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GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 18,238,195 DEATHS: 692,872 RECOVERED: 11,449,659 …………………………………… New Covid-19 tests give results in 90 mins BBC News says new 90-minute tests that can detect coronavirus and flu will be rolled out in care homes and laboratories from next week. The “on-the-spot” swab and DNA tests will help distinguish between Covid-19 and other seasonal illnesses, the government said. The health secretary said this would be “hugely beneficial” over the winter. Read the full story on BBC News …………………………………… Major incident declared in Manchester after rise in Covid-19 transmission The Guardian says a major incident has been declared…

In today’s briefing update, the Sunday Papers report on the Tory MP quizzed by police over sexual assault allegations, the government’s blueprint to avoid a second lockdown and leaked emails revealing officers’ fears of a rouge SAS evacuation squad. In our special feature, we look at global coronavirus updates.  ……………………………………… Tory MP quizzed by police over sex attack The Mail on Sunday says a conservative MP has been questioned by police following allegations of rape and sexual assault. The paper says the former minister, who has not been named, is accused of sexual assault and was questioned at a London…

Kylie and Kendall Jenner endorse fake Apple products on Instagram  BBC Click has discovered that dozens of influencers including Kylie and Kendall Jenner have been promoting the sale of fake Apple Airpods on Instagram.  The two sisters have a combined following of 322 million followers on the social media platform.  Apple says cloned earphones may infringe its intellectual property rights, but is now pursuing a case against the Jenner sisters.  But Apple has in the past taken action against influencers believed to be promoting “knock off” AirPods.  Kylie and Kendall Jenner declined to comment.  “Knock off” tech BBC Click’s investigation…

iPhone 12 release date delayed  The release of the iPhone 12 will be delayed Apple has confirmed.  Apple usually reveals the new iPhone in September and then release it a couple of weeks later. But the company has now confirmed they won’t be able to follow the usual schedule, with the iPhone 12 release seemingly being pushed into October.  “Last year we started selling new iPhones in late September, this year we expect supply to be available a few weeks later,” Luca Maestri, Apple’s chief financial officer, told investors in a call following the company’s results. Apple rarely discusses the…

Fiji records its first Covid-19 death but says the virus is not present in Fijian communities On Friday Fiji announced its first coronavirus death, but health officials are telling the people in the Pacific island nation that it was not the precursor to a major outbreak.  Health Minister Ifereimi Waqainabete said the victim was a 66-year-old man who tested positive after returning from India where he had gone to have heart surgery.  “Sadly, despite the best efforts of our health -care professionals, this gentleman passed away yesterday in the isolation ward at Lautoka hospital due to complications from Covid-19,” Waqainabete…

GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 17,481,953 DEATHS: 676,824 RECOVERED: 10,941,906 …………………………………… …………………………………… Visiting people at home banned in Northern England BBC News says separate households have been banned from meeting each other indoors in Greater Manchester, east Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire following a spike in coronavirus cases. The health secretary said the increase in transmission was “largely due” to people not observing social distancing. Labour criticised the government for a lack of clarity over the measures and for announcing them “late at night”. Read the full story on BBC News …………………………………… Companies ready to defy PM’s planned return…

#Muslims face racist backlash for rise in COVID-19 cases in the north of England

Historic $22Bn new trade deal opens up travel corridor between #UAE and #Indonesia

WTX BOOK REVIEW – UNCLE TOM’S CABIN BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE WTX Book Review Don’t blame Uncle Tom … he’s already suffered enough By Yvonne Ridley I wonder how many of you have used the term Uncle Tom as an insult – may be aimed at someone who you think is betraying or selling out their political views, class or friends. There are probably many who don’t even realise the origins of the term. But my latest book review is so relevant to today’s amazing movement Black Lives Matter because the focus is on a novel which triggered the beginning of…

Short review of a book written by Andrew F March ‘The Caliphate of Man’ review by the bookworm Yvonne Ridley. So I read the title of this book and thought “Oh no! Not another Islamophobic, pseudo-intellectual squaring up to have yet another go at the Muslims. I was wrong on several counts. Baby-faced author Andrew F March is indeed an intellectual, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts and he does have a proven track record of writings on Islamic matters that are indeed worth reading. He also offers something relatively new and fresh in his…