It would be ‘legally wrong’ to conclude that the high court ruling undermined the point of bringing cases to trial, professor saysVictims of child sexual abuse should not be dissuaded from coming forward and reporting perpetrators as a result of the jury conviction of Cardinal George Pell being overturned by Read more
White House coronavirus response coordinator says there is cautious optimism that the country can defeat projected death tollsSocial distancing and other mitigation efforts by the American people are working, raising hopes that the US can defy projected death tolls, the White House coronavirus task force said on Wednesday.The task force Read more
One Government source said: ‘Look at the death toll. That puts the question of whether we’ll be lifting restrictions into context.’ Comes after a grim tally of 938 deaths, the highest so far, was recorded. Via: Lockdown 'will last until MAY': 'No prospect' of easing rules as death toll soars Read more
The National Guard ha been using rented vehicles to carry out their mission in New York City, as members collected the bodies of those who have died at home. Via: National Guard in New York City are picking dead bodies up with Enterprise rental vans
Bernie Sanders ends 2020 presidential runUS sees highest one-day death tollBlack Americans dying in greater numbers from Covid-19Live global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 1.59am BST 1.33am BST Bernie Sanders, who has dropped out of the presidential race today, wrote an op-ed about Read more
Speculation rife about an impending baby boom, but experts say uncertain times mean this is unlikely Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThey were warned by the officials against stockpiling toilet paper or flour. But that’s not all New Zealanders have been hoarding, according to the nation’s largest retailer Read more
‘Thousands of staff are risking their lives every day for us and many of them are now sick themselves or at breaking point,’ charity chief says Via: Coronavirus: NHS charities aim to turn claps into cash for healthcare workers
‘Field facilities will be smaller than the 4,000 bed NHS Nightingale built at the Excel Centre in London’s Docklands’ Via: Coronavirus: Military to build nine more emergency hospitals in UK
Positive news about Boris Johnson – who is making ‘steady progress’ and “sitting up in bed’ – blighted by record daily death toll of 938 Via: Coronavirus: First big test for Dominic Raab amid calls to come clean on how long UK will remain on lockdown
‘It has fuelled anxiety to a situation that is already bad enough. It has kept me up at night worrying if they are they going to force me to go in because I’m not going to get paid,’ says pregnant nurse Via: Pregnant women threatened with being sacked if they Read more