The Transport Secretary used the daily Downing Street press conference to unveil the formation of a ‘jet zero council’ bringing together aviation figures, environmentalists and politicians. Via: Grant Shapps unveils plan to make flights greener – as airlines launch quarantine legal action
The method, known as reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP), involves looking for genetic material, or RNA, of the coronavirus in the test samples. Via: How a test can diagnose coronavirus in just 30 minutes in technique previously used to detect Ebola
The show of defiance comes despite the Prime Minister warning a ‘growing minority’ of ‘extremists’ have hijacked the BLM cause. Via: BLM activists DEFY Boris Johnson's calls to abandon protests
Pastor plans a drive-in worship event next in protest at limits on church services as bars and shops openCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn evangelical church in Argentina has reopened as a bar in protest against the lockdown on religious services that remains in place despite the gradual Read more
Teenager pleads guilty after east London incident captured on camera Via: Hackney police attack: Boy, 13, admits kicking two officers in street
PM has ‘serious questions’ about what happened while Indigenous leader’s lawyer files police dashboard video in courtThe prime minister, Justin Trudeau, says newly released video showing a forceful arrest of a Canadian Indigenous leader is “shocking” and raises serious questions.Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation alleged last week Read more
Exclusive: Labour Party demands sanctions against private landlords who fail to remove combustible materials Via: Grenfell tower fire: 56,000 'still at risk' from flammable cladding three years on
PM ‘wants the culture war to distract from his appalling performance in the coronavirus crisis’, Labour MP claims Via: Black Lives Matter: Boris Johnson accused of 'stoking division and fear' as peaceful protesters march on Trafalgar Square
Evidence suggests that environmentally focused investing is becoming mainstreamEnvironmentalists cheered by huge improvements in air quality during the lockdown – and the collapse in coal power generation – have another reason to celebrate. Even the stock market has gone in their favour.A detailed number-crunching of environmentally sustainable funds has revealed Read more
Pep Guardiola has one trophy in the bag and, boosted by Aymeric Laporte’s return, is targeting the Champions League What was the situation like when the league was suspended on 13 March City had more reason than most to rue the timing of the lockdown, coming as it did between Read more