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UK coronavirus live: holidaymakers’ plans in disarray after Spain quarantine imposed

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UK coronavirus live: holidaymakers' plans in disarray after Spain quarantine imposed Growing concern more travel plans could be thrown into chaos in coming weeks with sudden changes to restrictions Quarantine for travellers from Spain is blunt tool, says LabourUK could impose more ‘handbrake restrictions’ on arrivals beyond SpainUK-Spain flights and holidays: what are your rights?Earlier lockdown ‘would have saved lives of London bus drivers’Coronavirus: latest global updates 12.19pm BST More than a quarter of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) NHS staff are still waiting for a risk assessment for Covid-19, data suggests. Figures seen by the Health Service Journal (HSJ) suggest 73% of BAME staff had had a risk assessment in England by 17 July, but in some ho...
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Earlier lockdown would have saved lives of London bus drivers, says report

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Earlier lockdown would have saved lives of London bus drivers, says report Male bus drivers in capital were 3.5 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than men in other jobsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageImposing an earlier lockdown in England would have saved lives, according to a report into the high death rate of London bus drivers in the pandemic by a leading expert on health and social inequalities.Male London bus drivers aged 20 to 65 were 3.5 times more likely to die from Covid-19 between March and May than men in other occupations across England and Wales, says Sir Michael Marmot. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Jul272020 by adminNo Comments

Chief rabbi accuses Facebook and Twitter of complicity in antisemitism

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Chief rabbi accuses Facebook and Twitter of complicity in antisemitism Ephraim Mirvis joins 48-hour boycott after grime musician Wiley’s tiradeThe UK’s chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, has accused Facebook and Twitter of complicity in antisemitism through inaction as he urged both platforms do more to tackle hate speech after last week’s antisemitic tirade from the grime musician Wiley.In a letter to the technology companies’ chief executives, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, Mirvis said “the woeful lack of responsible leadership from companies including Twitter and Facebook … cannot be allowed to stand. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Boris Johnson: obesity drive will not be ‘bossy or nannying’

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Boris Johnson: obesity drive will not be 'bossy or nannying' Campaigners welcome plans but there is scepticism about how effective they will proveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has formally launched the government’s efforts to reduce obesity levels in the UK by saying it will be supportive rather than “excessively bossy or nannying”, amid some scepticism about how effective the plan will prove.While new measures will include bans on junk food advertising, there is no proposal to extend the earlier tax on sugary drinks to other products, including foods. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Jul262020 by adminNo Comments

Over-40s to pay more tax under plans to fix UK social care crisis

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Over-40s to pay more tax under plans to fix UK social care crisis Exclusive: Matt Hancock is advocate of plan to raise tax to cover cost of care in later lifeEveryone over 40 would start contributing towards the cost of care in later life under radical plans being studied by ministers to finally end the crisis in social care, the Guardian can reveal.Under the plan over-40s would have to pay more in tax or national insurance, or be compelled to insure themselves against hefty bills for care when they are older. The money raised would then be used to pay for the help that frail elderly people need with washing, dressing and other activities if still at home, or to cover their stay in a care home. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Jul262020 by adminNo Comments

Council of Europe ‘alarmed’ at Poland’s plans to leave domestic violence treaty

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Council of Europe 'alarmed' at Poland's plans to leave domestic violence treaty Rights body condemns move to withdraw from treaty aimed at stopping violence against womenThe Council of Europe has said it is alarmed that Poland’s rightwing government is moving to withdraw from a landmark international treaty aimed at preventing violence against women.Poland’s justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, said on Saturday that he would begin preparing the formal process to withdraw from the Istanbul convention on Monday. The treaty is the world’s first binding instrument to prevent and tackle violence against women, from marital rape to female genital mutilation. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Jul262020 by adminNo Comments

Raab defends 14-day quarantine for travellers returning from Spain

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Raab defends 14-day quarantine for travellers returning from Spain The foreign secretary said while the decision was disruptive for holidaymakers, the government could not risk a second lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said the government will not apologise for its snap decision to order tourists returning from Spain to quarantine, saying further spread could risk another lockdown in the UK.Raab said the government had to take “swift, decisive action” when the data from Spain showed a surge in infections right across the country. Overnight, the UK imposed snap new restrictions on holidaymakers returning from Spain on Saturday night, meaning those who return must quarantine for two weeks. Contin...
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Jul262020 by adminNo Comments

Grenfell families want inquiry to look at role of ‘race and class’ in tragedy

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Grenfell families want inquiry to look at role of 'race and class' in tragedy Campaigners accuse Kensington council of ‘contemptuous disregard’ in decisions that led up to the fireThe Grenfell Tower fire inquiry must include a separate investigation into how “race and class” contributed to the tragedy, according to a group supporting more than a third of the deceased.The organisation, which represents 28 of the 72 individuals who died in the fire, submitted a statement on 21 July to the inquiry chairman, judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick, to request that an extra module be added to the inquiry to examine if the cost-cutting measures that helped spread the fire would have been sanctioned “if the tower block was in an affluent part of the city for an affluent white...
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Jul262020 by adminNo Comments

49% of voters believe Kremlin interfered in Brexit referendum

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49% of voters believe Kremlin interfered in Brexit referendum Opinium poll for the Observer also reveals 47% of public think Putin’s government affected UK’s 2019 general election Almost half the British public believes the Russian government interfered in the EU referendum and last year’s general election, according to a poll. The latest Opinium poll for the Observer found that 49% of voters think there was Russian interference in the Brexit referendum, with 23% disagreeing. Some 47% believed Russia interfered in the December general election.The poll findings come after the long-awaited publication of the report into Russian interference by parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee last week. It found that the government had not attempted to investigate ...
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Anxious middle-classes look to private schools after coronavirus disruption

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Anxious middle-classes look to private schools after coronavirus disruption Exodus will create an even larger divide between affluent and disadvantaged pupilsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIncreasing numbers of middle-class parents are planning to desert state schools this coming September, over anxieties their children have “fallen behind” private school pupils during lockdown and growing fears about the threat of further disruption to state education next year.The Independent Schools Association told the Observer that it has noticed an upsurge in the number of what it describes as “high-aspirational, worried” parents of state school pupils looking for private school places in September, while the Independent Association of Pre...
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Jul262020 by adminNo Comments

Harry angry at William’s ‘snobbish’ advice about Meghan, book claims

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Harry angry at William's 'snobbish' advice about Meghan, book claims Prince William said to have feared brother was ‘blindsided’ by lust in his haste to marryThe royal rift that led to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex leaving Britain and stepping back from royal duties began after Prince William feared his brother had been “blindsided” by lust in his haste to marry Meghan Markle, a new book claims.Harry was offended by William’s advice to “take as much time as you need to get to know this girl”, causing tension between the two that finally led to “Megxit” , according to the authors of Finding Freedom. Continue reading... Go to Source
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