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Hope for renters in England facing eviction due to Covid arrears

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Hope for renters in England facing eviction due to Covid arrears Announcement imminent on protections for tenants who fall behind with paymentsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRenters facing eviction after falling behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic are awaiting an imminent government announcement that could provide some with a reprieve.The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, is poised to announce new details about the scheduled lifting of the ban on evictions this weekend after councils, charities and doctors warned it could spark a wave of homelessness. Continue reading... Go to Source

Time-wasting UK makes post-Brexit deal unlikely, says Barnier

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Time-wasting UK makes post-Brexit deal unlikely, says Barnier Brussels’ chief negotiator says talks often go backwards as UK fails to grasp EU red linesMichel Barnier has accused the British government of “wasting valuable time” and making “unlikely” a post-Brexit deal between the EU and the UK.With barely two months to go until the EU-imposed deadline of late October for a deal, the EU’s chief negotiator said: “Frankly I am disappointed and I am worried.” Barnier added he was “a little surprised” because Boris Johnson had told EU leaders earlier this summer he wanted progress by July. Continue reading... Go to Source

UK coronavirus live: scramble to beat quarantine deadline; Wigan to come out of lockdown

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UK coronavirus live: scramble to beat quarantine deadline; Wigan to come out of lockdown Wigan joins two Lancashire areas also easing restrictions; Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago off safe list from 4am SaturdayShapps rejects idea of partial quarantine for countriesLockdown fears for Birmingham amid sharp rise in casesRetail sales rise above pre-Covid levelsCovid-19 drives UK national debt to £2tnCoronavirus global updates – live 12.33pm BST The online electrical goods retailer AO.com is hiring 650 staff as it anticipates “significant growth” after a surge in home shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.The company said it was recruiting for a variety of roles from software developers and a TikTok specialist to gas engineers, delivery drivers and a frid...

PC Andrew Harper: killers’ sentences to be challenged in court

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PC Andrew Harper: killers' sentences to be challenged in court Attorney general refers sentences to court of appeal under unduly lenient sentence schemeThe prison sentences handed down to the killers of PC Andrew Harper are to be challenged in court under the unduly lenient sentence scheme, the attorney general’s office has said.Henry Long, 19, was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment, while Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, both 18, were sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment for the manslaughter of Harper. Continue reading... Go to Source

Alexei Navalny doctors refuse to let Putin critic leave Russia

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Alexei Navalny doctors refuse to let Putin critic leave Russia Opposition leader’s aide had urged hospital authorities not to interfere in efforts to take him out of the country for treatmentDoctors treating Alexei Navalny for a suspected poisoning have refused to release him for evacuation to a clinic abroad, sparking a standoff with his family and aides who say the Kremlin critic’s life is in danger in Russia.The hospital’s decision was announced just an hour before a plane was due to arrive to evacuate Navalny to Berlin’s Charité hospital. Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk, after collapsing on a flight on Thursday. Continue reading... Go to Source

Biden vows to end ‘season of darkness’ as he accepts Democratic presidential nomination

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Biden vows to end 'season of darkness' as he accepts Democratic presidential nomination Biden says election is a battle for the soul of the nation and accuses Trump of having ‘failed in the most basic duty to the nation’Joe Biden vowed to unite a deeply divided America and lead the country to “overcome this season of darkness” as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday evening, a long-sought moment that came more than 30 years after he first ran for president. Related: Biden gives the acceptance speech he's been waiting decades to deliver Continue reading... Go to Source

Alexei Navalny: a muckraking irritant to powerful Russians

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Alexei Navalny: a muckraking irritant to powerful Russians The opposition leader who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning is known for his blockbuster investigationsAlexei Navalny: plane leaves Germany to transport Putin critic after suspected poisoningAlexei Navalny has had a target on his back for years.The Russian opposition leader had irritated some of Russia’s most powerful men with his slick YouTube investigations into the industrial-scale corruption that he says has proliferated under Vladimir Putin. Continue reading... Go to Source

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, now ‘de facto second in command’

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Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's Kim Jong-un, now 'de facto second in command' Ruler cedes some powers to sibling, according to Seoul, who will be responsible for relations with US and South KoreaThe influential younger sister of the North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-un, has become his de facto second-in-command with responsibility for relations with South Korea and the US, according to Seoul’s spy agency.In what is beginning to resemble a sibling dictatorship, Kim Yo-jong is helping to run the regime with the blessing of her brother, according to Ha Tae-keung, a South Korean MP who sits on the national assembly’s intelligence committee. Continue reading... Go to Source

