Washington health department releases open letter asking White House staff and guests at super-spreader event to take Covid tests; WHO reports nearly 340,000 new cases. Follow the latest updatesTrump doctor says he anticipates president’s ‘return to public engagements’ on SaturdayEurope struggles to stem rapid resurgence of coronavirusProvider of Trump Covid Read more…
Democrats plan to create commission to review president’s fitness for office as speaker warns of ‘disassociation from reality’Democrats in the US Congress have announced a plan to create a commission to review whether Donald Trump is capable of carrying out his presidential duties or should face removal from office.The office Read more…
Elliott Broidy allegedly asked the US president to play golf with now disgraced Malaysian PM Najib Razak as part of effort to end investigationA former leading fundraiser for president Donald Trump has been indicted on a charge that he illegally lobbied the US government to drop its probe into the Read more…
Greek Cypriots who fled area when troops invaded in 1976 among those embittered by Turkish moveFor the first time in 46 years the public have been permitted to access the beach of Varosha in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Cyprus, in a contentious move unveiled by its internationally unrecognised Read more…
<p>Councils have to return unspent grant cash in lockdown areas under Treasury clawback</p> Via: Government asks for £1bn in coronavirus business support cash to be returned as second wave looms
<p>‘We typically see a 50 per cent increase in reports of rat problems going into the winter months, but we are staffing up this year for even more,’ pest control expert says</p> Via: Winter lockdowns coupled with cold weather could produce ‘perfect storm’ for rat breeding
A large fire has spread throughout a 33-storey apartment block in the South Korean city of Ulsan. The fire began on the 12th floor before spreading across the building that houses 136 apartments. Seventy-seven people had been treated for smoke inhalation, the fire department said, and the blaze has now Read more…
<p>Failure to consult local leaders before leaking to the press will have consequences, writes Andrew Grice </p> Via: How will leaks to the media about a second lockdown impact public opinion?
<p>“I look forward to welcoming Joe Biden here as next president of the United States,” says Plaid Cymru leader</p> Via: ‘I’m surprised he’s even heard of us’: Wales hits back after Trump criticises country’s coronavirus response
<p>Judge says it was no accident that ‘ferocious’ asault happened weeks after similar London Bridge terror attack by a released prisoner</p> Via: HMP Whitemoor attack: Jailed terror plotter given life sentence for launching Isis-inspired attack inside high-security prison