Absence of tourists during coronavirus pandemic has led Nara’s revered deer back to traditional diets and better health

Protesters with pro-democracy movement ‘face the dangers of prosecution’, says advocate, as protection visa applications increase

Joseph McCann freed after probation policy to consider alternatives to prison recallSignificant failings by prison and probation staff, and a policy of not recalling high risk prisoners to alleviate pressure on a growing prison population, saw serial rapist Joseph McCann mistakenly freed from jail to attack 11 women and children, a review has found.The damning report by HM Inspectorate of Probation highlights eight missed opportunities to recall McCann, 34, a high risk IPP (imprisonment for public protection) prisoner before he was released, following a burglary offence, in February 2019. Continue reading...

Government must take urgent action to prevent even bigger crisis in future, charity warnsLockdown has been devastating for mental health and the worst could be yet to come, a leading charity has said.The mental health charity Mind says a survey has revealed that lockdown has had a dramatic impact on the nation’s mental health, warning that unless action is taken now, the problem could grow. Continue reading...

Leicester lockdown extended; UK official death toll rises by 25; parents in England face fines if they refuse to send children back to school in September

The PM wants to be put on the same pedestal as Franklin D Roosevelt as he unveils £5bn capital projectsBoris Johnson will seek to wrap himself in the mantle of one of the most-revered American presidents in modern times on Tuesday, as he attempts to refocus his premiership by promising a “New Deal” for Britain in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.According to pre-released extracts, Johnson’s speech will highlight projects worth £5bn, which he will “accelerate”, including improvements to schools and hospitals, and “shovel ready” schemes such as parks improvements. Continue reading...

Almost 29,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and brought to relief campsMore than a million people have been affected by flooding in northeastern India, where the death toll over the past week rose to 13, authorities said on Monday.Flooding is an annual phenomenon in India’s northeast, claiming hundreds of lives each year. Continue reading...

Tuesday: After warning of a large state-based cyberattack, Scott Morrison announces cybersecurity package. Plus, Virginia Trioli shoots down talking points on Q+AGood morning, this is Emilie Gramenz bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Tuesday 30 June. Continue reading...

Paul Fletcher grilled on the lack of support for women in government stimulus spendingFifty minutes into Monday night’s Q+A, fill-in host Virginia Trioli said what viewers of the long-running panel show have been shouting in the privacy of their living rooms every Monday night for the past decade.“Can I take you to the question? The long dissertations are just chewing up time.” Continue reading...

Hostages from different aid organisations appeal for rescue in videoIslamist militants have abducted four aid workers and a private security worker in north-east Nigeria, the hostages have said in a video.The hostages identified themselves and said they each worked for different organisations. With just their heads and shoulders showing against leafy plants outdoors, they named large aid groups Action Against Hunger, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Reach. Continue reading...

As a surge in coronavirus cases brings talk of a local lockdown extension, the city’s most vulnerable wonder what the future holds

The Australian government has realised that strengthening international institutions is preferable to the alternative – relying on Trump or XiLast October, Scott Morrison continued a proud Australian political tradition and admitted that – despite being prime minister – he has only a passing interest in international affairs.Days after returning from a lengthy visit to Washington, Morrison explained, almost apologetically, that his various foreign travels had been forced upon him by the unfortunate intrusion of global events. “My instincts and passions have always been domestic,” he said in a speech to the Lowy Institute. “I am not one who naturally seeks out summits and international platforms.” Continue reading...

If you turned 31 this year, you have until 1 July to avoid a fee loading on private health cover, but experts say there’s no need to panic-buyPrivate health insurance in Australia is kind of an oxymoron. “Every Australian already has health insurance: Medicare,” says Uta Mihm of consumer advocacy group Choice.So why does it exist here at all? Well, that’s the million dollar question. Firstly, it’s important to note that “health insurance” in Australia actually refers to two different types of cover: private hospital cover and extras cover. The former will pay for you to receive treatment in private hospitals, where you’ll stay in comfortable rooms and get shorter wait times for elective surgery. Extras cover is meant to reduce the cost of things like dental, optical and massage. Continue reading...

