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2020 election: Biden in best position for any challenger since Jimmy Carter in 1976, polls show Mr Biden came out on top of more than 40 national polls conducted in May. Last candidate to do so was Carter, subsequent winner of 1976 election independent | World | 1 hrs ago   Foreign secretary says George Floyd case ‘distressing’ but ‘not really my job’ to discuss it Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has said footage showing the death of a black man while he was being restrained by police in the US was “very distressing”, but he said it was not his job to discuss it. reddit | UK | 1 hrs ago   Dominic Cummings to be named as a respondent in sex discrimination case Barristers forSoniaKhan - who was as an aide to ex-chancellor Sajid Javid - was fired by the Prime Minister's chief adviser last year and escorted out of Downing Street by police officers are understood to have successfully argued that Mr Cummings' ... reddit | UK | 1 hrs ago   Exercise Cygnus: NHS doctor's legal bid to force Government to release papers on pandemic preparedness Department of Health has repeatedly refused to publish report of 2016 exercise which warned of likely impact of pandemic on care homes telegraph | Top Stories | 1 hrs ago   Independent autopsy finds George Floyd died of asphyxia George Floyd's family attorney revealed the first findings of an independent autopsy into his death. reddit | World | 1 hrs ago   George Floyd's family releasing independent autopsy results A family attorney has disputed preliminary findings from a county medical examiner that found no evidence of strangulation reddit | World | 1 hrs ago   New York city introduces curfew and increases police numbers amid George Floyd protests independent | World | 1 hrs ago   George Floyd protests: Republican senator says he wants the 101st Airborne army division unleashed on protesters “We need to have zero tolerance for this destruction,” says Tom Cotton independent | World | 1 hrs ago   Sony postpones PS5 event ‘to allow more important voices to be heard’ Sony’s decision follows similar moves by EA and Google reddit | Technology | 1 hrs ago   US activist sues former Egyptian prime minister over arrest and torture Hazem Abdel Aziz El Beblawi sued in Washington as Mohamed Soltan alleges he was targeted for assassination theguardian | World | 1 hrs ago   George Floyd died of asphyxia, private autopsy finds The African-American man whose death sparked civil unrest died from asphyxia, says an autopsy commissioned by his family. bbc | World | 1 hrs ago   Piers Morgan says officials have been ‘lying’ over coronavirus testing numbers Piers Morgan has said he believes officials have been ‘lying’ over the number of people tested for coronavirus, after data over the figures appeared ‘unavailable’ for ten consecutive days. reddit | UK | 1 hrs ago   We’ve Got Work to Do The promise of America is “liberty and justice for all.” We must do more to live up to this promise. The events of last week once again shine a spotlight ... reddit | Technology | 1 hrs ago   George Floyd autopsy shows he died of asphyxia and his death was partly caused by other officers, lawyer says independent | World | 1 hrs ago   Talkspace CEO says he’s pulling out of six-figure deal with Facebook, won’t support a platform that incites ‘racism, violence and lies’ The company's CEO said that he pulling out of a deal with Facebook that would have been potentially lucrative. But he said he can't move forward until the company moderates post that incite violence. reddit | Technology | 1 hrs ago   Analysis of 30,000 terrestrial vertebrates shows 515 species (1.7%) now have <1,000 individuals left in the wild. Human activity is driving much of that destruction, particularly people encroaching upon places rich in biodiversity, like tropical and subtropical regions. Nearly 2 percent of terrestrial vertebrate animals have populations smaller than 1,000, a new study finds. Researchers say drastic conservation is needed. reddit | Science | 1 hrs ago   Plea for public toilets to reopen as dogs are eating human faeces left on beach With people flocking to the seaside to enjoy the sunshine after weeks of lockdown, people are asking for toilets to reopen as soon as possible reddit | UK | 2 hrs ago   MPs set to rebel over voting in person amid return to the Commons The government faces a rebellion tomorrow over its insistence that MPs must vote in person at Westminster.Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Commons leader, has tabled a motion for tomorrow which specifies that MPs reddit | Politics | 2 hrs ago   Sixth mass extinction of wildlife accelerating, scientists warn Analysis shows 500 species are on the brink of extinction, the same as were lost over the entire last century theguardian | World | 2 hrs ago   Tom Watson peerage rejected by Lords vetting commission - reports Former Labour deputy leader had been put forward for peerage by Jeremy Corbyn theguardian | Politics | 2 hrs ago   Thousands of Species Are Fleeing to Earth's Poles en Masse, And a Pattern's Emerging We know that global warming is forcing many animals around the world to flee their normal habitats, but now, an exhaustive analysis has shown marine species are booking it for the poles six times faster than those on land. reddit | Science | 2 hrs ago   White House calls for 'law and order' as violent protests rage President Donald Trump on Monday urged U.S. states to crack down on violent protests that have engulfed cities, saying officials should "dominate" and arrest people to restore order after a sixth straight night of vandalism and looting, med ... reddit | World | 2 hrs ago   PS5 event: Sony postpones new console reveal amid George Floyd protests 'For now, we want to stand back and allow more important voices to be heard' independent | Technology | 2 hrs ago   Domestic abuse services bracing for 'tsunami' of victims coming forward as lockdown eases Charities say loosening of restrictions means ‘window in which women who have been isolating with abusive partners can ask for help may widen’ independent | UK | 2 hrs ago   Martin Rowson on the return of horse racing and parliament — cartoon Senior MPs have warned that many elderly members of parliament and those with health conditions will be “disenfranchised” and put at risk of contracting Covid-19 if they are forced back to the House of Commons for debates and votes this wee ... theguardian | Politics | 2 hrs ago   Prev / Next