A father is thought to have ‘slit his wife and his teenage daughter’s throats’ before neighbours tackled him to the ground as he tried to flee the scene in Salisbury. Via: Father 'slits wife and teenage daughter's throats'
The Public Health England (PHE) report revealed Britons of Bangladeshi ethnicity had around twice the risk of death than white Brits. Via: People from BAME backgrounds are more likely to die from Covid-19
McDonald’s reopened more than 160 more drive thrus to long queues today as part of a major return more the fast food giant. Nearly 1,000 restaurants will reopen to customers with new social distancing rules. Via: McDonald's reopens 168 more drive thrus TODAY with another 22 restaurants starting deliveries
Furious shoppers took to Instagram to criticise the t-shirt and accused UK-based online retailer In The Style of using Mr Floyd’s murder ‘for profit’ and to ‘pick up new customers’. Via: In The Style is accused of 'cashing in' on the murder of George Floyd
Department of Health bosses have yet to declare the final daily toll. The preliminary count is calculated by adding up all of the individual updates provided by each of the home nations. Via: Britain's Covid-19 death toll moves closer to 50,000
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Prof Neil Ferguson tells Lords committee cases will remain steady until SeptemberCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus infections in hospitals and care homes are spilling into the community and sustaining the outbreak to the point that cases will remain steady until September, a leading scientist has warned.Prof Neil Read more
Health secretary under fire after long-awaited study confirms ‘death rates were highest among people of Black and Asian ethnic groups’ – but no action is announced Via: Coronavirus: Matt Hancock accused of 'empty rhetoric' after ethnic minorities deaths report includes no recommendations