Day: August 5, 2020
Beirut death toll passes 135 as world pays tribute to explosion victims
August 5, 2020Countries across the globe have held vigils and shared tributes to the 135 people killed in the Beirut explosion on Tuesday. The death toll has risen again as rescue teams continue to search for missing people among the rubble of the Lebanese capital. More than 5,000 people were injured in the blast, while 300,000 are […]
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Lockdown to be reimposed in Aberdeen after coronavirus spike
August 5, 2020Lockdown measures are to be reimposed in the Aberdeen area after a spike in coronavirus cases, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. Speaking at her daily coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh on Wednesday, Ms Sturgeon said 54 cases had been reported as part of a cluster of infections in Aberdeen. She added the rise in […]
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Meghan wins High Court bid to protect identities of five friends
August 5, 2020The identities of five friends of the Duchess of Sussex who gave an anonymous interview to a US magazine will not be revealed, the High Court has ruled. Judge Mark Warby said the friends’ identities should be protected “for the time being at least”, after the duchess put in a legal bid to ensure their […]
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London mayor asks Tory candidate for help to end violent crime
August 5, 2020The Mayor of London has asked his Conservative rival for help in tackling violent crime in the capital, amid a ‘perfect storm’ which he says will leave the Metropolitan Police facing £110 million in cuts. Sadiq Khan has written directly to Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey asking for the pair to team up and […]
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Which famous architect is meeting their end? The great British art quiz
August 5, 2020Leighton House Museum set today’s quiz, which enables you to explore the art collections of British museums closed due to Covid-19 – while answering some fiendish questions along the way Photograph: Leighton House Museum This quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home for the UK’s public art collections, showing […]
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Storm Isaias: Six dead as tornadoes and heavy rainfall ravage US east coast
August 5, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates At least six people have been killed as Storm Isaias continues to sweep across the US east coast. Isaias had earlier made landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it caused floods and fires that displaced dozens of […]
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UK coronavirus LIVE: Quarantine 'failures let in 10,000 infected people' as Boris Johnson urged to put schools first amid second wave fears
August 5, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Government’s “critical” failure to bring in travel quarantine restrictions at the start of the coronavirus pandemic allowed thousands of infected people to arrive in the UK, a report by MPs has found. Some 10,000 people with Covid-19 may […]
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High Court to rule on Meghan Markle's bid to keep friends' names secrets in battle with Mail on Sunday
August 5, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The High Court is due to give its ruling today on a bid by Meghan Markle to keep secret the identities of five friends who gave an anonymous interview to US magazine. The ruling is the latest stage of […]
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Keir Starmer: Ministers have month to fix coronavirus test-and-trace system and avoid devastating second wave
August 5, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Ministers have a month to fix the Government’s broken test-and-trace system and avoid a devastating second wave of coronavirus, Sir Keir Starmer has warned. The Labour leader lashed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Government for being “too slow to act” […]
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Duke of Edinburgh to feature in VJ Day commemorations
August 5, 2020The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Duke of Edinburgh is to feature in commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day when the royal family leads the country in honouring those who served in the Far East. The 99-year-old, who retired in 2017, is […]
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