Former lord mayor admits emblazoning buns with words ‘sex’ and ‘f***’ but denies using Nazi symbol Via: Conservative councillor suspended after allegedly baking swastika onto hot cross bun
‘The UK is likely to be certainly one of the worst, if not the worst affected, country in Europe’ says Jeremy Farrar of the Wellcome Trust medical research fund Via: UK pays £16 million for coronavirus tests that don't work
Ministers are currently discussing ordering protective equipment in the workplace and believe it could be the only way to allow a widespread return to normality once the UK lockdown ends. Via: Ministers are in talks about ordering UK public to use protective equipment at work
Two meltdowns in less than an hour make a PR disaster for the caring Conservatives, the people who say we are safe in their hands, writes JANET STREET-PORTER. Via: JANET STREET-PORTER: Matt Hancock's meltdowns have revealed a mediocre minister
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been pictured in Los Angeles for the first time, Dailymail.com can exclusively show. Via: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry photographed first time in LA
Brazil’s president fires health minister; IMF predicts zero growth in Latin America and Caribbean for decade to 2025; UK extends lockdown by three weeks. Follow the latest updates. Coronavirus latest: at a glanceTrump defers to governors in guidelines for reopening USAustralia coronavirus updates – liveSee all of our coronavirus coverage Read more
Parts of the US and Mexico have been plagued by a severe drought since 2000, making it the worse one in the past 1,200 years and experts warn it could progress as a megadrought. Via: A 'MEGADROUGHT' is likely to emerge in the southwest of North America driven by climate Read more
Plan establishes three phases for return to normal operations as top officials call for cautionCoronavirus – latest US updatesCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump and his coronavirus taskforce have unveiled a set of federal guidelines for reopening the economy, which comprise three phases but ultimately defer Read more
Austria’s health minister Rudolf Anschober highlighted the rapid growth in UK cases at a press conference where he hailed Austria’s own success in slowing the outbreak. Via: Coronavirus: UK infection rate 'frightening' Europe, Austria says
Federal judge says there is ‘zero evidence’ that Stone’s guilty verdict was tainted by anti-Trump bias A federal judge on Thursday denied a bid for a new trial by Donald Trump’s longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone after the veteran Republican operative accused the jury forewoman of being tainted by Read more