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11.14pm BST

New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern has moved the general election 17 October, a month later than the original date of 17 September.

Ardern says the biggest risk to overcome will be ensuring 25,000 election workers are well-protected as they go about their work.

Ardern said she considered moving the election by just 2 weeks, but the election commission said this wasn't enough time for them to prepare for the new date.

I am proposing that parliament reconvene tomorrow," Ardern said, Under the circumstances, I consider it important that parliament can consider these issues."

Parliament will now dissolve on 6 September.

Advance voting will start on Saturday, 3 October.

11.01pm BST

Israel's ministerial committee for the coronavirus crisis relaxed some social distancing restrictions on Sunday, allowing up to 20 people to gather in an indoor space regardless of its size, after some backlash from restaurant owners who claim they were particularly hit by them, the Haaretz newspaper reports.

The new regulations, to go into effect on Monday at 7pm, will also allow gatherings of up to 30 people in an open space.