Identity shift comes less than two months after Oxford University said it was looking into removing statue of Victorian imperialist from outside Oriel College Via: Cecil Rhodes theatre changes name after campaign sparked by Black Lives Matter protests
Duchess of Sussex suing Associated Newspapers over article that reproduced ‘private and confidential’ letter she sent to estranged father Via: Meghan Markle wins court battle to keep friends' identities secret
Departmental boards meant to be staffed through ‘transparent competition’ – but roles go to allies of ministers they are meant to scrutinise Via: Tory insiders being handed top Whitehall jobs despite promise of 'independent' appointees
The weather system spawned tornadoes and dumped rain Tuesday along the East Coast after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina. Via: At least seven dead and more than 3 MILLION without power as Tropical Storm Isaias pummels Northeast
Interior minister says ammonium nitrate likely caused at least one explosion amid reports hospitals too damaged to treat patientsFull report: huge explosion in Beirut‘We’re cursed’: shock and despair as explosion devastates cityBeirut explosion – in pictures 3.02am BST Here is our full explainer on what ammonium nitrate is: Lebanon’s prime Read more
A Foreign Office spokesperson said a small number of staff sustained non-life threatening injuries in the explosion and are receiving medical attention where necessary. Via: Foreign Office says of British embassy workers suffered 'non-life-threatening' injuries in Beirut
From Portugal to Pakistan, the Guardian’s international correspondent Michael Safi looks at the different ways countries have been affected by the virus and the impact that is having on the lives of people thereIt’s six months since Covid-19 was registered as an urgent threat, and although the panic at the Read more
Alex Azar praises ‘transparent’ handling of pandemic in veiled attack on China; Trump flounders in interview; France could lose control ‘any time’. Follow all the developmentsUS: Biden tells Trump to ‘step up and do your job’‘We’re fighting a ghost’: six months on victories over virus remain fragileUS: Trump on the Read more
The stunning accusations were revealed after New York Judge Loretta Preska ordered the release of an unpublished manuscript of a book written by Virginia Roberts, now Giuffre. Via: Prince Andrew 'used Spitting Image puppet of himself to grope Virginia Roberts and another woman'
Under the wide ranging set of powers, local authorities will be able to impose lightning closures of public buildings, order mass testing, ban events or shut down whole sectors of the economy. Via: Councils can BULLDOZE contaminated homes and as a last resort to stop second wave of coronavirus