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Pubs and restaurants across England to be forced to shut at 10pm Boris Johnson to set out limited nationwide coronavirus restrictions on TuesdayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePubs, bars and restaurants in England will have to shut by 10pm from Thursday under new nationwide restrictions to halt an “exponential” rise in coronavirus cases.Police have also been handed powers to issue £1,000 fines and make arrests to enforce 2 metre social distancing in pubs and restaurants, the Guardian has learned. Boris Johnson is expected to make an address to the nation on Tuesday setting out the new measures. Continue reading... Go to Source

Keir Starmer to urge 'red wall' voters to take another look at Labour Leader’s online conference speech to strike patriotic tone, saying: ‘We love this country’Keir Starmer is to appeal directly to “red wall” voters who abandoned the party last year to “take another look at Labour”, telling them his party loves Britain and is under new leadership.Speaking from Doncaster, South Yorkshire on Tuesday at the online event replacing Labour’s annual conference, Starmer will stress a change in approach for Labour since he succeeded Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading... Go to Source

MPs urged to do unconscious bias training as dozens of Tories set to reject it Anti-racism campaigner Simon Woolley ‘appalled’ that anyone would say no to Commons’ pilot schemeEvery parliamentarian should undertake unconscious bias training if asked so they can be better at their jobs, according to a leading anti-racism campaigner who spoke out after it emerged up to 40 Tory MPs are expected to refuse to take part in classes.Simon Woolley, a crossbench peer who founded Operation Black Vote and formerly chaired the government race disparity unit’s advisory group, said he was “appalled” that any MP would say no to the training being piloted in the Commons. Continue reading... Go to Source

Leaks show Chelsea owner Abramovich funded Israeli settler group Russian oligarch’s firms donated £74m to Elad, who are accused of trying to seize Palestinian neighbourhoodsCompanies controlled by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich donated tens of millions of pounds to a highly controversial Israeli settler group accused of displacing Palestinian families from Jerusalem, according to leaked documents seen by BBC News Arabic.The billionaire Russian oligarch, who was granted Israeli citizenship in 2018, has been an avid philanthropist in Israel, donating huge sums to research and development projects and investing in local firms. Continue reading... Go to Source

Italian airport quashes claims of secret Boris Johnson trip President of Perugia airport contradicts press reports that PM visited on 11 SeptemberCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn Italian airport has quashed reports the prime minister landed there to make a secretive trip to the country less than a fortnight ago, a claim described by Downing Street as “completely untrue”. Related: From scandal to PR cock-up: how the Boris Johnson Perugia mystery unravelled Continue reading... Go to Source