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Trump tweets about plan for Black Lives Matter mural in front of his tower
New York officials announced the Black Lives Matter slogan would be painted in bold letters on the street in front of the president’s skyscraper.
Florida bans alcohol consumption in bars as Coronavirus spirals
The move came as the state’s daily coronavirus cases record was smashed again.
Council spent thousands to keep Tate murder bid teenager’s name secret
Jonty Bravery was granted anonymity by the court because of his age, but the order expired on his 18th birthday.
Rubbish arranged to form coronavirus death toll after beauty spot trashed
“We wanted to reiterate the numbers of people who’ve lost their lives to this virus and the people who’re battling on the frontline against this."
Statues of slave kneeling before Abraham Lincoln must go
The inscription on both reads: ‘A race set free and the country at peace. Lincoln rests from his labors.’
Confirmed new coronavirus cases hit record high in US
The figure represents a resurgence that has led some governors to back track or at least pause the reopening of their states.
Knifeman ‘kills three’ in Glasgow hotel attack before being shot by police
Police said the situation is ‘contained at this time and there is no danger to the general public’.
Bernie Ecclestone says Black people often ‘more racist than White people’
Ecclestone's comments come as Lewis Hamilton, who has been vocal throughout the Black Lives Matter movement and is the sport's only black driver, leads the fight for change.
‘When they urinate in your garden, it’s the pits’: Residents condemn beachgoers
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council declared a major incident after huge numbers of visitors crowded on to the beach.