Plus, one mother's fight for justice
| | | | Beauty salons, spas, tattoo parlours and nail bars in England are welcoming back their first clients for almost four months. In Scotland, indoor shopping centres are able to reopen - with mandatory face masks for all - hospitals can welcome visitors, and young people can play outdoor contact sports. In Wales, pubs, bars and restaurants can start serving customers outdoors, while hairdressers can also reopen. The latest stage in lockdown easing comes as Health Secretary Matt Hancock says "targeted action" is being taken against more than 100 local outbreaks every week. Factories, hospitals and other workplaces have been shut down and, in Herefordshire, a farm has been put into lockdown. It's also two weeks since Leicester was put under fresh restrictions - they're expected to be reviewed this week. As with other sectors of the economy, businesses reopening today must put infection reduction measures in place, and some beauty treatments, such as eyebrow threading, are still banned. That's left many salons unable to operate, much to the anger of their owners, who feel the rules are inconsistent. Read those rules in full. | |
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| The World Health Organization says Sunday saw a record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, with more than 230,000 new infections. Most were in the Americas, with Mexico now fourth in the list of countries with the most deaths, surpassing Italy. In the US, Florida set a state record for cases on Sunday, with 15,299 new infections registered. That's far higher than the worst daily rates seen in New York in April. Florida has proved vulnerable due to tourism and an elderly population, but has continued to press ahead with lockdown easing - reopening Walt Disney World, for example - despite warnings from medical experts. Elsewhere in the world, South Africa is taking action against its rising infection rate, including another ban on alcohol sales to take pressure off the healthcare system. It's the hardest-hit country on the continent, with more than 4,000 deaths. As usual, our live page has all the latest on the pandemic, including more on two very different problems being experienced in India - a rising tide of waste and fresh struggles for women needing abortions. | |
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| | | | | Bronze statues of colonial icons have been spray-painted. Black Lives Matter protests have broken out. And now the Dutch parliament has backed a petition by three teenage women requesting the addition of racism to the school curriculum. Winds of change are swirling around the cobblestones of The Hague. Faced with a strong colonial past and a legacy of slavery, the Dutch are being asked to take a more impartial look at their history. "We're still a very white nation," says Mirjam de Bruijn, an anthropologist at Leiden University. | |
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| | | | The ongoing debate over the wearing of masks makes several front pages. The Daily Mirror urges ministers to "clear up the muddle", describing it as "another area of confusion caused by this shambolic government". "Get a grip" agrees the Metro. The Daily Telegraph is happy masks aren't compulsory because that might lead people to think they're "life preserving" like crash helmets and seat belts. The Daily Mail, though, thinks change is coming. It reports the government has bought up capacity to produce five million face masks a week, as it prepares to make them a requirement in shops. The i, meanwhile, says peers plan to weigh in on the latest coronavirus legislation - only agreeing to a relaxation of the rules on serving food and drink on pavements if customers are banned from smoking in outdoor areas. Elsewhere, the Financial Times believes Boris Johnson is preparing to perform a U-turn over Huawei's involvement in the UK's 5G network. The Times says some Conservatives MPs want the Chinese firm out by 2024. | |
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