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
Norfolk’s picture postcard destinations were set for a bumper year – now they are fighting for survivalOn a cloudless May morning, the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth on England’s east coast looks postcard perfect, but it’s deserted – the shops are...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Lockdowns around the world continue to loosen as China reports highest level of internal travel since FebruaryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina’s commercial hub of Shanghai announced the restart of classes for younger...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
The prime minister’s new policy left Scotland, Wales and England’s regions in a battle for money and control – and gave the Tory party a huge ideological challenge Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOnly a few weeks ago Boris...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Russia records highest daily fatalities; German football gets back under way; French child dies of Kawasaki disease. Follow the latest updatesUS House narrowly approves $3 trillion Covid-19 response billTrump unveils ‘warp-speed’ effort to create vac...
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
Unique 2,000-year-old discovery made by staff in lockdown at Northumberland’s Vindolanda MuseumThe Roman author Pliny the Younger advised “kissing the hairy muzzle of a mouse” as a cure for the common cold. His fellow countrymen linked mice to the go...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Spain hails large-scale antibody study; no Danish virus deaths for first time since March; China marks one month with no Covid-19 deathsEurope could face deadly second wave of winter infectionsBrazil loses second health minister in less than a monthU...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Singer revered by David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix had complications in hospital following hip surgeryPhil May, frontman of riotous band the Pretty Things who were acclaimed peers of David Bowie and the Rolling Stones, has died aged 75.He died in hospita...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
David Frost says there has been ‘very little progress’ in talks with Michel Barnier as clock ticks onBritain’s chief negotiator in the talks over the future relationship with the EU has warned Michel Barnier that he must drop his “ideological approac...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Properties in West Midlands searched after woman’s remains found in Forest of DeanPolice are using DNA analysis to try to identify a woman whose remains were found in two suitcases in a forest.Officers have also been searching properties in Wolverham...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Outcry after man, 23, fell from wall after stun gun was fired in Haringey, north LondonA police officer has been placed under criminal investigation after a man was shot with a Taser weapon and left paralysed from the waist down, the Guardian has lea...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
The UK government has told the public to wear 'cloth face coverings' in crowded places where it's not possible to comply with physical-distancing measures, but what does this mean? Why not face masks? Outside too? Should anyone avoid wearing a face c...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Sir Keir Starmer faced off with Boris Johnson during prime minister's questions for the second time since he became Labour leader.Starmer pushed Johnson on the UK's care home death rates, the removal of international comparison data and the lack of P...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
What you are allowed to do now depends on what part of the union you live inThe UK’s approach to Covid-19 now very much depends on what part of the union you live in after Downing Street’s decision to drop the “stay at home” slogan in favour of “stay...