Party’s terms of reference unveiled Via: Conservative party discrimination probe is a 'facade' and an attempt to distract from Islamophobia, Muslim Council of Britain says
Follow the latest updates Via: Coronavirus news – live: New exercise laws revealed as Sharma attempts to reassure returning workers and UK furlough scheme extended
Rishi Sunak said the subsidy, which had been due to end next month, will stay in place for four more months, and it will still cover 80 per cent of wages up to a ceiling of £2,500 a month. Via: Coronavirus UK: Rishi Sunak extends furlough scheme to October
Ministers today told Sadiq Khan he must ‘ramp up’ London Underground services ‘as quickly as possible’ after commuters warned getting to work is like a ‘suicide mission’. Via: Tube is a 'suicide mission', complain commuters: Thousands of commuters pack onto London Underground
UK coronavirus death toll passes 40,000, official figures say; Health secretary dodges questions over people’s legal right to refuse return to work; further lockdowns inevitable without stronger plan, scientists warnFull story: furlough scheme extended until end of OctoberNew UK outbreaks inevitable without stronger strategy, say scientistsGlobal coronavirus updates – liveCoronavirus Read more
The Irish budget carrier said that all crew will wear face masks/coverings in-flight and that passengers will have to follow suit. And it warned passengers that they will have to pass temperature checks. Via: Ryanair to restore 40% of its flight schedule from July 1 with passengers having to wear Read more
Spain will force anyone arriving from overseas to quarantine themselves for 14 days from Friday to try and prevent a second spike of coronavirus cases being imported into the country. Via: Spain introduces two-week quarantine for anyone entering the country from Friday
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Billie Eilish, Girl in Red and others have clocked millions of streams from music made at home. Mac DeMarco, Ariel Pink and others explain why we need to embrace this lo-fi recordingThe best arts and entertainment during self-isolation‘I’m famous for staying in,” says R Stevie Moore, writer of the new Read more
At least 16 killed by assailants wearing police uniforms, while dozens die in funeral blastGunmen attacked a hospital that houses a maternity clinic in Kabul, killing at least 16 people including two newborn babies, and a suicide bomber killed at least 24 others at a funeral, on a morning of Read more