Coronavirus Live Updates: C.D.C. Issues New Schools Guidance Lacking medical care, Bolivians are drinking a form of bleach in hopes of warding off the virus. Japanese officials remain narrowly focused on Tokyo’s nightlife as the country’s outbreak spreads. Go to Source
FEMA Sends Faulty Protective Gear to Nursing Homes Battling Virus The controversy over inadequate protective equipment has come to embody what critics describe as a haphazard federal effort to protect the 1.5 million Americans who live in nursing homes. Go to Source
Spain’s Coronavirus Crisis Accelerated as Warnings Went Unheeded The Spanish epidemic has become a painful example of the tendency of one government after another to ignore the experiences of countries where the virus has already struck. Go to Source
Who Gets the Covid-19 Vaccine First? Here’s One Idea A weighted lottery gives everyone a chance at a drug or vaccine in short supply. But some have a better shot than others. Go to Source
Did New York Just Get the Nation’s Most Liberal Legislature? Among those toppled by progressive insurgents was a Brooklyn assemblyman who was first elected in 1972. Go to Source
Lack of testing and PPE among key England Covid-19 mistakes, MPs told Exclusive: older people also ‘catastrophically let down’ by hospital discharges to care homesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA lack of protective equipment, inadequate testing, and discharging people from hospitals into care homes were the key mistakes made by the government in its approach to coronavirus in England, according to the first responses given to a major coronavirus inquiry seen exclusively by the Guardian.Older people were “catastrophically let down” and many died before their time, according to a damning submission from the Age UK charity. It also described the initial policy of discharging the elderly from hospital into care settings without a Co...
Labour to urge HMRC to investigate Sports Direct pay levels Move comes after Guardian inquiry suggests firm may be paying below minimum wage Have working conditions improved at Sports Direct warehouse?Labour’s frontbench is to ask HMRC to investigate pay levels at Sports Direct, after expert analysis of a Guardian undercover investigation suggested the company could be paying below the minimum wage.The move by Andy McDonald, the shadow secretary of state for employment rights, comes after the Guardian returned to the company’s warehouse in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, five years after a first undercover investigation exposed how workers at the site were being paid less than the national minimum wage. Continue reading... Go to Source
One in three public leisure centres in England to remain shut as funds dry up Future of many council-owned sites hangs in balance as covid lockdown tips finances into redHow gyms and pools in England will look as lockdown easesEngland’s gym-goers and swimmers react to reopeningsApproximately a third of England’s public leisure centres will remain closed on Saturday as a widespread picture of financial distress among community leisure operators overshadows the long-awaited reopening of gyms and indoor swimming pools.While privately owned chains such as PureGym, David Lloyd and Virgin Active are eager to proceed with opening plans, the charitable trusts behind the country’s 2,116 council-owned sites, are being circumspect as coronavirus restrictions tip their finances in...
Top lawyer accused of relaying offer of £1m 'bribe' to police, say court transcripts Exclusive: Mishcon de Reya partner Mike Stubbs allegedly relayed offer as part of plot to release €300m from Swiss bank account A lawyer at one of the UK’s most prestigious law firms has been accused of relaying an offer of a £1m “bribe” to police officers as part of a bizarre plot to release €300m (£274m) hidden in a Swiss bank account, according to court transcripts obtained by the Guardian.Mike Stubbs, a partner at Mishcon de Reya, allegedly told two Metropolitan police detectives that a former SAS sergeant with intelligence contacts had concocted a plan to release what were described as “CIA funds” being held in the Swiss bank for “covert&rd...
Boris Johnson says 'anti-vaxxers are nuts' Prime minister makes comments while promoting extension of free winter flu jabsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has said people opposed to vaccinations are “nuts” as he promotes an expanded programme of flu jabs that ministers hope will ease pressure on the NHS if there is a second wave of coronavirus this winter.Visiting a doctors’ surgery in London on Friday, the prime minister said to staff: “There’s all these anti-vaxxers now. They are nuts, they are nuts.” Continue reading... Go to Source
US consulate: China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move The move comes days after the US ordered China to shut its consulate in Houston, Texas. Go to Source
Hagia Sophia: Former Istanbul museum welcomes Muslim worshippers The former museum welcomes worshippers for the first time after being turned back into a mosque. Go to Source
US fighter jet challenges Iran passenger plane - Iran media Iran reports injuries after the plane changed altitude, but the US says its jet was at a safe distance. Go to Source
Sudan mass grave linked to anti-Bashir coup attempt The 28 bodies are thought to be army officers involved in a failed coup against Omar al-Bashir in 1990. Go to Source
Coronavirus: Dr Anthony Fauci throws first pitch of US baseball season The US' leading expert in infectious diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci, opens the US baseball season with a ceremonial throw. Go to Source
Sturgeon accuses Johnson of using Covid-19 as 'political weapon' First minister says no one should be ‘celebrating’ crisis as PM visits ScotlandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson was accused of using the coronavirus pandemic “as some kind of political weapon” by Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, against a backdrop of rising tension over the future of the union.Sturgeon accused the prime minster of “celebrating” the pandemic after Johnson used his first visit to Scotland since last December’s election to hammer home his message that the UK’s response to the virus exemplified the “sheer might” of the union. He claimed it would have spelled economic disaster for Scotland...
