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Britons evacuated due to coronavirus to be quarantined for 14 days

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Britons evacuated due to coronavirus to be quarantined for 14 days People returning from China could be placed at a military base, says health departmentCoronavirus: BA suspends China flights – live updatesBritons returning from coronavirus-hit Wuhan will be placed in quarantine for 14 days.Officials are considering taking passengers to a military base once they arrive home, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said. Continue reading... Go to Source

Grenfell witnesses’ legal move throws inquiry into confusion

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Grenfell witnesses' legal move throws inquiry into confusion People involved in cladding likely to claim privilege to allow them not to answer questionsThe Grenfell Tower public inquiry has been thrown into confusion after witnesses involved in the design and choice of materials used in the combustible facade said they were likely to claim privilege against self-incrimination as a reason for not answering questions.There were groans from the bereaved and survivors when the inquiry chairman, Sir Martin Moore-Bick, announced that Harley Facades, which erected the cladding, some employees and former employees of Rydon, the main contractor, and witnesses for the Kensington and Chelsea Tenants Management Organisation (KCTMO) were likely to claim the long-established right when cross-examin...

EU vessels will no longer have automatic access to UK fishing waters

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EU vessels will no longer have automatic access to UK fishing waters Fisheries bill to also ensure sustainable and ‘climate smart’ fishing The automatic right of EU vessels to fish in British waters, in accordance with the EU’s common fisheries policy, is to be ended under the fisheries bill introduced to parliament today.There will also be measures to ensure sustainable fishing and “climate-smart” fishing in UK waters, added since the last version of the bill which had to be abandoned. This is in line with the government’s environmental commitments, and provisions to provide financial support to fishing communities. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus evacuations begin as China cases outstrip Sars

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Coronavirus evacuations begin as China cases outstrip Sars Japan and US airlift hundreds out of Wuhan as death toll rises to 132 with almost 6,000 confirmed cases inside ChinaAustralia to fly out 600 citizens – latest updatesJapan and the US have airlifted hundreds of their citizens from Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, as officials in China said the death toll from the disease had risen sharply overnight to 132, with nearly 1,500 new cases in the country.A government-chartered plane carrying 206 Japanese nationals arrived in Tokyo from Wuhan on Wednesday morning. Officials said four of the passengers – a woman and three men – had coughs and fevers and had been taken to a hospital in separate ambulances for treatment and further tests. Continue readi...

Private schools criticise plans to get more poor students into university

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Private schools criticise plans to get more poor students into university Regulator’s pledge to boost university access in England ‘may discriminate based on class’Leading private schools have challenged plans to widen access to the most selective universities in England, warning they could lead to discrimination against young people “on the basis of the class they were born into”.The intervention by the Headmasters’ & Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC), which represents many of the country’s most expensive independent schools, reflects members’ concerns that new measures to improve access for the most disadvantaged students could lead to discrimination against students from elite private schools. Continue reading... Go to Sourc...

Trump unveils ‘realistic two-state solution’ for Middle East peace

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Trump unveils 'realistic two-state solution' for Middle East peace Palestinians absent as plan offers route to statehood but recognises Israeli settlements in West BankDonald Trump has launched his “ultimate deal” for Middle East peace, saying his detailed 80-page plan would be a “realistic two-state solution” that had already been agreed to by Israel.“Today Israel takes a big step towards peace,” Trump said in a joint press conference with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the White House. “I was not elected to do small things or shy away from big problems,” he added. Continue reading... Go to Source

Germany confirms first human coronavirus transmission in Europe

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Germany confirms first human coronavirus transmission in Europe Man infected by colleague who appeared not to have symptoms when virus was transmittedLatest Coronavirus news: live updatesThe first human-to-human transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus in Europe has been reported in Germany, where a man was infected by a colleague who had been in China, fuelling anxieties about the potential ease of international spread.Experts said it was of particular concern that the Chinese woman who originally had the virus apparently had no symptoms when she transmitted it to her colleague. There have been warnings from inside China that people may be infectious before they start to feel ill. Continue reading... Go to Source

Disabled man starved to death after DWP stopped his benefits

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Disabled man starved to death after DWP stopped his benefits MPs call for inquiry into case of Errol Graham, 57, who weighed 28.5kg when he was found deadMPs and campaigners have called for an independent inquiry after it emerged a disabled man with a long history of mental illness starved to death just months after welfare officials stopped his out-of-work and housing benefits.Errol Graham, a 57-year-old grandfather, and in his younger days a keen amateur footballer, weighed just four and a half stone (28.5kg) when his emaciated body was discovered by bailiffs who had broken down his front door to evict him for non-payment of rent. Continue reading... Go to Source

Grenfell refurbishers knew cladding would fail, inquiry told

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Grenfell refurbishers knew cladding would fail, inquiry told Emails reveal architect and builders discussed how cladding was not fire-resistantThe architect, builders and fire engineer who worked on the disastrous Grenfell Tower refurbishment knew the cladding system would fail in the event of a fire more than two years before 72 people were killed, according to emails revealed at the public inquiry on Tuesday.Staff at architects Studio E, the fire engineer Exova, the facade installer Harley, and Rydon, the main contractor, discussed how the cladding system they were planning to wrap around the 120-home apartment block was likely to fail in the event of a fire. Continue reading... Go to Source

Raab defends green light for Huawei 5G infrastructure role

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Raab defends green light for Huawei 5G infrastructure role Foreign secretary tells MPs government will introduce strict limits on Chinese firm designated ‘high-risk vendor’ Huawei decision: political reaction – liveThe UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has defended the government’s decision to allow the Chinese tech firm Huawei to build non-core elements of the UK’s 5G network, despite designating it a “high-risk vendor”.US officials had warned against allowing any involvement by Huawei, claiming it posed a security risk. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: China death toll climbs to 106 with first fatality in Beijing – live updates

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Coronavirus: China death toll climbs to 106 with first fatality in Beijing – live updates US updates travel warning to China to highest level as mayor of Wuhan admits authorities were too slow in releasing information about virus. Follow the latest newsWuhan mayor admits mistakesWhat is the coronavirus and how worried should we be about it?Coronavirus: how to protect yourself from infection 5.39am GMTOne of the curious thing to come out of the Australian news conference about school advice with regards to coronavirus, is that speakers reiterated that there hasn’t been person-to-person transmission of the virus in Australia. “There is no evidence,” said the NSW chief health officer, Kerry Chant. 5.25am GMTThe NSW education minister Sarah Mitchell was also at the pres...