President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. interpreted leading by example very differently on Monday. Mr. Trump, infected with the contagious and sometimes lethal coronavirus, returned by helicopter to the White House in a nationally televised hospital departure. Once back, he climbed to a White House balcony, removed the mask …...Read More
Trump flouts health guidelines as Biden questions his ‘macho’ refusal to wear masks.
Biden says those who don’t take virus precautions seriously are ‘responsible for what happens to them.’
Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Monday suggested President Trump bore some responsibility for his positive coronavirus test because of the way he has flouted public health guidelines for months. “Anybody who contracts the virus by essentially saying masks don’t matter, social distancing doesn’t matter, I think, is responsible for what …...Read More
In a campaign-style video, Trump says contracting Covid-19 was a risk he had to take as ‘your leader.’
President Trump on Monday night sought to reframe his battle with Covid-19 in political rather than medical terms, suggesting that his recent diagnosis was not a mortal threat to his health or an indictment about his handling of the pandemic but instead an exhibition of presidential leadership. “As your leader, …...Read More
Kamala Harris’s doubleheader: A debate and confirmation hearings with sky-high stakes.
The last time Kamala Harris stepped onto a debate stage, her Democratic primary campaign was sputtering to a close — running out of money, trailing badly in the polls and fading as a force on policy issues. She dropped out of the race two weeks later. Now, as Ms. Harris …...Read More
Church of England gave more support to predators within its ranks than their victims
The Church of England 'failed' to protect children and young people from sexual predators within their ranks for decades because it cared more about its own reputation than the victims, a damning report published today claims. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) found that nearly 400 people who …...Read More
Is University Challenge getting easier? Viewers report getting 'more than 20' questions right
For many regular viewers of University Challenge, getting into double figures is the weekly dream... and it's one that's usually undone pretty quickly once the Physics and Maths questions begin. However, recent episodes of the BBC2 academic quiz have seen fans of the long-running programme reporting higher-than-average scores, suggesting host …...Read More
Storm Alex: French village obliterated by torrential flooding
Advertisement The scale of devastation wrought upon a French town that was hit by torrential flooding caused by Storm Alex has been laid bare in new aerial images. Saint-Martin-Vestubie, 25 miles north of Nice and near the border with Italy, was at the centre of a downpour at the weekend …...Read More
Drive-in WEDDING! 250 guests watch bride and groom tie the knot from their cars
Advertisement A couple have staged Britain's first Covid-compliant drive-in wedding, with 250 guests watching them tie the knot from Audis, Land Rovers and Lamborghinis on a 500-acre Essex estate to get around the 15-person limit. After the ceremony, bride Roma Popat and groom Vinal Patel, both 30, toured the grounds …...Read More
Number of severely ill Covid-19 patients being placed on ventilators has more than HALVED
The proportion of severely ill Covid-19 patients needing to be hooked up to ventilators has more than halved since the peak of the pandemic in the spring, figures reveal. Twenty-six per cent of intensive care patients received invasive ventilation up to 24 hours after being admitted to hospital last month. …...Read More
London policewoman stabbed: Two 15-year-old boys stabbed officer during knife raid, court hears
Two teenagers, 15, stabbed a police woman in the stomach as she tried to stop a corner shop robbery, a court heard today. Allegedly armed with knives, the boys were accused of hiding their faces before attempting a raid on Pimlico Grocery in Chapter Street, Westminster. Two plain clothed police …...Read More
