A photographer spent four days in sub-zero conditions to capture these stunning images of bear cubs and their parents on the edge of the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. Via: Adorable photos show polar bears play-fighting and snuggling up for a sleep in Alaska
UK reports two new cases as outbreak spreads and losses on stock markets mount Trump puts VP Pence in charge of US responseMore new cases outside China than inside, says WHOCoronavirus map: how Covid-19 is spreading across the worldInquiry opens into hospitals at centre of Italy outbreakShare your experiences 1.47pm Read more
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Britain’s FTSE 100 is hit by Covid-19 fears againLatest: Footsie in worst rout since eurocrisisFTSE 100 has slumped by another 2%Footsie now flirting with correction, at a one-year lowIntroduction: European markets to tumble againOvernight, president Trump claimed risks are ‘very Read more
Official rough sleeping statistics branded ‘misleading’ as ministers urged to restore funding for ‘vital services’ to support homeless Via: Government says rough sleeping down 9% to 4,266, despite figures suggesting more than 28,000 homeless across UK
Follow all the latest developments Via: Boris Johnson news – live: PM threatens to force no-deal Brexit in June, as No 10 responds to shock Heathrow ruling
Technology will likely be used in central Westminster, police say Via: Controversial facial recognition returns to scan faces in central London
Greta Thunberg effect behind sales boom in books on everything from plastic waste to endangered wildlifeI’m reading one of a small forest’s-worth of beautiful new picture books about the environment with my eight-year-old twins. The Sea, by Miranda Krestovnikoff and Jill Calder, takes us into mangrove swamps and kelp forests Read more
Michelle Bachelet criticises weakened environmental protection standards Vice-president to take charge of US response to coronavirusDemocrat challengers campaigning in run-up to South Carolina and Super TuesdaySupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 1.32pm GMT As much as Donald Trump likes to paint it as a fake news hoax, concerns Read more
We want to hear your thoughts on the UK’s chances of success with John Newman’s My Last BreathThe UK’s 2020 Eurovision song contest entry has been unveiled today. John Newman’s My Last Breath was given 2 stars by The Guardian but we’re interested in hearing what you think. Continue reading… Read more
Met Police are asking for anyone with information to come forward Via: Man killed in 'brutal and frenzied' attack on London street