5 key moments from Trump’s Monday in court for hush money case

Donald Trump’s defense team failed to persuade Judge Juan Merchan to add more time to the clock before the start of the trial in Trump’s New York hush money case, the former president shaking his head in apparent frustration during Monday’s hearing as the judge set a date next month for the start of jury… Continue reading 5 key moments from Trump’s Monday in court for hush money case

Monday briefing: The new variant that’s a reminder the pandemic never fully ended | Coronavirus

Good morning. Covid has become a polarising topic that many people just want to forget about. Earlier this year, the World Health Organization officially declared the pandemic over. Cases, hospitalisations and deaths are at their lowest levels, though infections have undoubtedly become more difficult to track as monitoring systems are dismantled. But even so, experts… Continue reading Monday briefing: The new variant that’s a reminder the pandemic never fully ended | Coronavirus

Bibby Stockholm move-ins planned for Monday despite outbreak warnings | Immigration and asylum

Ministers hope to move asylum seekers on to the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge on Monday despite warnings in an internal health document that many could be infected if there was an outbreak of a disease such as diphtheria on board. A draft “outbreak management plan” for the barge was released after a freedom of information… Continue reading Bibby Stockholm move-ins planned for Monday despite outbreak warnings | Immigration and asylum