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Schools urged to delay reopening amid concerns over Covid-19 spread
Headteachers in Tameside are urged not to reopen after new data on infection rates in north-west England.
Watch – Outrage as Trump says it is a ‘great day for George Floyd’
Biden said that it was "despicable" of Trump to "put ... words" into Floyd's mouth.
Largest protest yet over George Floyd death expected in Washington
Officials said up to 200,000 people could demonstrate in the US capital on Saturday.
Care home residents hit with ‘coronavirus bill’ as providers struggle
Age UK said it has been contacted by older people who have been asked to pay an extra 15% a week.
‘On the hoof’ NHS trusts not consulted on face mask policy change
Chris Hopson said political leaders ‘need to understand that running these organisations is a complex and difficult task’.
Street section near White House renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza
Washington DC’s mayor Muriel Bowser announced the change to the area near the church where Donald Trump posed for a photograph with a Bible.
Covid-19 – Concern the R value has risen in all regions
The ‘R value’ is considered critical to keeping coronavirus under control.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband warns hope of permanent release fading
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s family worry that she may be recalled to prison after receiving no news about her bid for clemency.
Putin has declared a state of emergency over oil spill in Arctic region
An estimated 20,000 tons of diesel oil spilled into the Ambarnaya River from a broken tank in Norilsk.