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- Russia defies calls to halt Victory Day parade rehearsals
- Ousted US intelligence inspector general urges others to speak out and defend whistleblowers
- Bangladesh sends food aid to sex workers as industry goes into lockdown
- Roma suffer under EU's 'environmental racism', report concludes
- Smoker’s trek to Spain for cigarettes ends in mountain rescue
- George Pell’s bid for freedom: high court verdict to decide cardinal's future
- Car plant shutdowns may cost auto industry more than $100bn
- Keir Starmer gives Lisa Nandy foreign brief on new Labour frontbench
- Communications down after category 5 Cyclone Harold hits Vanuatu
- 'We will meet again': Queen urges Britons to stay strong
- 'I was face-to-face with Tony Blair': Michael Sheen on Murdoch, class and giving away his money
- UK missed coronavirus contact tracing opportunity, experts say
- Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson in hospital as Japan prepares for state of emergency
- Calls to seal off ultra-Orthodox areas add to Israel's virus tensions
- Ecuador: cardboard coffins distributed amid coronavirus fears
- Long queues as Australian supermarkets limit customers to avoid overcrowding in lead up to Easter
- ‘All I think of is my brother’: UK refugee family reunions disrupted by Covid-19
- Boris Johnson's hospital admission suggests his infection has progressed
- Who runs the country if Boris Johnson is out of action?
- Queen praises the people, if not the government, and pulls off a tough gig
- Coronavirus street art - in pictures
- Queen addresses the UK over coronavirus crisis – watch in full
- Scottish chief medical officer apologises for ignoring own advice – video
- Sunshine, exercise and social distancing across the UK – in pictures
- 'There will be a lot of death': Trump warning as Covid-19 cases in US pass 300,000 – video
| Russia defies calls to halt Victory Day parade rehearsals Posted: 05 Apr 2020 09:00 PM PDT Defence ministry presses on with plans for 9 May event with 15,000 troops, despite coronavirus pandemic Russia is holding rehearsals for its Victory Day parade, scheduled for 9 May despite the coronavirus crisis, as the Kremlin resists cancelling a patriotic holiday with major political significance. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is supposed to host France's Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders at a military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war. The event is a significant historical landmark for Russia and a coveted photo opportunity to claim Putin's re-emergence from political isolation in the west. Continue reading... |
| Ousted US intelligence inspector general urges others to speak out and defend whistleblowers Posted: 05 Apr 2020 09:19 PM PDT Donald Trump fired Michael Atkinson, a pivotal figure in his impeachment last year, on Friday The ousted US inspector general of the intelligence community has said he is "disappointed and saddened" that Donald Trump fired him, but he also encouraged other inspectors general to continue to speak out when they are aware of wrongdoing. The US president notified Congress late on Friday evening that he intended to fire Michael Atkinson, a pivotal figure in his impeachment last year, because he had lost confidence in him. On Saturday, Trump made it clear that the move had been retaliatory, telling reporters that Atkinson was a "disgrace" and had done "a terrible job" because he had provided an anonymous whistleblower complaint to Congress – a move that was required by law. Continue reading... |
| Bangladesh sends food aid to sex workers as industry goes into lockdown Posted: 05 Apr 2020 11:00 PM PDT Up to 100,000 women could be left unable to support families as brothels are closed amid fears of Covid-19 outbreak The government of Bangladesh has started sending emergency food and aid to the tens of thousands of women working in the country's commercial sex industry as brothels across the country close. To try to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the authorities have ordered the lockdown of the sex industry, closing the country's biggest brothel in Goalanda in the Rajbari District of Dhaka until 5 April along with many others across the country. Continue reading... |
| Roma suffer under EU's 'environmental racism', report concludes Posted: 05 Apr 2020 04:01 PM PDT Thousands live in squalor due to policies of exclusion and deprivation, says study Europe's Roma communities are often living on polluted wastelands and lacking running water or sanitation in their homes as a result of "environmental racism", a report has concluded. The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), a pan-European network of green NGOs, found Roma communities were often excluded from basic services, such as piped drinking water, sanitation and rubbish collection, while frequently living at or near some of the dirtiest sites in Europe, such as landfills or contaminated industrial land. Continue reading... |
