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Top lawyers slam Suella Braverman for wrecking UK’s reputation Attorney general faces fury of Bar Council as revolt over internal market bill spreadsThe attorney general, Suella Braverman, was on Saturday accused of sacrificing the UK’s reputation, sidelining legal advisers and bypassing the ministerial code during an extraordinary confrontation with some of the country’s top lawyers.During the annual general meeting of the Bar Council, the professional association for barristers, Braverman was asked how Britain could retain “a shred of credibility” in imploring other countries to follow international law after revealing its own willingness to breach agreements. Continue reading... Go to Source

Trump uses Fox News interview to accuse Biden of taking drugs President makes unsubstantiated claim in Saturday broadcastRage: Will Bob Woodward’s tapes bring down Donald Trump?Fox News will broadcast an interview on Saturday night in which Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden of taking performance-enhancing drugs. Related: Trump ally who sought to change CDC Covid reports claims he was fighting 'deep state' Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus live news: France cases top 10,000 in one day; Victoria records 41 new infections Cases also rising in England and Scotland as Europe outbreak worsens; seven more deaths in worst-hit Australian state; Oxford University vaccine trials to resume. Follow developments liveOxford University resumes Covid-19 vaccine trialsTrump ally who tried to change Covid reports was ‘fighting deep state’‘World-leadingly bad’: the week Covid resurged in the UK 12.45am BST Still in Victoria, here is the link to the News Corp story I mentioned a couple of posts ago about a woman being “ripped out” of her car by police at a checkpoint.It comes after the state premier, Daniel Andrews, said police checkpoints on key roads out of Melbourne could be bolstered to ensure that people are not leaving the ...

Frances McDormand feature Nomadland wins the Golden Lion at Venice film festival Drama featuring McDormand as a retiree forced on the road after the 2008 recession takes top honours on the Lido, while Vanessa Kirby is named best actressChloe Zhao’s Nomadland, a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand, won the Golden Lion for best film on Saturday at a slimmed-down Venice film festival, which was held against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.Zhao and McDormand appeared by video from the United States to accept the award, as en virus-related travel restrictions made reaching the Lido in the Italian lagoon city difficult if not impossible for many Hollywood filmmakers and actors. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: UK records nearly 3,500 new cases; Oxford University vaccine trials resume - live updates India racks up another 97,570 infections; police disperse demonstrators in Victoria; Brazil deaths climb past 130,000. Follow all the developmentsCovid-19 vaccine gamble: where bets have been placed and why‘World-leadingly bad’: the week Covid resurged in the UKPassengers furious at airlines over voucher policyBob Woodward rejects criticism he sat on Trump ‘deadly’ virus remarks 6.23pm BST Although most of California is still in lockdown, officials are starting to see signs of hope as new cases and hospitalisations drop, the Los Angeles Times reports.America’s most populous state still has the most cases in the country, but when adjusting for population, other states such as Florida, A...

UK move to classify Extinction Rebellion 'organised crime group' comes under fire Letter signed by 150 public figures hits back at move to scapegoat protestersStephen Fry, Mark Rylance and a former Archbishop of Canterbury are among 150 public figures to hit back at government moves to classify the climate protesters of Extinction Rebellion as an “organised crime group”. In a letter to be published in the Observer on Sunday, XR is described as “a group of people who are holding the powerful to account” – who should not become targets of “vitriol and anti-democratic posturing”.It comes in response to the prime minister and home secretary’s reported move to review how the group is classified in law after it disrupted the distribution of four national newspapers, including the Sun and the ...

Oregon fires burn as officials fear 'mass fatality incident' Dozens still missing and tens of thousands forced to fleeLighter winds and rising humidity help firefighters’ effortsLighter winds and rising humidity overnight helped efforts to battle massive wildfires in Oregon that have taken lives, destroyed property and burned a million acres. Related: 'I've never been so afraid': Oregon fire evacuees face unrecognizable landscape Continue reading... Go to Source

Black Lives Matter activists call for Met commissioner to step down Demonstrators outside New Scotland Yard say Cressida Dick has failed to acknowledge racism in the forceThe Metropolitan police commissioner is facing calls to step down from Black Lives Matter activists who say Cressida Dick has “failed to acknowledge” racism within the force.Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside New Scotland Yard on Saturday to denounce the “over-policing of black communities” through tactics including stop and search and police use of stun guns. Continue reading... Go to Source