Adults over 50 and some secondary school pupils to get free flu jab Hope that vaccines will avert NHS being overwhelmed by flu season alongside a resurgent coronavirusAll adults over 50 and children in the first year of secondary school in England will be offered a free flu vaccination this autumn in a campaign to try to avoid the NHS being overwhelmed in the event of a second Covid-19 wave.In a bid to escape the nightmare scenario of a bad flu season alongside a resurgence of the coronavirus, the government has successfully secured contracts for 30 million doses of flu vaccine, double the number that were administered last year. Continue reading... Go to Source
UK efforts to penetrate Kremlin would not be shared with ISC Whitehall sources argue that criticism of Britain’s spy agencies work on Russia is unfairWhat does the UK’s Russia report say? Key points explainedBritish efforts to penetrate the Kremlin are kept so secret that they would not be shared with the intelligence and security committee (ISC), according to Whitehall sources who argue that the body’s criticism of their work on Russia is unfair.Critical intelligence would only be shared in a tight circle with the prime minister, senior ministers and officials – and not, even retrospectively, with the committee that concluded Britain’s spy agencies had “taken their eye off the ball” on Russia. Continue reading... Go to Source
Windrush campaigner Paulette Wilson dies aged 64 Wilson, who was nearly deported in 2017, delivered a petition to Downing Street last monthPaulette Wilson, a prominent Windrush campaigner who was wrongly detained and threatened with deportation by the Home Office, has died unexpectedly at the age of 64, a month after delivering a petition to Downing Street calling on the government to deliver justice to those affected by the scandal.Wilson’s daughter, Natalie Barnes, said she had found her mother on Thursday morning; she appeared to have died in her sleep. “My mum was a fighter and she was ready to fight for anyone. She was an inspiration to many people. She was my heart and my soul and I loved her to pieces,” Barnes said. Continue reading... Go to Source
European committee chairs jointly condemn China over Hong Kong Chairs of eight parliamentary foreign affairs committees say new security law infringes human rightsThe chairs of eight parliamentary foreign affairs committees from across Europe have written to the Chinese government in opposition to Hong Kong’s new security law, saying it infringes on “basic human rights” in their countries.The joint statement by the committee chairs – from countries including Germany, the UK, Belgium, Latvia, Norway and the European parliament itself – shows a network of parliamentarians is being constructed to shift European governments towards a harder stance on China’s abuse of human rights. Continue reading... Go to Source
Trump cancels Republican convention in Florida as virus soars The president says he told his team "it's not the right time" for a "big, crowded convention". Go to Source
US arrests three Chinese nationals for visa fraud The US justice department says the researchers lied about their membership of China's armed forces. Go to Source
Trump Abruptly Cancels Republican Convention in Jacksonville: ‘It’s Not the Right Time’ After forcing the convention to move from Charlotte to Jacksonville because he wanted a big celebration, President Trump called off the Florida portion, citing the health risks from the coronavirus. Go to Source
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Sports Direct may be paying less than minimum wage, investigation shows Exclusive: Undercover investigation finds staff unable to leave premises during breaksHave working conditions improved at the Sports Direct warehouse?Warehouse workers at Sports Direct, the retail chain controlled by the colourful billionaire Mike Ashley, appear to be receiving pay below the national minimum wage, according to expert analysis of a new Guardian undercover investigation.The concerns have emerged almost five years after the Guardian first exposed how the retailer was breaching minimum wage law, which resulted in workers receiving about £1m in back pay and Ashley being hauled in front of a parliamentary select committee. Continue reading... Go to Source
Face masks mandatory in shops, takeaways and stations in England from Friday Banks, post offices and airports will also be subject to new rules, government confirms Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFace coverings will be compulsory in takeaways, banks and post offices as well as shops, supermarkets, indoor shopping centres and stations in England from Friday, the government has announced.Coverings, such as cloth masks or bandanas, must be worn when buying food and drink to take away, but if sitting down and consuming their purchase in the same premises, a customer can remove their face covering in order to eat and drink there. Continue reading... Go to Source
UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space The UK says the Russian satellite launched "a projectile with the characteristics of a weapon". Go to Source
Considerable gaps remain in Brexit talks, says UK negotiator David Frost warns of prospect of no deal but insists agreement can still be reached by SeptemberBritain and EU still face “considerable gaps” in significant areas over a Brexit deal, the UK’s chief negotiator, David Frost, has said, while insisting he still believes an agreement can be reached in September.The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, in his own comments following the end of the fifth round of formal talks, appeared more downbeat, saying the UK had “not shown the same level of engagement” as the EU in trying to find solutions. Continue reading... Go to Source
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