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Renewed calls to boycott Wetherspoons as lockdown measures lifted
The pub chain has been heavily criticised for its response to the coronavirus crisis.
Excess deaths in UK pass 65,000 as lockdown restrictions are eased
The number of global coronavirus cases has also continued to surge in many large countries which have been lifting lockdowns.
Police probe ‘White Lives Matter’ banner & Mail readers aren’t happy
A plane towing the banner flew over the Etihad Stadium just after the Premier League match between Manchester City and Burnley kicked off.
Statue vandals in US will face 10 year prison sentences – Trump
The announcement follows weeks of anti-racism protests, with activists calling for the removal of memorials to the country's Confederate and slaver past.
Reading attack: Forbury Gardens image goes viral as residents show unity
The image of the statue has been widely shared across social media in the wake of the terror attack in Reading at the weekend.
Pubs and cinemas to reopen in latest lockdown easing
The Prime Minister is to publish the results of a review of the two-metre social-distancing rule in England.
Rotting corpses & animal abuse at farms supplying pig meat
Viva! Campaigns, the UK’s leading vegan campaigning group, has released disturbing footage from their latest undercover investigation into two British pig farms.
Record-breaking heatwave hits the Arctic Circle
It comes amid warnings of relentless Arctic heatwaves which could be set to continue indefinitely.
Artist makes Boris Johnson sculpture from 6,277 pages of pandemic newsprint
The work will go on show in 'Isolation Mastered' at JD Malat Gallery.