The rest of St Leger Festival will be held behind closed doors, health bosses have announced. Around 3,500 people turned up to Doncaster Racecourse today for the pilot event. Via: St Leger Festival to take place behind closed doors for next three days
Benjamin Williams-Stacey, 25, is accused of ‘taking advantage’ of the young woman after she fell asleep while getting drunk at a student party, Cardiff Crown Court heard. Via: RWCMD musician, 25, raped woman when she fell asleep, court hears
Updates on the 167km stage from Châtelaillon-Plage to PoitiersRace director Prudhomme tests positive for Covid-19Email Simon here or tweet @Simon_Burnton 2.57pm BST 80km to go: We are more than half way through today’s stage, and only minutes away from An Actual Thing, namely the category four climb to the Côte Read more
Labour leader says PM is undermining trust in test and trace system; Nicola Sturgeon says cases in Scotland tripled in three weeksStarmer accuses government of lack of competence over testing Gatherings of more than six people banned in EnglandWhat are you allowed to do in England from MondayOxford vaccine trial Read more
Fauci calls pausing of Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial ‘unfortunate’Justice department seeks to defend Trump in defamation lawsuitHow democratic norms are under threat ahead of electionSign up for our First Thing newsletter 2.55pm BST Michigan Republicans are offering some counter-programming to Joe Biden’s visit today, holding a media call before the Read more
More than 2.2m acres burnt in California while most of town of Malden, Washington, destroyed 2.53pm BST Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s wildfire live blog. High winds and temperatures continue to drive dozens of wildfires on the west coast, where a small town in Washington was almost entirely burned Read more
<p>Follow the latest updates</p> Via: Brexit news – live: Boris Johnson branded 'liar' over alleged power grab as Keir Starmer grills him over Covid testing at PMQs
<p>Taoiseach demands talks with prime minister to voice Dublin’s ‘very strong concerns’, but Varadkar says London may just be ‘sabre-rattling’</p> Via: Boris Johnson’s ‘kamikaze’ threats to break international law puts EU trade deal at risk, Irish government warns
<p>’It’s got a lot worse in the last week or two – everybody in this House knows it, because they’ve all had constituents, telling them’</p> Via: Coronavirus: Keir Starmer demands Boris Johnson gives 'honest answers on glaring holes' in testing system
<p>Over 185,000 jobs have been lost due to Covid-19</p> Via: Job losses: All the major cuts that have happened since the start of coronavirus