Thursday briefing: China says UK can't grant Hongkongers residency
Beijing vows to take action after PM promised UK rights to 3 million ... Big job cuts hit the high street … and what’s wrong with WhatsApp?Good morning and welcome to this Thursday briefing with me, Alison Rourke. Continue reading...
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Hong Kong: US passes sanctions as nations condemn new law
The US House Speaker said the law was a "brutal, sweeping crackdown" against Hong Kong's people.
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A recent Harvard University graduate claims she is getting death threats over a TikTok video she made in which she threatened to stab anyone who tells her that “all lives matter.”
Claira Janover, who graduated in May with a degree in government and psychology, went viral after posting a short clip in which she attacked anyone with “the nerve, the sheer entitled caucasity to say ‘all lives matter.'”
“I’ma stab you,” the Connecticut native said, zooming in close on her face.
“I’ma stab you, and while you’re struggling and bleeding out, I’ma show you my paper cut and say, ‘My cut matters too,'” she added.
Ann Coulter was one of those who shared the clip, calling Janover an “Asian Karen,” while many others called for the student’s arrest.
“This woman is threat...
Fears grow for UK high street as more than 6,000 retail jobs cut in a day
Harrods and Arcadia shed 1,200 jobs as John Lewis warns of staff and bonus cutsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 6,000 retail jobs were cut from the UK high street on Wednesday as the full impact of the pandemic on the high street – combined with the wind-down of the government furlough scheme – starts to emerge.The latest job losses – from retailers ranging from Harrods to Philip Green’s Arcadia group and SSP, the company behind hundreds of railway and airport eateries – bring the total cuts announced this week to more than 10,000. Continue reading...
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California closes bars and indoor dining across state as Covid-19 cases surge – live
Trump says plan to paint Fifth Avenue will ‘denigrate’ itCuomo urges Trump to ‘admit you were wrong’US reports record one-day increase in cases as Trump stays silentSign up to our First Thing newsletter 12.17am BSTThe heads of four big tech firms – Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook – have agreed to participate in a House Judiciary Committee hearing in late July. The House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee has been investigated whether the market power of these tech giants poses a threat to competition. 11.38pm BSTThe Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign raised $131m in June, eclipsing the total they raised in any month in 2016, according to the RNC. T...
UK should prioritise green projects to kickstart economy, says IMF
Chief economist tells committee that coronavirus recovery is an opportunity to create jobs and greener planet The British government should prioritise spending on green projects to create jobs and kickstart the economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis, the International Monetary Fund’s chief economist has said.Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s economic counsellor, said that mounting unemployment triggered by the Covid-19 crisis would require swift action to prevent lasting damage, and that spending on low-carbon projects could be used in response. Continue reading...
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China may block Hongkongers from moving to UK, admits Dominic Raab
Foreign secretary says Britain can do little to ‘coercively force’ China to let citizens leaveBritain could do little to “coercively force” China if it tries to block Hongkongers from coming to the UK to take up a government visa pledge, the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has admitted.Boris Johnson has said he will honour a promise to offer nearly 3 million residents of the former British colony the right to settle in the UK and ultimately apply for citizenship after Beijing imposed a controversial new national security law. Continue reading...
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Police in England and Wales facing 'new era of austerity'
London mayor among those fearing imminent financial crisis mainly caused by Covid-19Police are facing a “new era of austerity” with some forces potentially facing their worst ever annual budget cuts fuelled by the coronavirus crisis.The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has warned the funding crisis endangers the government’s pledge to recruit 20,000 extra officers to fight crime and risks leaving police “with one hand tied behind their back”. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus: 'I'm all for masks,' says Trump in change of tone
The president shifts course after his fellow Republicans urge Americans to wear face coverings.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Some States Pause Reopenings as U.S. Cases Surge
Iranian officials announced new shutdown measures in 11 provinces. President Trump still believes the virus will “sort of just disappear.” New York City will not resume indoor dining next week.
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Late Action on Virus Prompts Fears Over Safety of U.S. Diplomats in Saudi Arabia
Surging outbreaks in the U.S. Embassy and the kingdom and quiet congressional pressure led the State Department belatedly to allow voluntary departures. Some demand more action.
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Amid Virus Surge, Republicans Abruptly Urge Masks Despite Trump’s Resistance
Masks became a political cause for some in the early months of the pandemic. A growing set of Republican leaders are suddenly pushing Americans to wear them.
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Coronavirus Survivors: Here's What Recovery May Look Like
Continuing shortness of breath, muscle weakness, flashbacks, mental fogginess and other symptoms may plague patients for a long time.
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Federal Officials Turn to a New Testing Strategy as Infections Surge
Millions of additional coronavirus tests may be processed with “pooling,” enabling widespread surveillance as the country struggles to reopen.
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Exclusive: water firms discharged raw sewage into England's rivers 200,000 times in 2019
Untreated effluent flowed into waterways for more than 1.5m hours, data showsEngland’s privatised water firms paid £57bn in dividends since 1991Water companies in England discharged raw sewage into rivers on more than 200,000 occasions last year, according to data obtained by the Guardian.The analysis reveals untreated human waste was released into streams and rivers for more than 1.5m hours in 2019. Continue reading...
