The Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) estimates the UK’s R value – the average number of people each coronavirus patient infects – is now between 0.9 and 1.1. Via: Coronavirus UK: SAGE fears R rate could be as Read more
The Met Office has imposed a yellow weather warning of strong winds stretching across England, Wales and parts of Scotland until 6pm, amid concerns over power cuts and debris on roads. Via: Flood fears and 'dangerous sea conditions' as Storm Ellen's Read more
Katharina Koppenwallner bereist ferne Länder und bringt von dort traditionelle Bekleidung mit. Die lässt sich gut in den mitteleuropäischen Alltag integrieren. Via: Kleidung aus der Ferne für Berliner Sommer
Jahrhundertschicksale zwischen Treue und Verrat: Der neue Roman des israelischen Nobelpreiskandidaten David Grossman deckt die Geheimnisse einer jugoslawisch-jüdischen Familiengeschichte auf. Via: Was geschah damals wirklich in Titos Foltergefängnis?
Wildfires have killed at least six peoplePrisons overwhelmed by Covid outbreaks and approaching firesFirefighters stretched thin as blazes grow rapidlyOpinion: The climate crisis has already arrived. Just look to California’s abnormal wildfiresSign up to our First Thing newsletter 3.00pm BST Read more
Die Türkei hat nach Angaben von Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan riesige Erdgas-Vorkommen im Schwarzen Meer entdeckt. Es handle sich um den größten Erdgas-Fund in der Geschichte des Landes. Via: Türkei gibt Erdgas-Fund im Schwarzen Meer bekannt
Greencore staff to self-isolate for 14 days; Wigan joins two Lancashire areas also easing restrictions; Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago off safe list from 4am SaturdayShapps rejects idea of partial quarantine for countriesLockdown fears for Birmingham amid sharp rise Read more
Over-by-over updates from the final Test in SouthamptonDurable duo Broad and Anderson refuse to let it all goEmail your thoughts to Rob 2.58pm BST 45th over: England 147-4 (Crawley 75, Buttler 12) “Top of the afternoon Rob,” says Alex Bramble. Read more
Postmaster general has been criticized for measures ahead of electionsBiden vows to end ‘season of darkness’ as he accepts nominationSteve Bannon pleads not guilty to fraud after arrest Firefighters stretched thin as California blazes grow rapidly1,042 new Covid-19 deaths and Read more
Netflix’s series about an LA estate agency is both unapologetic property porn and brilliant escapism for tough timesEven with all of anguish 2020 has wrought, the inevitableclosure of the Argos catalogue still felt like a blow when it was announced Read more