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From Tuesday, people in Moscow will be allowed to move around the city whenever they like Moscow's mayor said this was possible as hospitals were discharging more people than they were admitting But there remain concerns about a rush to reopen as the city still records 2,000 infections a day The UK recorded its lowest daily death toll since 22 March - 55 people died with Covid-19 The WHO said that the pandemic was worsening globally, even as it seemed to be easing in Europe In Brazil, the number of cases pass 700,000, but a controversy is growing over its data There are more than 7 million infections globally, with over 400,000 deaths More than seven million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed since the outbreak began, along with 404,000 virus-related deaths. And - despite progress in tackling the virus in Europe - the WHO says the pandemic is "worsening" globally. "More than six months into this pandemic, this is not the time for any country to take it...

A self-described Ku Klux Klan leader has been arrested for allegedly driving his car into a group of Black Lives Matters protesters gathered on Sunday in the US state of Virginia. Prosecutors say that Harry Rogers, 36, drove "recklessly" towards a protest in Henrico County, and "revved the engine" before driving into protesters. Mr Rogers appeared in Henrico court on the outskirts of Richmond on Monday, facing charges of assault and battery. A hate crime investigation is underway. One protester was injured and treated at the scene, authorities said, but was not seriously hurt. In a separate incident on Sunday night, a man drove at a crowd of protesters in Seattle, and brandished a gun at them. The suspect is now in custody, while a 27-year-old man who was shot at the scene was taken to hospital, local authorities said. Anti-racism protests sparked by the death of George Floyd are entering their third week. Mr Floyd died while being restrained by a Minnesota p...

The plan for all primary school years in England to go back to school before the end of term is to be dropped by the government. There had been an aim for all primary pupils to spend four weeks in school before the summer break. But it is no longer thought to be feasible and instead schools will be given "flexibility" over whether or not to admit more pupils. Head teachers' leaders said it had never been a practical possibility. It comes after Health Secretary Matt Hancock conceded at Monday's Downing Street briefing that secondary schools in England may not fully reopen until September "at the earliest". Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a cabinet meeting later to discuss the next steps to ease lockdown restrictions, before Education Secretary Gavin Williamson delivers a statement to the House of Commons on the reopening of schools. There are separate rules for managing the threat of coronavirus in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has filed a document in court to explain why it is excluding the use of the old voters’ ID from the list of identification documents for the new voters’ register. In a 31-page document presented to the Supreme Court, the Electoral Commission among other things argued that it is an independent body and has the constitutional responsibility of determining how any registration exercise will be conducted. It further said that it had duly presented before Parliament the Constitutional Instrument on the compilation of the new register which does not include the use of the old voters’ ID. “[The EC has the] sole exclusive constitutional responsibility to compile a voters register and to determine how that compilation will be affected and it is not subject to the direction or control of any other person or body.” “The second legal basis is that, in exercising its exclusive constitutional duty, the 2nd Defendant [EC] has plac...

Another issue has yet popped up again concerning racism and misogyny. Actor, Hartley Sawyer has been fired from the The Flash series after his tweets containing misogynist and racist references were surfaced in the past week. The actor who plays or apparently played the role of Ralph Dibney(Elongated Man) on the CW series has been fired because his tweets make references to sexual assault and contain racist and homophobic language. Sawyer's Twitter account has been deleted, but screenshots of the old posts have been circulated online off late. The tweets that have caused such a stir online date mainly from 2012 and 2014, including this one: “The only thing keeping me from doing mildly racist tweets is the knowledge that Al Sharpton would never stop complaining about me.” Another one from 2012 read that “as a lad, one of my favorite activities was kidnapping homeless women and cutting off their breasts.” The show’s executive producer Eric Wallace tweet...

Washington (CNN) A crowd of police officers in Philadelphia gathered outside their local union headquarters on Monday to show their support for one of their own -- a staff inspector facing assault charges after allegedly  beating a college student  at an anti-racism protest last week. Like all criminal defendants, Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna is innocent until proven guilty. But it seemed like the crowd of  more than already made up their minds, despite viral footage of Bologna hitting the student in the back of the head with a metal baton, sending him to the hospital. Following the rally, the union that represents Bologna issued a statement, saying it "will not stand-by and watch Inspector Bologna get railroaded." As public opinion shifts on issues of police violence and racial discrimination, and cities begin to rethink their approach to law enforcement, powerful police unions across the country are digging in, and preparing for a once-in-a-gen...

Transfer target teammate gives hope to United, Chelsea and Arsenal in pursuit  Bayer Leverkusen Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky admits that his teammate is destined for big clubs. Kai Havertz is one of the top-notch talent coming out of the Bundesliga. The player is enjoying a great season with Leverkusen. He is the first player to reach the landmark of 35 goals before turning 21. Havertz is one of the players to keep an eye on for the future. Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Liverpool are some of the big clubs who are after Havertz. Havertz’s teammate Lukas Hradecky, is of the opinion that the player is “destined for greater things”.“He’s a star in the making and we’re happy he is here, hopefully, it’s not the last season he will be with us”.”But I do think he is destined for bigger things. Havertz has been in great form since the Bundesliga’s restart, scoring 5 goals in games. Overall he ha...