A man shot dead by police in Westminster was tasered six times following an incident which is not being treated as terror-related. Officers from the Metropolitan Police remain at the scene. Via: Police shoot man dead in central London after they Taser him six times near Houses of Parliament
The former politician, who oversaw austerity in the years following the 2008 financial crisis, raised the spectre of banks refusing to lend money if businesses start going to the wall. Via: George Osborne warns tight bank lending could crash the economy if Coronavirus causes firms to fail
The new cases bring Wales’ total number of infections to six. The patients are not linked to one another and both travelled separately back to Wales from different parts of Italy. Via: Wales confirms two more cases of the killer coronavirus as UK's infection toll reaches 280
France’s Six Nations clash against Ireland joins England v Italy in being pushed back, although RFU chief Bill Sweeney says he sees no reason why Wales v Scotland can’t go ahead. Via: France v Ireland is AXED as Six Nations loses a third game over coronavirus concerns
The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has risen by 46 to 319, the government has announced. Via: Coronavirus: UK cases rise to 319
Watchdog issues warning days after Met officer arrested on suspicion of being part of neo-Nazi terrorist group Via: Police warned about 'insider threat' from extremists inside their own forces
TOM LEONARD: With more than half of the world’s 7.7 billion people now using the internet, the infrastructure behind it has inevitably become colossal. Via: Streaming a season of your favourite TV show on Netflix produces pollution
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