Schools consider appeals against GCSE grades that are too high

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Schools consider appeals against GCSE grades that are too high Exams fiasco continues as heads fear results raised by algorithm set pupils up to failHeadteachers are considering challenging unusually high GCSE results, accusing the algorithm of injecting grade inflation as pupils round the country celebrate and the government’s exams fiasco continues to snowball.Heads in England reported bizarre anomalies as record results were published, with pupils unexpectedly upgraded beyond their school-assessed grade, raising fears they could subsequently end up on unsuitable courses which could set them up for failure. Continue reading... Go to Source

Lockdown fears for Birmingham amid sharp rise in UK coronavirus cases

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Lockdown fears for Birmingham amid sharp rise in UK coronavirus cases City sees ‘extremely concerning’ rise to 30 cases per 100,000 as positive tests in Britain hit highest level since mid-JuneCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePolice and officials in Birmingham have warned the public to act now to avert a city-wide lockdown as the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in England rose 27% in a week, hitting its highest level since mid-June.The UK’s second city, which has a population of more than 1 million, has seen a rise to 30 cases per 100,000 up from 22.4 the week before and 12 at the start of the month, its director of public health said. Continue reading... Go to Source
Kim Jong Un reportedly hands part of his power to sister Kim Yo Jong | New York Post

Kim Jong Un reportedly hands part of his power to sister Kim Yo Jong | New York Post

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http://youtu.be/dNXqXjntlFk Kim Jong Un has delegated part of his authority to his younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, to help him cope with his mounting stress in leading North Korea, according to South Korea’s spy agency. #KimJongUn #KimYoJong The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon indicted on fraud charges | New York Post

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon indicted on fraud charges | New York Post

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http://youtu.be/r5pGrw81LZA Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been indicted on charges he defrauded donors to a $25 million campaign to build a border wall, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Thursday. #SteveBannon The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

Steve Bannon arrested and charged with fraud over border wall campaign

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Steve Bannon arrested and charged with fraud over border wall campaign Bannon and three others allegedly defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with ‘We Build the Wall’Former Trump campaign manager Steve Bannon was arrested on Thursday for his alleged role in skimming donations from “We Build the Wall”, an online fundraising campaign for the US president’s controversial border wall with Mexico, officials in New York said. Related: Steve Bannon indicted by federal prosecutors, charged with defrauding ‘We Build the Wall’ donors – live Continue reading... Go to Source

Drowned Sudanese refugee identified as Abdulfatah Hamdallah

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Drowned Sudanese refugee identified as Abdulfatah Hamdallah Man known as Wajdi believed to have made Channel crossing after asylum refused in FranceThe Sudanese refugee who drowned while trying to cross the Channel using a dinghy, and shovels for oars, has been identified by multiple sources as Abdulfatah Hamdallah.Hamdallah, who was also known as Wajdi, is understood to have had his claim for asylum in France refused recently, and decided to risk the dangerous journey across the strait of Dover for a better life than the “horror” he used to live in, said sources including family members. Continue reading... Go to Source

English universities to honour admission offers ‘where possible’

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English universities to honour admission offers 'where possible' Government to lift cap on student numbers for some courses and provide extra fundingUniversities in England have pledged to honour as many offers of places to students as possible this year, after an agreement with the government offered extra funding to avert further chaos in admissions.The deal will see the government lift its cap on the number of students taking medicine, dentistry, teaching and veterinary courses in England this year and next year, while promising extra funding for other high-cost subjects. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus cases in England increase by 27% in a week

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Coronavirus cases in England increase by 27% in a week Number of people testing positive hits highest level since mid-June despite fall in testsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOfficials in the UK’s second city have called on the public to do all they can to avoid a second lockdown as the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in England rose by 27% in a single week, hitting its highest level since mid-June.Between 6 August and 12 August, 6,616 people tested positive for the virus even though testing dipped by 2% – staying broadly steady at about 1.2m, which is half the weekly capacity of almost 2.4m tests.In an indication that the NHS may be again facing an increased demand from people with Covid-19, it was the first time there ha...
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