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Comparison between Trump’s church visit & Churchill ‘verges on obscenity’
Kayleigh McEnany said Mr Trump’s stroll to the church the day after it was damaged by fire during protests was a comforting moment for Americans.
Clean tech and climate policies ‘could cut fossil fuel profits by two thirds’
The world is witnessing the ‘decline and fall of the fossil fuel industry’, analysts say.
Architect of Sweden’s relaxed Covid-19 approach admits mistakes were made
The Nordic country has one of the highest death rates per capita in the world.
Thousands of homeless ‘at risk of eviction from hotels at end of June’
The charity Crisis says contracts between councils and hotels are due to end at the end of the month without Government funding.
Madeleine McCann dominates front pages as Black Lives Matter protests get snubbed
Star Wars actor John Boyega was among the thousands of people taking part in Hyde Park Black Lives Matter protest.
The UK’s poignant daily death toll as Brexiteer Johnson brags about ‘considerable achievements’
A further 359 fatalities were confirmed - a total that eclipsed the entirety of the EU 27 combined.
Council ponders planning permission complaints over Cummings cottage
The local Labour MP has asked Durham County Council to look at any potential issue over the outbuilding on his parents’ farm.
Police with Covid told not to name colleagues they’ve been in contact with
"The questions is how is this going to work, what will happen and all those crucial details are still being worked out."
South Korea defends reopening of schools despite surge in Covid-19
The prime minister pointed out schools had been kept open even during the Korean war.