The Guardian - 4 years ago
The Cabinet Office minister has said he is confident children and teachers will be safe if they return to the classroom, but admitted the risk remained of contracting Covid-19. Appearing on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show, Michael Gove said: ‘The only...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Why leaders who want to be seen as strongmen are afraid to take Covid-19 safety precautionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWith the news this week that Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, is in hospital with C...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
The brother of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was one of several protesters arrested at an anti-lockdown demonstration in Hyde Park. Between 50 and 70 people defied social distancing guidelines to gather close together at Speakers’ CornerPier...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
As countries around the world adjust to life with Covid-19, people are finding new ways to enjoy themselves responsibly. From the restaurant using plush pandas to help with social distancing, to a drive-in rave in Germany, these are the week’s most c...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Fox News is foremost in promoting the idea that official figures are inflated, whereas experts believe more people have diedAs Donald Trump agitates for the US to reopen, the American right appears to have found a novel way to deal with the rising co...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
The pandemic has left many people in Orile, Lagos state, struggling for survival – and compounded the risks of the area’s heavily polluted air and water supplyAll photographs by Nurudeen OlugbadeFor Nurudeen Olugbade taking photographs of life in Ori...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
As herds are devastated and crops destroyed across east Africa, there are fears of violence as competition for grazing increasesTiampati Leletit had heard tales of massive desert locust swarms darkening Kenya’s horizon. But when they hit his farm the...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
But continent will have fewer deaths than Europe and US because of its younger population and other lifestyle factorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNearly a quarter of a billion people across 47 African countries will cat...