A paper drawn up for Chancellor Rishi Sunak found that the cost of the coronavirus pandemic could hit £300billion and force tax rises, cuts to the state pension and a public-sector pay freeze Via: Britons face pay freezes and tax Read more
Pence avoiding Trump after aide’s positive test; Saudi oil profits drop 25%; French schools reopen; follow the latest updatesChina plans to test all 11m Wuhan residents for coronavirusEU could reopen borders to countries with similar risk profilesCoronavirus latest: at a Read more
In 2017, Harvard stem cell biologist Dr Kwang-Soo Kim took skin cells from George Lopez, reverted them to stem cells, then made those into dopamine neurons, which were injected into Lopez’s brain. Via: Doctors transplant neurons made from brain cells Read more
Mwaka Mudenda will become the 39th host of the world’s longest-running children’s TV show when she is unveiled to viewers on Thursday. Via: Blue Peter's newest presenter Mwaka Mudenda is set to make her debut from home
A CIA report says China threatened to stop cooperating with the WHO’s coronavirus investigation if the organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency. Via: CIA believes China pressured WHO to publicly downplay the risk of coronavirus in January
Each worker will get $1,000, more if they were diagnosed with a disorder as a result of the material they viewedFacebook has agreed to pay a settlement of $52m in a court case alleging the company failed to protect workers Read more
El mensaje central de los discursos del presidente, Pedro Sánchez, durante la pandemia: estamos en “guerra” y debemos combatir “juntos”. Sólo tres veces ha dicho “muerte” y “bulo”, siete. Leer Via: La guerra de Sánchez en 70.000 palabras
The territory is braced for a summer of activism, but mass demonstrations may be a thing of the past as police target leaders, reporters and freedomsHong Kong is bracing for another summer of protest after renewed violence in parliament, shopping Read more
Castilla-La Mancha, Aragón, Baleares, Murcia, Castilla y León, Andalucía y el País Vasco pedirán que los alumnos de cero a seis años no se reincorporen este curso Leer Via: Siete autonomías no quieren seguir la vuelta al colegio que plantea el Read more