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US judge orders release of WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning
The former Army intelligence analyst had been in prison since May.
Photos show tons of rubbish piled up in dock turning water into sea of litter
Driftwood, plastic, rubbish and even car tyres filled the Bull Nose off the River Ribble in Preston, blown in overnight
All French schools and universities to shut due to coronavirus
French President Emmanuel Macron urged people over 70 to stay at home.
Lack of political commitment in some countries to control coronavirus, says WHO
The director-general of the World Health Organisation was briefing on Covid-19.
Coronavirus – ‘Wash hands’ written above Sydney in skywriting
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, an unknown skywriter reminded residents to wash their hands.
FTSE 100 drops by 10.9% in worst day for market since 1987
More than £160 billion was wiped off the value of FTSE 100 companies on Thursday.
Coronavirus UK – Boris Johnson says ‘many more will lose loved ones’
Up to 10,000 people in the UK are already infected.
UK moves onto delay stage as two more people die of coronavirus
The shift was confirmed by Nicola Sturgeon following a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee chaired by Boris Johnson.
Coronavirus UK – Face masks could put wearers at increased risk
Deputy chief medical officer for England Jenny Harries said the virus could get caught in the mask, and then breathed in by the wearer.