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Data reveals coronavirus hotspots in Bradford, Barnsley and Rochdale
Exclusive: figures reveal locations with highest levels of new infections after LeicesterCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBradford, Barnsley and Rochdale can be revealed as the places with the highest levels of new Covid-19 infections after Leicester, as fears grow of further local outbreaks and the UK heads towards Saturday’s lifting of more lockdown restrictions.The official data, which has not been previously published on Public Health England’s online dashboard, comes amid complaints from local health officials and medics that a lack of detailed testing about local outbreaks is causing delays in attempts to curtail them. Continue reading...
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Hong Kong: hundreds arrested as security law comes into effect
Teenager waving independence flag among those held as thousands take to the streetsHong Kong protests: latest updates – liveMore than 370 protesters have been arrested as police fired teargas, pepper spray and water cannon at thousands of people protesting against a national security law imposed by Beijing.The extent of Beijing’s mandate was made clear as full details of the law were released late on Tuesday, giving authorities sweeping powers to crack down on dissent and allowing China new levels of control over the semi-autonomous territory. Continue reading...
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Hong Kong protests: more than 180 arrested as security law comes in; UK opens pathway to citizenship
Police use water cannon and pepper spray as people take to the streets to protest new security law introduced by ChinaProtesters arrested on first day of Hong Kong’s hated new lawsAnalysis: security laws usher in new era of Chinese controlHow are you being affected by protests in Hong Kong? 12.36pm BSTBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the new security law in Hong Kong is a clear breach of China’s obligations. He added that the UK will now create a new route for people in Hong Kong with a British National overseas passport to come to the UK and have a path to citizenship. 12.29pm BSTThe British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has accused China of a “clear an...
Man, 18, arrested over death of two sisters in London park
Man held in south London on suspicion of murder of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa HenryAn 18-year-old man has been arrested over the killing of two sisters in a London park, the Metropolitan police said.The man was arrested at an address in south London overnight on suspicion of the murders of Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, at Fryent Country Park in Wembley, north-west London, in the early hours of 6 June. Continue reading...
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UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson denies Leicester lacked infection data at PMQs
Keir Starmer questions PM over lack of local infection data; government minister warns more local lockdowns to be expectedRising infections in pockets of UK raise fears of further local lockdownsSome Leicester factories ‘stayed open and forced staff to come in’UK house prices fall as Covid-19 job losses surge – business liveEvictions could treble due to coronavirus rent debts, activists warnGlobal coronavirus updates – live 12.41pm BSTJohnson says the Department for Education has been working with the Department for Transport on ensuring children can use buses to return to school in the autumn.And PMQs is now over. Snap verdict coming up soon. 12.41pm BSTJohnson says he does think t...
Injured boy 'stopped and searched' by Met officer he asked for help
Teenager attacked in London by rightwing opponents of Black Lives Matter movementRights groups have criticised police after a boy of 16, attacked by far-right opponents of a Black Lives Matter demonstration in London, said he was stopped and searched by the policeman he had asked for help.The teenager, who is black, said that even though he had been injured in the attack, the police officer he approached for protection looked him over, searched him and told him to find medical help elsewhere. Continue reading...
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English councils breaking law in 'secretly' relocating homeless people
Many do not notify new local authority and flout guidance to keep people in neighbourhoodsCouncils across England are systematically breaking the law by relocating hundreds of homeless people outside of their boroughs without notifying the authorities receiving them.An investigation found that schools are being overwhelmed, with northern cities such as Bradford having received at least 290 households from 31 different boroughs in the past two years, many of them from London, Kent and Essex. Continue reading...
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Live Coronavirus Updates: New Cases in U.S. Are Up 80% in Past 2 Weeks
Officials in eight states announced single-day highs, as the Midwest sees the beginnings of a resurgence. A New Jersey family that lost five members is focused on a cure.
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Why Surviving Covid Might Come Down to Which NYC Hospital Admits You
In New York City’s poor neighborhoods, some patients have languished in understaffed hospitals, with substandard equipment. It was a different story in Manhattan’s private medical centers.
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Mask Fights: America Is Fighting Over Coronavirus Safety
In states like California, Texas and Florida, many essential workers have been given an additional task: conflict resolution.
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Russian Bounty Suspicions Were Supported by Financial Data
Analysts have used other evidence to conclude that the transfers were most likely part of an effort to offer payments to Taliban-linked militants to kill American and coalition troops in Afghanistan.
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Trump’s New Russia Problem: Unread Intelligence and Missing Strategy
High-level clearance is not required to see that the list of Russian aggressions in recent weeks rivals some of the worst days of the Cold War.
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Hong Kong: 'Anti-protest' law kicks in as city marks handover
As the city marks 23 years since British rule ended, critics say the new law is "the end of Hong Kong".
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Coronavirus: Six months that changed our world
A look back at how Covid-19 has swept the globe and altered the world in the course of six months.
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