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UK health secretary hints at easing of restrictions for people with two doses of vaccines; North Korea claims zero cases from 30,000 testsAre you kidding me?’ Fauci responds to rightwing attacks over emailsAustralia’s vaccine rollout ‘constrained’ by Pfizer supply shortages until […]

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUK borrowed £24.3bn in May, down from £43.8bn in May 2020Second highest May borrowing on recordReopening of economy improving public finances 8.23am BSTThe ONS have also revised down their estimate of UK borrowing in April by £2.6bn, to […]

Get the latest news prior to the final Group D gamesEuro 2020 overview: groups standings, fixtures and moreAnd you can email Tom, tweet him here or post BTL 8.23am BSTMorning everyone, and welcome to day 12 of Euro 2020, which brings us games of varying significance for England and Scotland. But […]

Funds were intended to address discriminatory policies – but ‘promises to Black farmers are always put on hold’The US Department of Agriculture was scheduled to begin sending out payments to Black and minority farmers this month, as part of a $4bn loan forgiveness program included in the […]

Leicester player has not started a league game since 2017, one of many in squad to have spent much of last season on the benchForty-five minutes after the final whistle sounded at the Olimpico in Rome on Sunday, the Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward headed out of the away dressing room and slumped, feet […]

One of the Games’ most popular cycling races has a surprisingly complex history rooted in gambling and postwar Japan“Whatever you do, don’t stop pedalling or you’ll be thrown off the bike.”That was the final piece of advice Ryo Okuhara gave me as, with a gentle push, he sent me on a […]

Longest-serving envoy Cui Tiankai says relations between the countries ‘at a crossroads’ China’s ambassador to the US, Cui Tiankai, has announced he will leave Washington after eight years, saying US-China relations are at a “crossroads” as the US recalibrates its engagement policies.Cui, […]

Australia’s Charisma Amoe-Tarrant says ‘I just wish her well’Jacinda Ardern stands behind first transgender OlympianTransgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has won the support of her Australian Olympics rival, Charisma Amoe-Tarrant, as the Kiwi’s selection for Tokyo reignites debate around […]

Sadiq Khan says work will begin soon on connecting busiest underground stations for end of next yearPassengers on the London underground will have mobile coverage throughout the network by the end of 2024, the mayor of London has said.Transport for London (TfL) said work on preparing some of the […]

Texas group the Informed Consent Action Network has capitalized on fear surrounding supposed vaccine mandatesJust as the Covid-19 vaccine rollout began in earnest in the United States, the Informed Consent Action Network (Ican) sent its subscribers a “legal update” on its war against employers […]

In this moving memoir shot through with love and pain, the author considers why Sebastian Barker chose poetry over parenthoodThe father of this book’s subtitle (On Losing a Father) is – was – the poet Sebastian Barker. The tense in which he exists is unstable in Xanthi Barker’s […]

The pitiful school ‘catch-up’ funding reveals the Tories are only ‘moving left’ on spending where it’s electorally convenientBoris Johnson’s government has made some controversial spending decisions since March 2020, such as £37bn on a malfunctioning test-and-trace system, or the […]

The once-staid East Sussex resort now has a lively bar scene and a cool new place to stay, as well as the striking Towner gallery and those soaring white cliffsThe airy restaurant-cum-reception of Eastbourne’s newest hotel, Port, has blush pink walls hung with local art above mid-century modern […]

Spiced mutton, barbecued pineapple, toasted coconut, sweet potato, chillies and flatbread – the perfect West-Indian sharing dish for a summer celebrationGet the hard work done in advance, then all you need to do is cook the roti, serve up and allow people to assemble as they want. It’s the […]

Rahim Fortune’s intimate photographs deal with his father’s death from a rare disease, as well as racial politics and the mystery of abandoned buildings Continue reading...

And now, because I can’t, I’ve been effectively banned from driving it for the summerCan you please ask the DVLA why I am finding it impossible to tax my camper van? I have owned it for four years and have never had a problem.I received my V11 as usual and attempted repeatedly to pay my tax […]

Singer says she was unaware of the meaning of the offensive word at the time, did not mean to cause offence, and the prospect of causing people hurt ‘absolutely breaks my heart’Billie Eilish has apologised after a video surfaced appearing to show her mouthing a racist slur.The Grammy-winning […]

Carrie Lam denies arrest of senior editorial figures at pro-democracy paper and seizure of its assets was an attack on press freedomHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has refused to clarify how journalists can avoid breaking the vaguely defined national security law following the raid and […]

Report by MPs says white working-class pupils let down … Covid hits the Euros … and 50 years of Joni Mitchell’s BlueMorning everyone. I’m Martin Farrer and these are the stories you need to read this morning. Continue reading...

Storyville’s eight-part series examines the US’s devastating incarceration rates. Plus: Bake Off: The Professionals sets the teams a carrot-shaped test. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...