Coronavirus clouds US 4 July Independence Day events
Coronavirus clouds US 4 July Independence Day events
Beaches are closed and fireworks cancelled as the US scales back 4 July amid surging Covid cases.
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Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise
Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise
Nine housing estate blocks in the Australian city are locked down amid a “new phase of the pandemic”.
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Japan flooding: Many feared dead in flooded care home
Japan flooding: Many feared dead in flooded care home
Fifteen people are believed dead and nine are missing on the island of Kyushu amid devastating rains.
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Coronavirus Spain: Catalonia locks down area of 210,000 people
Coronavirus Spain: Catalonia locks down area of 210,000 people
The Spanish region re-imposes restrictions on an area west of Barcelona after a surge in infections.
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UK coronavirus live: pubs and hair salons reopen in England as lockdown eases – latest updates
UK coronavirus live: pubs and hair salons reopen in England as lockdown eases - latest updates
Follow all the day’s coronavirus news as the easing of lockdown measures in England also reopens restaurants, theme parks, galleries, hotels, cinemas and bingo hallsLet’s not blow it,’ says Boris Johnson on eve of English pubs reopeningCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.34pm BSTHere’s a rather amusing report from Press Association on pubs reopening in Chester:Drinkers have enjoyed their first post-lockdown pints as pubs reopened in Chester but remained shuttered just a few miles away over the border in Wales. 12.30pm BSTFootage has emerged of police officers being attacked as they broke up a music event in White City, London l...
Ghislaine Maxwell will not say anything about Prince Andrew, says friend
Ghislaine Maxwell will not say anything about Prince Andrew, says friend
Laura Goldman says she expects Maxwell to seek plea deal over charges relating to exploitation of young girlsGhislaine Maxwell would never say anything about the Duke of York’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, according to one of her friends.Maxwell appeared in court in the US on Thursday accused of helping disgraced financier Epstein “identify, befriend and groom” multiple girls, including one as young as 14. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus live news: 53,000 more cases in US as WHO gives new virus timeline
Coronavirus live news: 53,000 more cases in US as WHO gives new virus timeline
Fourth of July holiday weekend starts 53,000 new cases on Friday; WHO changes timeline of how it was alerted to virus; UK prepares for reopening of pubs. Follow all the developments liveWhat we’re learning about Covid as US states open upHow Victoria’s outbreak divided AustraliaScotland and Wales attack UK government’s shambolic travel changes 6.49am BSTI am handing over the blog to my esteemed colleague Calla Wahlquist now.We will have an update on the numbers from Victoria at 4pm, and then a national press conference at 4.30pm. 6.15am BSTWe still have yet to have a reported case of an unknown close contact identified through Australia’s Covidsafe contact tracing app, despite about ...
Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr’s girlfriend, tests positive for Covid-19
Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr's girlfriend, tests positive for Covid-19
Ex-Fox News presenter is key fundraiser for Trump re-election campaign and latest of president’s circle to contract the diseaseUS records highest daily increase in coronavirus casesThe girlfriend of Donald Trump Jnr, the US president’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, US media have reported.Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is a former Fox News television personality and a senior fundraiser for Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, is just the latest person in Trump’s inner circle to contract the potentially deadly virus. The news also comes as the US is experiencing a huge spike in coronavirus cases and amid withering criticism of Trump’s response to the crisis. Continue...
US under siege from ‘far-left fascism’, says Trump in Mount Rushmore speech
US under siege from 'far-left fascism', says Trump in Mount Rushmore speech
US president enflames national tensions with attack on ‘leftwing revolution’ and plan for national memorial of statues of ‘American heroes’Standing beneath Mount Rushmore on the eve of American independence day, Donald Trump staged a defiant celebration of what critics say is white identity politics and warned the nation’s history is under siege from “far-left fascism”.The US president defended the symbolism of statues and monuments before a packed crowd at an event that revelled in political incorrectness calculated to enflame the country’s current divisions and enrage liberal critics. There were few face masks and even fewer people of color on stage or in the sta...
Trump Uses Mount Rushmore Speech to Deliver Divisive Culture War Message
Trump Uses Mount Rushmore Speech to Deliver Divisive Culture War Message
Down in the polls and failing to control a raging pandemic, the president cast himself as waging battle against a “new far-left fascism” that imperils American values and seeks to erase history.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle, Top Fund-Raising Official for Trump Campaign, Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Kimberly Guilfoyle, Top Fund-Raising Official for Trump Campaign, Tests Positive for Coronavirus
She is the third person in proximity of President Trump known to have contracted the virus.
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‘Let’s not blow it,’ says Boris Johnson on eve of English pubs reopening
'Let's not blow it,' says Boris Johnson on eve of English pubs reopening
PM gives Downing Street press conference as lockdown measures are eased againCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has implored people to behave responsibly and safely as England’s chief medical officer admitted Saturday’s easing of the lockdown left the country treading a narrow path with serious risks “on either side”.In a press conference on the eve of changes that will allow restaurants, pubs and bars to reopen for the first time since March, the prime minister insisted “we are not out of the woods yet”. Continue reading...
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Mount Rushmore: Trump to host 4 July event despite virus concerns
Mount Rushmore: Trump to host 4 July event despite virus concerns
The president promises a tremendous 3 July, but critics fear the event is risky as virus cases rise.
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Edouard Philippe: France’s former PM faces probe into Covid-19 response
Edouard Philippe: France's former PM faces probe into Covid-19 response
Hours after Philippe's resignation, an inquiry is launched into the government's handling of Covid-19.
