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UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson says 'second wave coming in' and warns measures may be intensified PM warns it is ‘inevitable’ coronavirus will hit UK again; R number increases to between 1.1 and 1.4; 4,322 new cases recordedStricter restrictions imposed in Lancashire, Merseyside and Warrington‘Circuit break’ plans for England to prevent new lockdownTest and trace: how does UK compare with other countries?London New Year’s Eve fireworks cancelled, says Sadiq KhanGlobal coronavirus updates – live 6.46pm BST That’s it from the UK blog for today. But you can follow our global coronavirus blog here - Related: Coronavirus live news: Iran in grip of 'third wave' of pandemic; Covid-related deaths in France on the rise 6.44pm BST Continue reading... Go to Source

Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over 'lamentable' Brexit bill Exclusive: Prominent human rights lawyer writes to foreign secretary with stinging denunciationAmal Clooney, the high-profile human rights lawyer, has resigned from her position as the UK’s special envoy on media freedom in protest at the government’s intention to breach international law through the internal market bill.In a stinging denunciation of Boris Johnson’s threat to override Britain’s international treaty obligations in the EU withdrawal agreement, the barrister described the government’s actions as “lamentable”. Continue reading... Go to Source

'Hail, gallant woman': Amy Dorris praised for coming forward with Trump assault allegation Fellow accuser E Jean Carroll leads chorus of voices supporting former modelA prominent American former magazine columnist who accused Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s has joined a chorus of voices supporting the latest woman to accuse Trump of sexually assaulting her, Amy Dorris.Dorris, a former model and actor, said in a Guardian interview published on Thursday that Trump had forced his tongue down her throat and groped her at the 1997 US Open. Continue reading... Go to Source

UK government faces legal action over 'moonshot' Covid testing project Good Law Project says plans ignore scientific evidence and break value-for-money rulesThe UK government is facing legal action over Boris Johnson’s “moonshot” project, which could involve up to £100bn being spent on an attempt to increase Covid-19 testing capacity to 10m per day.The health secretary, Matt Hancock, and the minister for the Cabinet Office, Michael Gove, are named in a case that alleges the project, as described in leaked papers, is unlawful because it ignores scientific evidence, involves potentially huge private contracts that may not have been tendered and breaks the government’s own value-for-money rules. Continue reading... Go to Source

The Queen strips disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein of CBE The jailed former movie mogul is removed from the roll of honour of the award given to him in 2004Harvey Weinstein has been stripped of his CBE. The former movie mogul, 68, was granted an honorary CBE, for his contribution to the British film industry, in 2004. He is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York after being convicted of rape in February.A notice in the Gazette, the UK’s official public record, said: “The Queen has directed that the appointment of Harvey Weinstein to be an Honorary Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated January 19 2004, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order.” Continue readi...

Stricter Covid restrictions imposed in Lancashire, Merseyside and Warrington Measures from Tuesday include ban on mixing with other families and nightlife curfewCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of people across north-west England and Yorkshire will be banned from mixing with other families under tougher restrictions announced to control the spread of coronavirus.The measures, which will come into force on Tuesday, will prohibit residents in Lancashire, Merseyside, Warrington, West Yorkshire, Halton in Cheshire, and Wolverhampton in the West Midlands from meeting others outside their support bubbles and include a 10pm curfew on nightlife. Blackpool is the only area in the county to be exempted from the restrictions. Continue reading... Go to Source...