| Smoker’s trek to Spain for cigarettes ends in mountain rescue Posted: 06 Apr 2020 01:51 AM PDT Frenchman found 'exhausted and shivering' after getting lost in Pyrénées A Frenchman caused a major alert this weekend after setting off across the Pyrénées to buy cheap cigarettes in Spain. Related: 'Coronavirus is not on holiday': France warns citizens against Easter travel Continue reading... |
| George Pell’s bid for freedom: high court verdict to decide cardinal's future Posted: 05 Apr 2020 10:43 PM PDT Australian high court's decision is Pell's last chance to overturn conviction for historical child sexual abuse On Tuesday, almost two years after being committed to stand trial on multiple charges of historical child sexual abuse, the case against the former financial controller of the Vatican, Cardinal George Pell, will end with him either walking free or remaining in jail to serve the rest of his sentence. After failing to appeal to Victoria's appellate court in August, Pell's legal team took his case to the high court, the final avenue in his bid for freedom. Across two days in March, the full bench of seven justices heard Pell's barrister Bret Walker SC argue that Victoria's appellate judges, who dismissed Pell's first appeal in 2019 by a majority of two-to-one, may have been unduly influenced by the complainant's testimony by watching a recorded video of it rather than just reading the transcript of his evidence. Continue reading... |
| Car plant shutdowns may cost auto industry more than $100bn Posted: 06 Apr 2020 12:26 AM PDT Figure based on Covid-19 closures in Europe and North America lasting to end of April The continued closure of car plants across Europe and North America will cost the auto industry more than $100bn (£82bn) in lost revenues if the shutdown lasts until the end of April. All major European carmakers have suspended production because of disruption caused by the spread of the coronavirus and if this continues as expected until the end of April, this will account for $66bn (£54bn) in lost sales in Europe, or 2.6m cars. In North America this will account for 2m cars, and lost sales of about $52bn (£42bn). Continue reading... |
| Keir Starmer gives Lisa Nandy foreign brief on new Labour frontbench Posted: 05 Apr 2020 09:19 AM PDT New leader brings in one former rival for key post but no role yet for Rebecca Long-Bailey Keir Starmer has made Lisa Nandy, one of the candidates he defeated to become Labour leader, his shadow foreign secretary, and Anneliese Dodds, who became an MP only in 2017, his shadow chancellor. Speaking before the first tranche of top appointments, the new Labour leader promised he would create a shadow cabinet balanced between the various wings of the party. Continue reading... |
| Communications down after category 5 Cyclone Harold hits Vanuatu Posted: 05 Apr 2020 10:59 PM PDT Pacific nation lashed by heavy rain, flash flooding and 'phenomenal seas' A category five cyclone has made landfall on the Pacific nation of Vanuatu, causing damage across large parts of the country, as it tries to prepare for the coronavirus outbreak. Cyclone Harold made landfall on the north and west of the country on Monday, after spending Sunday sitting off the country's west coast, gathering strength. Continue reading... |
| 'We will meet again': Queen urges Britons to stay strong Posted: 05 Apr 2020 12:00 PM PDT In a special broadcast, the monarch said we will overcome the coronavirus crisis if we 'remain united and resolute' The Queen has praised Britain's "national spirit" in facing the challenge of coronavirus as she evoked wartime memories to reassure those "feeling a painful sense of separation from their loved ones" to take comfort in the fact: "We will meet again." In only the fifth special televised broadcast, other than Christmas messages, of her long reign, she said: "While we have faced challenges before, this one is different. This time we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavour, using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal." Continue reading... |
| 'I was face-to-face with Tony Blair': Michael Sheen on Murdoch, class and giving away his money Posted: 05 Apr 2020 10:00 PM PDT He renounced acting for activism, then had to start earning again. As he returns to TV, Sheen talks about life in isolation, politics and his curious encounter with the man he has portrayed more than any other Michael Sheen is at home in south Wales, looking out on his garden. The sun catches the side of his face, lighting up his scraggly hair and beard. "We're very lucky to have a garden to go out in. I know not everybody does," he says. In the current climate of famous people churning out endless videos of their isolation struggles from the side of a pool in a mansion, it's a telling sentiment. A few years ago, after a successful stage and screen career, the actor, 51, "refocused" his life away from entertainment towards community work and activism, and moved back to Wales from Los Angeles. He had been living there for much of the past two decades, to be near his eldest daughter, Lily (her mother is the actor Kate Beckinsale, and they remain close). "And then when my daughter was 18 and went off to a life of her own, I realised: 'Oh, I can go home again now.'" Continue reading... |
