salmond's defence advocate, told the jury of nine women and six men in Edinburgh they had to use their "rational minds" and acquit the former first minister of all 13 charges against him. Continue reading... |
| Spanish couple hold wedding from their window to beat coronavirus lockdown Posted: 20 Mar 2020 01:04 PM PDT Pair lighten a grim week by getting married with the street as witness in Spain's answer to Italy's balcony singing Nearly a year of planning had gone into the day: fresh flowers filled the venue, name cards sat at each of the 190 place settings and the final nips and tucks had been sewn into the bridal gown. Related: Coronavirus: the week the world shut down Continue reading... |
| Taking the Mickey: how Disney swallowed up all of culture Posted: 21 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars... the Mouse House's empire keeps on expanding. But have recent developments shown the chinks in its armour? So all-consuming and all-conquering has Disney become, it even owns the rights to its analogies now. First Disney was Marvel supervillain Thanos, relentlessly acquiring pop culture's Infinity Stones including Pixar, Lucasfilm and Marvel itself – all the better to obliterate half the Hollywood universe. Having swallowed up its rival 21st Century Fox for a colossal $71bn, Disney became the Death Star – an empire so intimidatingly huge and hungry it reduced its rivals to the status of scattered rebels. Last year, Disney dominated the movies like no studio has before, taking more than 38% of the world's box office. Now, with its streaming service Disney+ rolling out, Disney is like Simba in The Lion King: as Mufasa tells him, "everything the light touches is our kingdom". Maybe not quite everything, yet. But Disney's gravitational pull is warping the very space-time continuum of the media landscape. You will have to work harder than ever to escape the Magic Kingdom's reach. If it doesn't get you with the Avengers, it will get you with The Simpsons, or National Geographic, or Wes Anderson. If it doesn't get you with Elsa sticking plasters, it will get you with Baby Yoda memes. Continue reading... |
| Windrush scandal shames the Home Office | Letters Posted: 20 Mar 2020 11:59 AM PDT Readers respond to Amelia Gentleman's extensive coverage and the Home Office's treatment of those affected Amelia Gentleman is to be thanked again for her sterling work on Windrush (Windrush report: call for inquiry into extent of racism in Home Office, 19 March). Immigration advisers knew immediately when the policy was announced that the consequences would be dire. It must have been equally obvious to those who designed the policy at the Home Office. There should have been a six-month period to apply to confirm their status, without immediately being deemed illegal. Yet we are heading for the same problem with long-term EEA citizen residents, especially those married to British citizens. If they don't apply for settled status by 30 June 2021 they will be illegal, with no grace period once this is discovered. This has been pointed out by the Home Office and others. While they have an interest in forcing people to apply, will they soften as the deadline approaches? We cannot be confident. |
| Coronavirus live updates: Singapore reports first two fatalities, deaths jump in Spain and Italy Posted: 21 Mar 2020 02:07 AM PDT Spain death pass 1,000, Italy deaths pass 4,000; More US states, including New York, tell people to stay home; Dow Jones falls 900 points. Follow the latest.
