<p>‘We’d like to be in a government that has the impression of being competent,’ one Tory MP says</p> Via: ‘Megadisaster from one day to the next’: Tory backbenchers grow frustrated with Boris Johnson as parliament resumes
As many as 200 fragments of the meteorite, which fell on August 19, have been found so far in Santa Filomena, northeastern Brazil. Via: Meteorite chunks worth up to £20,000 each fall on Brazil town
The measures are in place in communal areas and corridors but children won’t have to wear face coverings while they are being taught in classrooms. Via: The future of school: Pupils in Scotland wear face masks to class for the first time
DC saw violent protests in the weeks following police killing of George Floyd in back in May, and the chaos seemed to re-erupt this week with violence scenes boiling over again on Sunday. Via: Police clash with BLM protesters outside the White House for the second night
RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to intercept the Lauda jet before armed police surrounded it on the runway when it landed at Stansted from Vienna at around 7.20pm yesterday. Via: RAF Typhoon jet escorts Ryanair plane after terror alert sounds
George Eustice said border controls were always kept under review, but warned that screening on arrival would not remove the risk of the disease being imported into the country. Via: Ministers play down prospect of coronavirus testing at airports
Updates from the 198km stage between Nice and SisteronAlaphilippe in yellow after thrilling stage two finishGet in touch! Send Luke an email or you can tweet him 3.01pm BST 74km to go: I was probably quite wrong to say that Cosnefroy is trying to bridge to Cousin at the head Read more
My emotional detachment was a kind of resilience that is the birthright of an immigrant: the ability to keep moving without being hurt by the processI owned my first house when I was 10 years old.My art teacher back then taught my class about different styles of houses, and let Read more
The third episode of HBO’s Jim Crow-era fantasy sci-fi was the scariest yet, but the truth reflected here is even more terrifyingAfter Lovecraft Country’s first episode aired a fortnight ago, most of you here on the blog seemed to agree with my rave review. Still, scepticism abounded in the comments Read more
Statisticians would welcome an inquiry into their role in this crisis – they have done a good jobDavid Spiegelhalter is the author of The Art of Statistics“Sooner or later we are going to have to have an inquiry into the role of statisticians in the Covid-19 crisis,” declared the journalist Read more