Pensacola, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama, battered as rooftops torn off and more than half a million lose powerHurricane Sally left a trail of chaos and damage on the US Gulf coast on Wednesday, with pounding rain and winds whipping above 100mph as the huge category 2 storm system ground ashore Read more
<p>‘Above all else, Richard was a family man. A loving and loyal husband, father, son and brother. He showed us the world but he was our world and we are devastated by his loss,’ family say</p> Via: Richard Morris: Family pay tribute after police confirm body discovered in forest is Read more
<p><strong>Analysis: </strong>Seven justice secretaries over 10 years have made similar pledges to cut reoffending and protect the public, Lizzie Dearden writes</p> Via: Is the government’s push to increase prison sentences ‘easy headlines’ or meaningful reform?
<p>Former PM’s austerity policies and Brexit referendum have previously been linked to disastrous UK response</p> Via: Coronavirus: David Cameron concedes ‘better work could have been done’ to prepare for pandemic
<p>‘Any trade deal between the US and UK must be contingent upon respect for the Agreement and preventing the return of a hard border. Period’</p> Via: Biden speaks out on US-UK trade deal, saying Good Friday Agreement can't 'become a casualty of Brexit'
NHS England confirmed 11 more fatalities in hospitals, all of whom were over the age of 60. Scotland registered one death while Northern Ireland reported two. Via: UK announces more Covid-19 deaths
The government of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has committed crimes against humanity including torture and murder, independent experts commissioned by the UN have claimed. Via: Venezuela's government is responsible for crimes against humanity, UN investigators claim
Rhondda Cynon Taf in south Wales will be placed under a local lockdown from 6pm on Thursday following an increase of coronavirus cases, the Welsh Government has announced. Via: Rhondda Cynon Taf in South Wales to go into local lockdown from 6pm on Thursday
Public Health England (PHE) data reveals 23.4 cases are now diagnosed for every 100,000 people aged between 40 and 49 – up from 12.4 at the end of August. Via: Covid-19 cases among people in their 40s and 50s have risen by 90% since end of August
Parents in Bolton and Hull complained of struggling to get tests for their children who were sent home from school while others reported driving from West Sussex for two hours only to be turned away. Via: 'Why CAN'T I get a test?': Thousands are caught in Covid chaos while testing Read more