The government's message that there is enough food for everyone still hasn't stopped large queues forming outside of supermarkets. A reader sent the following two photos of the long queues of shoppers at 5:45am at Tesco Extra on Sunbury-on-Thames in Middlesex. The store's opening time was 6:00am
The husband of a British woman who died while on holiday in Bali after contracting coronavirus said he was able to say goodbye to her. Kimberley Finlayson was the first British victim of coronavirus to be named after she died on holiday on 11 March. She had underlying health conditions and underwent two emergency operations before her death. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus: the week the world shut down Posted: 20 Mar 2020 07:07 AM PDT Walls have been raised and societies quarantined as people enter a new reality It should not have come as a surprise. Life had already been upended in China. Iran and Italy have been reeling for a month. And yet it still felt sudden, this week, when walls were raised across the world, entire societies were quarantined and billions of people realised they had crossed a dividing line: from life before coronavirus to after. After weeks of governments prevaricating over whether to ban mass gatherings, close businesses or seal borders, restrictions came in a flurry. "We are at war," announced the French president, Emmanuel Macron. But without adequate weapons to fight the virus, let alone enough hospital beds or ventilators, this was the week the world beat a tactical retreat. Continue reading... |
| How the sting of an Elizabeth Warren defeat felt different for young women Posted: 21 Mar 2020 01:00 AM PDT Warren's candidacy struck an all-too-familiar note for many as hopes faded for a highly qualified contender: 'What more could she have done?' After boasting one of the most diverse fields of candidates in recent history, Democrats are left to choose between the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and the former vice-president Joe Biden – two white men in their late 70s. For women, the blow has been particularly hard. Continue reading... |
| Rare Andean bears flock to cloud forest to feast on wild avocados Posted: 21 Mar 2020 01:00 AM PDT The real-life Paddington bears were in decline across South America, but records suggest their numbers are growing in Ecuador Deep in the Maquipucuna cloud forest, two hours drive from Ecuador's capital, Quito, rare Andean bears come together for a few weeks each year to feast on the wild avocados ripening atop mist-shrouded trees. According to ecologists, this small community is growing, bucking the trend of a vulnerable species in decline across South America. The gathering, similar to those of grizzly bears at salmon rivers in Alaska and Canada, is turning what experts know about this normally reclusive, solitary creature on its head. Continue reading... |
| Bondi beach closed down after crowds defy ban on gatherings of more than 500 people Posted: 20 Mar 2020 11:04 PM PDT Authorities say lifeguards will now be directed to close any beach where headcount reaches more than 500 • Follow the latest coronavirus news • See all our coronavirus coverage Australian authorities closed Bondi beach and removed hundreds of people from other popular Sydney beaches on Saturday, citing the "irresponsible behaviour" of large crowds that had gathered in clear defiance of public health warnings. Images of a packed Bondi on Friday – when temperatures in parts of Sydney exceeded 35C – were criticised internationally as governments in Australia announced stricter regulations to encourage social distancing and restrict the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading... |
| 'It's loneliness that kills, not the virus': volunteers step forward to help Posted: 21 Mar 2020 02:00 AM PDT From musicians to dog walkers, people from all walks of life are mobilising to support people coping with isolation Amy Tan is preparing to burst into song with two fellow musicians on a deserted street in Acton, west London. "We'll do anything by Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald – the Rat Pack," she says. "Or maybe they would like a song by Elton John or the Beatles?" Continue reading... |
| Fears of catastrophe as Greece puts migrant camps into lockdown Posted: 20 Mar 2020 10:00 PM PDT Doctors say coronavirus outbreak could be disastrous amid 'horrific' conditions As the Schengen area closed its external borders last week, in a move designed to replace the closing of member states' national borders against imported Covid-19 infection, some internal barriers still went up in Europe. The day after the European commission's announcement, the Greek government introduced a set of measures that would apply to the migrant camps in the Greek islands. As of Wednesday, the camps have been locked down from 7pm to 7am. In the daytime, only one person is allowed out per family, and the police control their movements. Some camps, on the islands of Leros and Kos, have been closed entirely. Continue reading... |
| Strangely competent Mike Pence finds his 9/11 moment in coronavirus crisis Posted: 21 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT Critics flagged up his anti-science background and questionable record as governor but the vice-president has won praise as the Covid-19 taskforce head His past record made him seem an odd choice. He remains as servile to Donald Trump as ever. But Mike Pence, the US vice-president, is said to be having "a good war" against the coronavirus outbreak. Related: Coronavirus travel updates: which countries have restrictions and FCO warnings in place? Continue reading... |
