August 2020

Australian death toll stands at 379; France removed from UK travel corridor; Greece and Croatia impose midnight curfew on bars and restaurants Theatres, casinos and bowling alleys reopen in England France could add British visitors to quarantine list after UK measuresUK adds France to Covid-19 14-day quarantine list‘Critical moment’: cases Read more

Rail union praises ‘brave actions’ of Dominica-born Asquith Xavier, who overturned 1960s colour barUnion leaders have praised the “brave actions” of a railway worker who overturned a racist recruitment policy in the 1960s.The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) marked the 54th anniversary of the breaking of the colour bar Read more

Warnings that changes to USPS could disenfranchise votersFrom Oakland to the White House? The rise of Kamala HarrisFlu and Covid: winter could bring ‘double-barrel’ outbreak to USSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.55pm BST My colleague Sam Levine has taken a deeper look at why the United States Postal Read more

Five-month absence due to end with trial this weekBookie Joe Huddlestone: ‘It’s a bit of a buzz out of the blue’Bookmakers will return to British racecourses this week for the first time since March in a two-week trial intended to establish whether they can trade safely under Covid-19 restrictions. Limited Read more

Day three updates from the second Test in SouthamptonCounty cricket – live! Get the latest from Tanya AldredAnd feel free to email Rob 2.50pm BST Thanks Adam, afternoon folks. This is all a bit 1987, but with luck we might get some play after tea. To wit, there will be Read more