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Michel Barnier rejects UK call for Canada-style trade deal

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Michel Barnier rejects UK call for Canada-style trade deal EU Brexit negotiator makes thinly-veiled warning to Boris Johnson not to break his word Michel Barnier has rejected British demands for a Canada-style trade deal that would free the UK from EU rules as he made a thinly-veiled warning to Boris Johnson not to break his word.Speaking in response to a landmark speech by David Frost, Britain’s Brexit negotiator, Barnier said the prime minister had agreed only six months ago to stick to the EU’s state aid rules and current social and environmental regulations after the transition period. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Health experts question coronavirus quarantine measures on cruise ship

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Health experts question coronavirus quarantine measures on cruise ship Keeping passengers on ship may have helped spread of coronavirus, says one lawyerQuarantine conditions imposed on a stricken ship in Japan are both morally dubious and appear counterproductive, according to health experts who fear the vessel has become an incubator for the coronavirus Covid-19.Thousands of people have spent the past two weeks stuck onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which now accounts for the biggest cluster of cases outside mainland China. More than 540 passengers in the Japanese port Yokohama are confirmed to have the virus, after 88 additional cases were confirmed on Tuesday. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Liverpool hospital sorry after dementia patient left in urine and faeces

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Liverpool hospital sorry after dementia patient left in urine and faeces Family of Khawaja Anwar made formal complaint over care at Royal Liverpool University hospital A hospital has apologised after an elderly dementia patient was left in his own urine and faeces for several hours.Khawaja Anwar, 82, was admitted to Royal Liverpool University hospital on 3 February after breaking two bones in his pelvis during a fall in his garden. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Britain to evacuate citizens from coronavirus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess

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Britain to evacuate citizens from coronavirus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess Foreign office seeking to organise flight for UK nationals stuck on ship where more than 450 people have virusInfected people in Wuhan to be ‘rounded up’ - live updatesThe British government has said it is “working to organise a flight” to evacuate citizens stranded on a stricken cruise ship where more than 450 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus.The Diamond Princess cruise ship was quarantined off Japan after a passenger who disembarked in Hong Kong was confirmed to have the disease. For the past two weeks, passengers have been mostly confined to their cabins, where meals are brought to them by staff in masks and protective clothing. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Boris Johnson adviser quits over race and eugenics controversy

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Boris Johnson adviser quits over race and eugenics controversy Andrew Sabisky says he is stepping down as ‘contractor’ to No 10 after fierce criticism across political spectrumA controversial new adviser to Boris Johnson resigned on Monday night after MPs and experts accused No 10 of condoning his controversial claims that intelligence is linked to race.Andrew Sabisky, who was brought into Downing Street by Johnson’s senior aide Dominic Cummings as part of his appeal for “misfits and weirdos”, became the subject of intense media scrutiny after details emerged of his views on subjects ranging from black people’s IQs to whether benefits claimants should be encouraged to have fewer children. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Apple warns of coronavirus causing iPhone shortages

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Apple warns of coronavirus causing iPhone shortages Company hit by shutdown in China and says it will fail to meet quarterly revenue targetApple has warned of global “iPhone supply shortages” resulting from its Chinese factories being shut because of the coronavirus outbreak.The Californian company told investors on Monday night it would fail to meet its quarterly revenue target of $63-67bn (£48-52bn) because of the “temporarily constrained” supply of iPhones and a dramatic drop in Chinese shoppers during the virus crisis. Apple did not provide a new forecast for its second-quarter revenue. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Storm Dennis: Woman’s death in West Midlands confirmed

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Storm Dennis: Woman's death in West Midlands confirmed Yvonne Booth’s body recovered after police search, while 230 flood alerts remain in UKThe body of a woman who was swept into flood water in the West Midlands has been recovered as emergency services continue to assist communities still reeling from one of the worst winter storms of recent times.Yvonne Booth, 55, from the Great Barr area of Birmingham, went missing near Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire on Sunday. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Concerns over safety at Amazon warehouses as accident reports rise

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Concerns over safety at Amazon warehouses as accident reports rise Figures obtained by GMB show safety at its UK warehouses could be worseningMore than 600 Amazon workers have been seriously injured or narrowly escaped an accident in the past three years, prompting calls for a parliamentary inquiry into safety at the online retailer’s vast UK warehouses.Amazon, whose largest shareholder is the world’s richest man Jeff Bezos, recently launched an advertising campaign fronted by contented staff members, after a string of embarrassing revelations about working conditions. Continue reading... Go to Source
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John Bercow says bullying accusers are ‘snobs and bigots’

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John Bercow says bullying accusers are 'snobs and bigots' Former Speaker tells Guardian Live event that the issue has been ‘weaponised’The former Commons Speaker John Bercow has described parliamentary staff members who allege that he bullied people as “snobs and bigots”, and claimed he is the victim of a concerted campaign to destroy his reputation.In conversation with Owen Jones at a Guardian Live event in Sloane Square in central London, he mocked those who have complained about him and denied all the allegations surrounding his behaviour. Continue reading... Go to Source
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UK must prepare for more intense storms, climate scientists say

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UK must prepare for more intense storms, climate scientists say Government urged to create more natural drainage systems to cope with impact of crisisBritain must brace for more storms like Dennis and Ciara because rainfall will be more intense in a climate-disrupted future, scientists have warned.They said the government needed to increase the creation of more natural drainage systems if it wanted to avoid having to raise the level of sea and river defences every few years to counter the growing threat of flooding and storm surges. Continue reading... Go to Source
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No 10 refuses to comment on PM’s views of racial IQ

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No 10 refuses to comment on PM's views of racial IQ Move comes after hiring of new adviser who said black people have lower average IQsBoris Johnson’s spokesman has refused to say whether the prime minister thinks black people have lower IQs on average, or agrees with eugenics, after No 10 hired an adviser with highly controversial views.In a tense briefing with the media, the prime minister’s deputy official spokesman declined several times to distance Johnson from the views of his adviser, Andrew Sabisky, who has suggested “enforced contraception” be used to prevent the creation of a “permanent underclass”. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan confirms 99 new coronavirus cases

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Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan confirms 99 new coronavirus cases Evacuations begin despite continued quarantine as Japan warns outbreak ‘entering new phase’Coronavirus - live updatesAnother 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus onboard the stricken Princess Diamond cruise ship docked in Japan, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 454.Meanwhile concern is growing over possible infections among passengers from another cruise liner that docked in Cambodia last week. On Sunday a traveller from the MS Westerdam was confirmed to have the virus in Malaysia, days after disembarking along with hundreds of other passengers. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Most BME MPs have experienced racism in parliament, study finds

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Most BME MPs have experienced racism in parliament, study finds Half of black and minority ethnic respondents faced racism from fellow MPsAlmost two-thirds of black and minority ethnic (BME) MPs say they have experienced some form of racism while working in parliament, while half say they have faced it from fellow MPs, according to a study carried out by ITV.The findings were based on the anonymous responses of 37 of the 65 BME MPs in the current parliament. Of those who answered, 62% said they faced “racism or racial profiling” while on the parliamentary estate, with 51% saying they had experienced this from other MPs. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Extinction Rebellion protesters dig up Cambridge college lawn

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Extinction Rebellion protesters dig up Cambridge college lawn Action at Trinity part of week-long protests over ties between colleges and fossil fuel industryExtinction Rebellion protesters have dug up the lawn of Trinity College, Cambridge, as part of a week-long series of demonstrations.The climate activists dug channels into the turf in front of the college’s 16th-century great gate with shovels and pitchforks and planted Extinction Rebellion flags. Continue reading... Go to Source
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