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The prime minister has admitted his government’s plans for easing the Coronavirus lockdown is causing “frustration”, as he faces a growing revolt from doctors, nurses, teachers and regional councils. Boris Johnson acknowledged the situation had become more “complex” but said he would trust what he called “the good sense of the British people” and thanked the public for “sticking with us” so far. But the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, warned the prime minister of a “fracturing of national unity” if he ignored the concerns of the regions over his roadmap out of the  COVID19 crisis. The PM wrote in…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday Italy is opening borders and was taking a calculated risk in rolling back lockdown measures from next week as the daily death toll from the  COVID-19 pandemic fell to its lowest rate since March 9. He said “the contagion curve” could rise again, but the country could not afford to wait for a vaccine. Mr Conte announced that travel to and from Italy, and between the country’s regions would be allowed from 3 June. Travellers from EU countries will be able to enter Italy without going into a two-week quarantine. The latest…

The UK’s Coronavirus crisis has reignited one of the country’s most bitter political debates: Can the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland survive as a union of four nations or will the PM’s approach to coronavirus Lockdown split the Kingdom. On Sunday night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the country from 10 Downing Street in a recorded message, announcing his plan for the UK to emerge from lockdown. He called on millions of people to return to work and gave a rough outline of when schools and shops might reopen over the comings months. He also shifted his government’s core message…

Just days after Mike Pompeo’s visit to Israel, the Chinese ambassador to Israel has been found dead. Du Wei, the Chinese Ambassador was found dead in his home in Tel Aviv, Israel. An embassy worker found the body of Du Wei, 57, in his bed in a coastal suburb north of Tel Aviv. Initial reports say that Du was found dead in his bed by staff at his residence and that no signs of violence were found on his body. The Magen David Adom first aid service said that the cause of death appears to be a cardiac incident. https://twitter.com/Mahyar313/status/1261927065756057600 Israeli…

After three brutal elections, a year and a half of political paralysis and another delay because of political infighting in his Likud party over prime positions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was finally set to swear in his new government today. Netanyahu and Gantz, a former military chief, announced last month they would be putting their differences aside to join forces to steer the country through the coronavirus crisis and its severe economic fallout. Having previously refused to join with Netanyahu, who has been indicted on corruption charges and faces an upcoming criminal trial. Over the weekend, both Netanyahu and his…

Her brutally frank observations reveal an upbringing in an atmosphere of what she perfectly describes as “performative hate”.

By Yvonne Ridley Like all good reads, Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar has so many layers to it and is the book I’ve chosen today for another of my literary revisits. The Bell Jar was banned by some bookshops in the Sixties because of its uncompromising content subjects of both suicide and sexuality. The novel also ruffled a few male feathers because of the critical stereotyping of women as both mother and wife. In short, this American classic made some people feel damned uncomfortable! It was first published in January 1963 but under the pseudonym of Victoria Lucas although the American poet and short story…

All mosques in Iran will reopen temporarily this week, a further step in the government’s plans to ease restrictions that aimed to contain the spread of the new  Coronavirus.  The decision to reopen the mosques was made in consultation with the ministry of health,  Mohammad Qomi, the director of the Islamic Development Organization, said. UES would only be open for three days commemorating specific nights for the holy month of Ramadan and it was unclear whether they would stay open. All Mosques in Iran Open The move comes even though some parts of the country have seen a rise in…

Children returning to schools in England next month will be taught in “protective bubbles” of no more than 15 and kept apart from others in order to minimise risk and keep pupils safe, according to new government guidance. Assemblies, breaks and lunchtimes will be staggered to keep the number of pupils coming into contact with each other to a minimum, and each class will have the same teacher at all times and work in the same space to limit risks of infection. How will schools be kept safe The advice also suggests nurseries and schools should remove soft furnishings and…

Coronavirus Latest – The race for a SARS-COV-2 Vaccine By Dyna Fayz More than 90 vaccines are being developed against SARS-CoV-2 by research teams in companies and universities across the world. Researchers are trialling different technologies, some of which haven’t been used in a licensed vaccine before. At least six groups have already begun injecting formulations into volunteers in safety trials; others have started testing in animals.  So how close are we to a Vaccine? Will a vaccine that is approved a year ago, arrive early enough to end this current pandemic or will it arrive too late? Watch this…