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Germany attack: far-right gunman kills 10 in Hanau Police say suspect who killed nine people at two shisha bars then killed his mother and himself at home A gunman has killed nine people in two apparently racially motivated shootings at shisha bars and one at his home in the German town of Hanau, police have said.The suspect then killed himself, according to police, after also killing his mother at his home. Continue reading... Go to Source

Tony Blair: only a complete renewal of Labour will do Former PM says party has failed too often in elections and must ‘redefine what radical means’Tony Blair says “nothing less than born again head-to-toe renewal will do” for Labour, as members decide who will be the next leader of the party.The former prime minister – who led Labour from 1994 to 2007 – warned the party needed to have the “mentality of government” and “redefine what radical means” in a speech to mark the 120th anniversary of the founding of the Labour party. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: South Korean city faces 'unprecedented crisis' after spike in cases – latest news Mayor of Daegu orders shutdown of all kindergartens and public libraries while two Japanese passengers from stricken Diamond Princess ship die Share your experiences 11.32am GMTBritish Airways have announced a further round of flight cancellations. A spokesperson for the airline said: “In line with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s continued advice against all but essential travel to mainland China, we are cancelling flights to and from Beijing and Shanghai until April 17 2020. We continue to fly to and from Hong Kong. We will keep the situation under review.”The company said they would be contacting customers on cancelled flights to discuss their travel options, which i...

Julie Walters reveals bowel cancer diagnosis Dame Julie Walters said she has been given the all-clear after finding tumours 18 months agoDame Julie Walters has revealed that she was diagnosed with bowel cancer. The Mamma Mia! and Billy Elliot star’s condition was discovered 18 months ago when doctors found two primary tumours in her large intestine.The 69-year-old told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show that, following chemotherapy, she had been given the all-clear. Continue reading... Go to Source

Bloomberg roundly attacked by rivals in fiercest Democratic debate so far Billionaire’s record on policing and discrimination condemnedCentrists Buttigieg and Klobuchar rip into each otherWarren gives spirited display and likens Bloomberg to TrumpThe top six Democratic presidential candidates faced off in Las Vegas on Wednesday in the most combative debate of the election and days before the high-stakes caucuses in Nevada. Related: Democrats launch into attacks on Mike Bloomberg as Nevada debate begins – live Continue reading... Go to Source

Germany shooting: 11 dead after attacks on shisha bars in Hanau Suspect and one other person found dead after nine killed in attacks earlier on two cafes 25km east of FrankfurtAt least 11 people have been killed and others seriously injured after two shootings at shisha bars in the German town of Hanau, according to local police. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: two Japanese passengers from Diamond Princess have died, reports say – latest news Fatalities from cruise ship are believed to be a man and a woman in their 80s, as infections in China drop. Follow the latests news and live updates 5.41am GMTThe Global Times is reporting that Beijing has postponed some student exams that were due to be held in March. Beijing has postponed exams due in March, including some college entrance tests and high school recruitments, because of the #COVID19 outbreak, Beijing Education Examinations Authority announced Thursday. pic.twitter.com/xhkbkVzM0j 5.38am GMTChina’s state-run media says small- and medium-sized enterprises may lay off 30% of staff because of the coronavirus. #China’s small- and medium-sized enterprises, #SMEs may lay...

Sabisky row: Dominic Cummings criticised over 'designer babies' post PM’s aide dragged further into row over decision to hire adviser with eugenicist viewsBoris Johnson’s senior aide Dominic Cummings has been dragged further into the row over No 10’s decision to hire an adviser with eugenicist views after it emerged that he suggested in his own writings that the NHS should cover the cost of selecting babies to have higher IQs.In a blogpost covering his views on the future of “designer babies”, Cummings said he believed rich would-be parents would inevitably select embryos with “the highest prediction for IQ” and floated the idea that “a national health system should fund everybody to do this” to avoid an unfair advantage for the weal...

Hanau shooting: eight feared dead in attack on shisha bar in German town – reports Police in Germany say suspects still are large after two shootings in town near FrankfurtAt least eight people have been killed and five others seriously injured in two shootings in the German town of Hanau, according to local police. Continue reading... Go to Source

Donald Trump 'offered Julian Assange a pardon if he denied Russia link to hack' WikiLeaks published emails damaging to Hillary Clinton in 2016Offer claim made at WikiLeaks founder’s extradition hearingDonald Trump offered Julian Assange a pardon if he would say Russia was not involved in leaking Democratic party emails, a court in London has been told.The extraordinary claim was made at Westminster magistrates court before the opening next week of Assange’s legal battle to block attempts to extradite him to the US. Continue reading... Go to Source

Immigration: firms will need to train more UK workers, says Priti Patel ‘Economically inactive’ Britons could do jobs in sectors where there are shortages under new system, home secretary saysCompanies will need to train more British workers to fill vacancies when the new immigration system kicks in requiring foreign workers to have qualifications and the ability to speak English, Priti Patel, the home secretary, has said.In a round of television and radio interviews, she said 8 million people between the ages of 16 and 64 were “economically inactive” and could be given the skills to do jobs in sectors where there were shortages as a result of the new points-based system. Continue reading... Go to Source

Boeing 737 Max: debris found in fuel tanks of grounded planes ‘Absolutely unacceptable’ discovery a new setback for US firm, which orders inspection Boeing has ordered inspections of its entire fleet of grounded 737 Max planes after it found debris in the fuel tanks of some of the aircraft, in the latest setback for the US plane-maker.The specialist aviation blog Leeham News, which first reported the discovery of the “foreign object debris” (FOD), said it was unlikely that the inspections would delay the recertification of the jets. However, it will take up to three days to inspect each plane because fuel must be drained and vapours dissipated before the fuel tanks can be opened. Continue reading... Go to Source