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Coronavirus: Brazil’s Bolsonaro waters down law requiring face masks
Coronavirus: Brazil's Bolsonaro waters down law requiring face masks
Brazil's president vetoes articles making masks obligatory in shops, churches and schools.
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UK coronavirus live: Chris Whitty warns people to distance despite English lockdown easing or risk a second wave
UK coronavirus live: Chris Whitty warns people to distance despite English lockdown easing or risk a second wave
Boris Johnson says local outbreaks will be feature of our lives for some time; official UK death toll rises by 137, government publishes list of 59 countries whose travellers won’t have to quarantine in EnglandPM criticised for latest cricket declarationIs coronavirus really in retreat in the UK?Hug, bump – or wave? How to behave as lockdown easesGlobal coronavirus updates – live 6.51pm BSTThat’s it from me on the UK side. Thank you to everybody who has been in touch throughout the day to keep me company and to share tips. Related: Coronavirus live news: Miami-Dade mayor imposes indefinite nightly curfew; South Africa cases surge 6.48pm BSTAt the brie...
Hong Kong activist Nathan Law: ‘I don’t know when I’ll go back’
Hong Kong activist Nathan Law: 'I don't know when I'll go back'
The pro-democracy politician, continuing the fight from abroad, says the international front is keyThree years ago, Nathan Law was jailed for several months over his role in pro-democracy “umbrella movement” protests in Hong Kong. But even in prison, he never imagined he would consider fleeing his home.China’s decision to bring in a sweeping national security law that has criminalised many forms of peaceful protest in Hong Kong and carries penalties of up to life in prison changed that overnight. Continue reading...
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Prince Andrew’s silence is a ‘torture test’ for Epstein’s alleged victims, says lawyer
Prince Andrew's silence is a 'torture test' for Epstein's alleged victims, says lawyer
Pressure grows on Duke of York to ‘speak up’ after the arrest of his friend Ghislaine MaxwellThe Duke of York was accused of subjecting alleged victims of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to a “torture test” by his silence as lawyers for the women increased the pressure following the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell.As Maxwell, 58, remained in custody on charges of facilitating former boyfriend Epstein’s sexual exploitation of underage girls, lawyers for multiple women demanded Prince Andrew “be a man”, “speak up” and stop “deliberately avoiding” US authorities. Continue reading...
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National Theatre tells 400 casual staff they will lose their jobs
National Theatre tells 400 casual staff they will lose their jobs
Front of house and backstage teams told by email they will only be paid until the end of August as Covid-19 crisis forces more job lossesThe National Theatre has told its 400-strong team of casual staff that they will lose their jobs in a move it said was unavoidable as the Covid-19 crisis continues to force job losses across the British theatre landscape.The NT said that it will still be “many months before it will be possible to perform to audiences at usual capacities” and as a result job losses are unavoidable. Continue reading...
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Vogue Portugal under fire for mental health cover in ‘very bad taste’
Vogue Portugal under fire for mental health cover in 'very bad taste'
Front of magazine’s ‘Madness’ issue attacked as attempt to glamorise mental illnessVogue Portugal has been criticised for insensitive treatment of mental health on one of its latest magazine covers.The image – one of four covers created for its July/August “Madness” issue – features model Simona Kirchnerova crouched in a bath flanked by two nurses, with one pouring water over her head. The cover has been criticised both for attempting to glamorise mental illness and for the use of the outdated term “madness”. Continue reading...
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Zheng Yanxiong: China appoints hard-line Hong Kong security chief
Zheng Yanxiong: China appoints hard-line Hong Kong security chief
Zheng Yanxiong is best known for a crackdown on protesters over a land dispute in 2011.
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Khashoggi murder: Turkish absentia trial of 20 Saudis opens
Khashoggi murder: Turkish absentia trial of 20 Saudis opens
Two ex-aides of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are among 20 on trial in absentia for the killing.
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France’s Macron picks Jean Castex as PM after Philippe resigns
France's Macron picks Jean Castex as PM after Philippe resigns
The French president moves swiftly to replace Edouard Philippe with a mayor from the south.
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Redskins sponsor, FedEx, urges team to rebrand
Redskins sponsor, FedEx, urges team to rebrand
FedEx has told the Washington DC-based American football team to change its controversial name.
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Jeffrey Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell charged in US
Jeffrey Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell charged in US
She is accused of grooming underage girls for the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and lying about it.
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Live Coronavirus Updates: U.S. Leaders Change Course
Live Coronavirus Updates: U.S. Leaders Change Course
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas ordered most state residents to wear masks in public, after opposing local officials’ efforts to require them. Britain’s prime minister urged restraint when pubs reopen this weekend.
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A Problem for College in the Fall: Reluctant Professors
A Problem for College in the Fall: Reluctant Professors
Most universities plan to bring students back to campus. But many of their teachers are scared to join them.
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For This Fourth of July, Officials Say Celebrate Freedom by Staying Home
For This Fourth of July, Officials Say Celebrate Freedom by Staying Home
As the nation staggers toward a holiday weekend during the coronavirus pandemic, health officials are pleading with residents to not make a bad situation worse.
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A Nostalgic Look at Independence Days of Yesteryear
A Nostalgic Look at Independence Days of Yesteryear
Viewed now in the midst of a pandemic, these archival Fourth of July photographs — showing large crowds, close contact and communal celebrations — elicit an added measure of nostalgia.
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‘Sitting on Millions of Dollars’ and Dying to Blow It: Not This July 4
‘Sitting on Millions of Dollars’ and Dying to Blow It: Not This July 4
As many as 80 percent of the holiday fireworks displays in large cities and small towns have been canceled because of the pandemic.
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