Month: June 2020

Only one case is a traveller in hotel quarantine, 14 are linked to known outbreaks and 37 were picked up through testing. Via: Victoria suffers 75 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours

Reni Eddo-Lodge has become the first black British author to top the UK bestseller list with her 2017 book Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race. In an exclusive interview with the Observer’s Nosheen Iqbal she talks about global discussions on racism following the death of George Read more…

Police have allegedly discovered more than 8,000 images and videos on USB sticks and hard drives which were buried in a deserted factory belonging to Brueckner. Via: Chilling footage shows the inside of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's 'secret lair'

DOMINIC LAWSON: British eugenicists are being effaced from academia – but there is one more, whose name is widely known. I refer to Marie Stopes (pictured). Via: DOMINIC LAWSON: First they came for the statues, now stained glass windows

California governor closes bars in several counties; half a million confined in Beijing; cases worldwide top 10m; Follow the latest updatesGlobal deaths pass 500,000Global report: Covid-19 cases exceed 10mUS health secretary says ‘window is closing’ to stop virusNew Zealand’s isolation facilities under ‘extreme stress’See all our coronavirus coverage 2.54am BST Read more…

Couples who wanted to go ahead with their weddings when lockdown eases on July 4 could now have to wait until September as registrars waiting for guideline clarification can’t confirm weddings. Via: New setback for brides-to-be as weddings remain on hold while registrars 'await government guidance'