| UK missed coronavirus contact tracing opportunity, experts say Posted: 05 Apr 2020 10:00 PM PDT Thousands of council workers could have been deployed by the government but were not asked The government has been accused of missing an opportunity after it failed to deploy 5,000 contact tracing experts employed by councils to help limit the spread of coronavirus. Environmental health workers in local government have wide experience in contact tracing, a process used to prevent infections spreading and routinely carried out in outbreaks such as of norovirus, salmonella or legionnaires' disease. But a spokesperson for Public Health England (PHE), which leads on significant outbreaks, said the organisation did not call upon environmental health workers to carry out contact tracing for coronavirus, instead using its own local health protection teams. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson in hospital as Japan prepares for state of emergency Posted: 06 Apr 2020 02:02 AM PDT US faces 'hardest and saddest week'; South Korea reports fewer than 50 new cases; Bronx Zoo tiger tests positive; Follow the latest updates.
A veterinary expert has said that while it is surprising that a Bronx zoo tiger has contracted Covid-19, cat owners shouldn't be alarmed. Dr Sarah Caddy, Veterinarian and Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, said that initial research has shown domestic cats can be infected with coronavirus if "large doses of virus are administered intranasally". However, it is surprising that the tiger has become infected with what must have been a fairly low dose of virus – we can assume the tiger did not have continual close contact with the asymptomatic zoo keeper. What does this mean for our pet cats? Nothing new – at present there is still only one suspect case where an owner has spread the virus to their pet. It is possible that tigers in captivity are more susceptible to the virus than household moggies as there is a 5% difference between their genomes. Related: Coronavirus: Bronx Zoo tiger tests positive for Covid-19
Almost half a million Chinese businesses shuttered permanently in the first quarter of this year, South China Morning Post has reported. Citing data technology service company Tianyacha, the report said almost half the 460,000 companies were in distribution or retail, and included 26,000 in the export sector, as well as businesses whose operating licenses had been revoked. Continue reading... |
| Calls to seal off ultra-Orthodox areas add to Israel's virus tensions Posted: 05 Apr 2020 09:30 PM PDT Rules enforcement highlights problem of getting message across to minority community It wasn't a typical police operation. Two Israeli officers were to go undercover, although not posing as drug dealers or arms traffickers. For this particular assignment, they were to disguise themselves as ultra-Orthodox Jews. Their mission on Friday was to bust an illegal gathering in a synagogue. People were praying together, a practice that is now against the law in the era of the coronavirus. Once the officers got inside to confirm the crowd, more units barged in and dispersed people. Continue reading... |
| Ecuador: cardboard coffins distributed amid coronavirus fears Posted: 05 Apr 2020 06:33 AM PDT Guayaquil, where mortuaries have been overwhelmed, creates helpline for removal of coronavirus victims Authorities in Ecuador's biggest city are distributing thousands of cardboard coffins and have created a helpline for families who need corpses to be removed from their homes. Guayaquil has emerged as a regional hotspot for coronavirus, and hospitals and mortuaries have been overwhelmed, forcing some families to store bodies at home. Continue reading... |
| Long queues as Australian supermarkets limit customers to avoid overcrowding in lead up to Easter Posted: 05 Apr 2020 10:49 PM PDT Social media posts have shown lines stretching hundreds of meters as Coles, Woolworths and IGA enforce physical distancing
Long lines have formed outside supermarkets after Coles, Woolworths and IGA began limiting the number of customers inside stores in a bid to allow physical distancing and keep flattening the curve of Covid-19 infections during the Easter rush. The Thursday before Easter is traditionally one of the busiest days for supermarkets, as people stock up for the weekend. Continue reading... |
