Two Nasa astronauts will make the first splashdown return in 45 years after SpaceX’s astronaut carrier the Crew Dragon successfully undocked from the International Space Station. Via: Astronauts successfully depart ISS aboard SpaceX Dragon to head home before splashdown Sunday
Daniel Andrews expected to hold press conference at 2pm AEST; Australian state braced for new announcement; South Africa accounts for more than half of Africa’s diagnosed Covid-19 infections. Follow the latest updatesVictoria to announce stage four coronavirus lockdown restrictions with federal backingVictoria and Melbourne coronavirus mapMelbourne’s stage 3 Covid-19 lockdown Read more
The Prime Minister held a ‘war game’ session with Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday to run through possible options for averting another nationwide lockdown. Via: Over 50s could face stay at home order in 'nuclear plans' drawn up by Boris Johnson
A leading Tory MP was last night arrested on suspicion of raping and sexually assaulting a Commons researcher in the latest abuse scandal to hit the Government. Via: Senior Tory MP is arrested on suspicion of rape
In a modern first, the press will not be present when the GOP votes to renominate Donald Trump for presidentThe media will be barred from the Republican national convention where Donald Trump is set to be renominated as presidential candidate later this month, a spokeswoman said on Saturday, citing coronavirus Read more
Hampton Group, which has its HQ near St Paul’s Cathedral in Central London, was founded by a former Chinese government official. Via: Lobbying firm with close links to Beijing gained access to influential UK figures
We always met in a Chinese restaurant and we laughed a lot. Mainly silly things due to misunderstandings caused by language. His English was poor but somehow we muddled along. Via: SEAN RAYMENT recalls that his jovial Chinese friend was a ruthless SPY
Crowds gathered in central Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and outside the PM’s beach house amid anger at his handling of the virus crisis and corruptionThousands of demonstrators have gathered outside the official residence of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and thronged the streets of central Jerusalem, as weeks of protests against the Read more
A wreck boasting a trove of fifth-century BC amphorae has been opened to divers off the island of AlonissosGreece has inaugurated its first underwater museum, a trove of fifth-century BC amphorae labelled the “Parthenon of shipwrecks”, off the coast of Alonissos island in the western Aegean.The site of the wreck Read more
Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to announce tougher rules to attempt to contain rising community transmissionFollow the coronavirus live blogMelbourne’s stage 3 Covid-19 lockdown rules explainedThe Victorian government is set to announce the details of tougher lockdown measures on Sunday afternoon.Guardian Australia understands the premier, Daniel Andrews, will spell out Read more