Donald Trump last night ruled out renaming the 10 US bases named after Confederate generals despite their links to slavery and racial oppression, saying they were ‘hallowed grounds’. Via: Racist past of Confederate generals with military bases named after them
Zara Tindall, who lives on the Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire, told Horse & Hound she’s working towards her goal of representing Team GB for a second time with her horse Class Affair. Via: Zara Tindall says riding for her country is what 'dreams are made of'
NHS England today recorded 83 lab-confirmed Covid-19 deaths in hospitals. Wales registered six victims in all settings, followed by five in Scotland, and one in Northern Ireland . Via: Britain's coronavirus death toll jumps by 151 as official number of victims reaches 41,279
LiverpoolHospitals Instagram page revealed the Critical Care teams at Aintree and the Royal received a surprise video call from Prince William, 38, – who praised the ‘fantastic job’ they’re doing. Via: Prince William has virtual selfie with NHS staff in Aintree
Thomas Thabane and his current wife allegedly agreed to pay hitmen $179,485 to carry out killingLesotho’s former prime minister Thomas Thabane paid a team of hitmen from a notorious local gang a down payment of more than $20,000 to kill his estranged wife, according to police statements.The cash was alleged Read more
A collective failure to look the history of empire in the eye stops us from being the kind of country we could beThere were two historically striking things about Bristol’s statue of Edward Colston. The first, most obviously, was that the statue of a slave trader could still have had Read more
Lombardi/Kaufmann/Álvarez/Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Pappano(Sony)Jonas Kaufmann’s interpretation of Otello moves between intensity and doubt while Pappano builds tremendous orchestral urgency and paceThere are only a handful of stars now for whom a major label will finance a full studio recording, and in the top three is Jonas Kaufmann, whose debut in Read more
Officer involved in George Floyd killing freed on bail, as statue of Confederate president toppled in Richmond, VirginiaThomas Lane posts $750,000 bailJefferson Davis statue toppled in RichmondUS has topped two million coronavirus casesSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.55pm BST General Mark Milley’s apology for participating in Trump’s photo Read more
Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage is leaving broadcaster LBC with immediate effect, the radio station has announced. Via: Nigel Farage quits LBC radio show amid backlash over Black Lives Matter comments
1,266 more people test positive in 24 hours, meaning total number of confirmed cases reaches 291,409 Via: UK coronavirus death toll rises by 151 to 41,279