Global death toll passes one million; Angela Merkel says new action is needed in Germany; New York test positivity rate climbsGlobal coronavirus deaths pass 1m with no sign rate is slowingInteractive: how did we get to one million deaths?France struggles to push Covid app as neighbours race aheadBoris Johnson apologises for getting England lockdown rules wrongUK coronavirus – latest updates 2.42pm BST German finance minister Olaf Scholz has said he will persist with heavy spending to help Europe’s largest economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic as rescue and stimulus measures push debt to its highest level on record, Reuters reports. German finance minister defends record debt to continue fiscal splurge in pandemic https://t.co/EqVNc6hdpm pic.twitter.com/n7ZtTQEQ1HWith the investments of this budget, we’re pushing the door further open for the future of our country. 2.16pm BST The cost of Spain’s Covid-19 social-protection measures, including the ERTE furlough scheme, reached €22bn ($25.75bn) between April and September, Reuters reports. The full package of measures could cost an additional €1bn per month beyond September, social security minister Jose Luis Escriva told reporters today at the weekly cabinet meeting. Continue reading…
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President Trump called me for a chat on Saturday. It was our first conversation since he unfollowed me on Twitter in April after I wrote a Mail column telling him to ‘Shut the f*ck up Read more…