| As fearful Britain shuts down, coronavirus has transformed everything Posted: 20 Mar 2020 11:13 AM PDT It's too early to say whether the country is united but the cracks are beginning to show Has the national life of this country ever been transformed so completely and at such a speed? In the course of a week, the British landscape has changed and changed utterly. Once crowded streets are deserted. Schools are closed, summer exams cancelled. Football grounds are shuttered and padlocked. Theatres are dark, cinemas silent. They've even stopped changing the guard at Buckingham Palace – and from Friday night the pubs are shut. The economy has juddered into reverse, set to shrink by 15% according to some estimates – a collapse more catastrophic than the Great Depression. Each day has brought news that, in normal times, would constitute an epochal, ground-shaking development but which, in the current climate, has struggled for airtime. The Bank of England cut interest rates to their lowest level since the Bank was founded in 1694, and announced an infusion of £200bn. The pound slid to its lowest level against the dollar since the mid-1980s. Meanwhile, a Conservative government has torn up 40 years of small-state, free market doctrine, first promising to spend a staggering £330bn, and then on Friday evening committing to pay 80% of the wages of workers who have had to down tools, with "no limit" on the funds available. The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, did not exaggerate when he said nothing like this had ever been done before. Even hardcore socialism usually stopped short of calling for the government to take on the payroll of private sector employers. Now it's Tory party policy. Continue reading... |
| India hangings bring end to gang-rape case, but no real justice Posted: 20 Mar 2020 08:04 AM PDT Until India accepts brutality begets brutality, plague of sexual violence will go on It was a grisly end to a story that has been a stain on India for almost eight years. The hanging on Friday morning of the four men who carried out the 2012 gang-rape and murder of Jyoti Singh – who was christened Nirbhaya by Indian media, meaning "fearless" – marked the end of a drawn out and painful saga that exposed the country's appalling record on sexual violence against women. Nirbhaya's parents openly celebrated that "justice" had finally been served, yet the crowds baying for blood outside the Delhi jail where the execution took place, bearing signs calling for "death to rapists" and cheering as news of the hanging was announced, made for uncomfortable watching. Continue reading... |
| Dolphins and fish: nature moves into spaces left empty by Italian coronavirus quarantine – video Posted: 20 Mar 2020 03:51 PM PDT Video shared on social media shows clear and calm water in Venice as animals take advantage of the lockdown in Italy to move into usually crowded spaces. Dolphins and wild boar have been spotted as ports and roads have been quiet as the country remains under strict quarantine at least until 3 April Continue reading... |
| 'My Covid-19 vlog': junior doctor shares insight amid coronavirus outbreak – video Posted: 20 Mar 2020 01:39 PM PDT NHS junior doctor Ed Hope has updated his YouTube channel by vlogging about his experience on the front line of the coronavirus emergency as Covid-19 cases grow in the UK, covering panic buying to specialist mask fitting. Dr Hope's Sick Notes is a YouTube channel that usually has a 'light-hearted look at hospitals', however the doctor has got serious by looking at the NHS approach from the inside Continue reading... |
| 'You're a terrible reporter': Trump throws tantrum over question about coronavirus fears – video Posted: 20 Mar 2020 12:56 PM PDT Donald Trump has hit out at NBC's Peter Alexander after the reporter asked the president if he was being too positive about drugs and therapies that have not been clinically trialled to help with Covid-19. Trump defended his approach and said the journalist asked a 'nasty question', calling him a 'terrible reporter'. He also attacked NBC and Comcast Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus travel ban, stock market dive and Qantas cuts: Australia's week in review - video Posted: 20 Mar 2020 12:05 PM PDT In one week, Australia intensified its approach to tackling the coronavirus. The government announced travel bans and restrictions on social gatherings, while the reserve bank and government introduced new financial policy in the face of major economic disruptions Continue reading... |
| UK restaurants, pubs and gyms to close because of coronavirus, says Johnson – video Posted: 20 Mar 2020 11:42 AM PDT The prime minister has announced that all bars, restaurants, pubs, gyms and leisure centres will have to close on 20 March as the Covid-19 pandemic continues. Johnson urged people not to go out on Friday night before every venue has had a chance to close. Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, has announced that the government will offer a job subsidy scheme that will provide employers with 80% of a worker's wage up to a limit of £2,500 a month. |
| 'This is going to be a marathon': US health workers on the coronavirus frontline – video Posted: 20 Mar 2020 11:41 AM PDT American doctors and nurses tell us they're frustrated with a lack of testing ability, and a lack of protective equipment they need to fight Covid-19. They say the US isn't prepared for the spike of patients suffering from the virus in the coming weeks |
| How do I know if I have coronavirus and what happens next? – video explainer Posted: 20 Mar 2020 11:05 AM PDT What are the symptoms of the Covid-19 virus, what treatments are available and how do I protect myself and the people around me from infection? The Guardian's health editor, Sarah Boseley, answers some key questions as coronavirus spreads across the globe
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