| ‘All I think of is my brother’: UK refugee family reunions disrupted by Covid-19 Posted: 05 Apr 2020 10:00 PM PDT Home Office urged to 'act urgently' to rescue vulnerable minors and reunite them with family while flights still available After seven months of waiting, Ahmed* had everything ready for his younger brother. Finally, 18-year-old Wahid was due to arrive from the Greek island of Samos under family reunion laws. But on 19 March, as Covid-19 took hold across Europe, the Greek authorities called to tell him the transfer had been cancelled because of the growing restrictions on flights. Greece had suspended direct flights to the UK but indirect routes are still available. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson's hospital admission suggests his infection has progressed Posted: 05 Apr 2020 11:13 PM PDT It is unlikely the prime minister will have been admitted unless doctors have real concerns Most people recover from Covid-19 within a week and cannot even be certain they had it, as they probably won't be tested. The advice is to stay home, rest and take paracetamol. In 80% of cases, that is the end of it. But NHS advice is that if the symptoms – mainly the dry cough, temperature and fatigue – have not gone by the end of a week, or they get worse, people should seek medical help. Continue reading... |
| Who runs the country if Boris Johnson is out of action? Posted: 05 Apr 2020 02:04 PM PDT With the PM in hospital for his coronavirus symptoms, we look at who will fill the void at the head of the UK government In his role as first secretary of state, the prime minister's de facto deputy, Dominic Raab will be expected to stand in for Boris Johnson if he is unable to work because of coronavirus. While other ministers, including the health secretary Matt Hancock and the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, have been more visible during the Covid-19 outbreak, that position means he takes up the prime minister's responsibilities if Johnson were unable to perform them himself. Continue reading... |
| Queen praises the people, if not the government, and pulls off a tough gig Posted: 05 Apr 2020 01:07 PM PDT Monarch's rare non-festive TV address delivered the clear moral leadership that many politicians have failed to provide Now we know just how serious things are. The UK has just wheeled out its biggest gun. The Queen has only ever given an unscheduled TV address to the nation on four previous occasions, either when the nation or the royal family itself was under threat. And as sure as hell Her Majesty wasn't about to update us on Prince Andrew handing himself over to the FBI or Harry and Meghan's ongoing flat hunting nightmare; this could only mean the country was in a coronavirus crisis. Keeping one hand firmly clasped around her wrist and her body a safe distance from a lone BBC cameraman dressed in a hazmat suit – there's no shortage of personal protective equipment in Windsor Castle – the Queen, interspersed with footage of NHS workers and the wider general public, spoke to the country from her study. Wisely, she kept it short and sweet. This wasn't a Christmas message when half the country would be pissed and the other half wouldn't be listening. Now every sentence would be picked over and every word would count. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus street art - in pictures Posted: 05 Apr 2020 11:00 PM PDT Covid-19 is the subject of topical, colourful and attention-grabbing street art, whether it is for artistic, educational or political ends Continue reading... |
| Queen addresses the UK over coronavirus crisis – watch in full Posted: 05 Apr 2020 12:32 PM PDT The Queen has praised Britain's 'national spirit' in facing the challenge of coronavirus as she evoked wartime memories to reassure those 'feeling a painful sense of separation from their loved ones' to take comfort in the fact: 'We will meet again.' Continue reading... |
| Scottish chief medical officer apologises for ignoring own advice – video Posted: 05 Apr 2020 10:32 AM PDT Scotland's chief medical officer, Catherine Calderwood, has apologised after she visited her second home in Fife in breach of her own advice to avoid travel. Calderwood was pictured on Saturday with her family taking a walk with their dog in the East Neuk, a picturesque area on the Firth of Forth about 45 miles from her main home in Edinburgh Continue reading... |
| Sunshine, exercise and social distancing across the UK – in pictures Posted: 05 Apr 2020 09:03 AM PDT As warm weekend weather arrived in the UK, Matt Hancock said people needed to follow the rules on coronavirus or the government would be forced to ban all exercise outside Continue reading... |
| 'There will be a lot of death': Trump warning as Covid-19 cases in US pass 300,000 – video Posted: 05 Apr 2020 03:43 AM PDT Donald Trump has warned Americans that the toll from coronavirus in the US will be 'the toughest' during the next two weeks, saying there will be 'a lot of death'. According to the Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, by Saturday evening more than 305,000 cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed in the US, resulting in more than 8,000 deaths |
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