Nice says topic is under review, but still advises taking supplements for bone health

Agreed shortlist of permitted countries also excludes Russia, Brazil and India

Government must take concrete action if Israel goes ahead with annexation, say charitiesPressure on the UK government to commit to concrete measures and not just “lacklustre” verbal condemnation if Israel goes ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank has been stepped up by a coalition of 14 British charities and human rights groups.The pressure follows confirmation by the shadow foreign secretary, Lisa Nandy, at the weekend that the British Labour party supported a ban on Israeli imports made in West Bank settlements if annexation of parts of the occupied Palestinian territories went ahead. Her proposal has been backed by the Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, and is likely to be raised in the Commons on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Resources reallocated from defence portfolio are planned to rise to $1.35bn over a decade with 500 new jobs createdScott Morrison will unveil $748m in new cyber security initiatives, with the planned reallocation of resources from within the defence portfolio rising to $1.35bn over a decade once the government unveils a new cyber security strategy in coming months.Continuing the government’s more assertive public posture against malicious interference, Morrison will commit on Tuesday to spending $470m to expand Australia’s cyber security workforce, creating more than 500 new jobs within the Australian Signals Directorate. Continue reading...

The Guardian’s senior economics commentator reflects on challenges as a columnist at the Guardian and what he thinks sets the media organisation and its journalists apartI look for this in my reporting and writing. It’s very intentional. I remember spending a day in Stockport where some people were doing a citizen’s economic course – they weren’t economists, but they were interested. When you see the world through someone else’s eyes, it’s a genuinely enriching experience. I often think of the people I met years ago – I’m still in touch with a lot of them – and imagine what their take on something might be. Continue reading...

Then agriculture minister ruled to have acted recklessly and committed misfeasance in public office over 2011 banThe federal government has been ordered to pay almost $3m in damages to a Northern Territory company after the previous Labor government’s decision to ban live cattle exports was found to be invalid.Justice Steven Rares on 2 June ruled that the then agriculture minister, Joe Ludwig, acted recklessly and committed misfeasance in public office when he banned farmers from exporting live cattle to Indonesia for six months in 2011. Continue reading...

Avon and Somerset police say they have no choice but try to trace individuals due to criminal damageDetectives have released images of 15 people they want to trace over the Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol in which the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was toppled and thrown into the harbour.Avon and Somerset police published the images of the men and women, arguing that in law, a crime – criminal damage – had been committed and it had no choice but to investigate. The force also said it had consulted with the Crown Prosecution Service about its investigation. Continue reading...

Historian says papers challenge official version that George McMahon was a fantasistIt has all the hallmarks of a 21st-century political thriller, including a plot to assassinate a controversial monarch, an MI5 double agent, and claims of a high-level cover-up.In 1936, an MI5 informant called George McMahon tried to assassinate King Edward VIII as he rode his horse near Buckingham Palace. Just as he was taking aim with a revolver, a woman in the crowd grabbed his arm and a policeman punched him, causing the weapon to fly into the road and strike the monarch’s mount. Continue reading...

Exclusive: figures show Britain second only to Spain among major European countries

Survey shows people want to continue with more fulfilling and family-friendly work environments

In a week that saw the worst day on record for new cases, Trump shrugs as experts warn Americans not to follow his leadA disaster is unfolding in Montgomery, Alabama, where Martin Luther King preached and where Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus. Hospitals are running short of drugs to treat Covid-19, intensive care units are close to capacity, and ventilators are running short.Related: Rashida Tlaib pushes to free US inmates from coronavirus 'death sentence’ Continue reading...

Government urged to seize chance of reform, amid closure fears and claims NHS left some homes to fend for themselves

Calls for sanctions are intensifying as the cabinet meets and Netanyahu awaits US approvalThe Israeli cabinet will meet on Sunday to finalise plans to annex parts of the West Bank amid growing international opposition and calls for sanctions to be imposed if the proposal is implemented.Related: Lisa Nandy urges ban on imports of West Bank goods Continue reading...

Country records biggest coronavirus case jump in two months after four returning travellers diagnosed

Hundreds of protesters marched in central London to celebrate the black trans community and demonstrate against potential changes to the Gender Recognition Act Continue reading...

University president cites ‘thorough, deliberative’ process to reach decision amid nationwide movementIvy league Princeton University has announced it will remove president Woodrow Wilson’s name from the institution’s School of Public and International Affairs due to his history of racism.In a statement released Saturday, the university president, Christopher Eisgruber, said the decision came after a “thorough, deliberative process” five years after a group of student activists occupied his office in protest against the faculty’s dedication to the controversial 28th president. Continue reading...

Moscow accused of trying to give money to the Taliban as part of its campaign to destabilise America and its alliesThe Russian intelligence unit behind the attempted murder in Salisbury of the former double agent Sergei Skripal secretly offered to pay Taliban-linked fighters to kill British and American soldiers in Afghanistan, according to US reports.The revelation piles pressure on the UK to take robust action against the Kremlin amid continuing anger over the government’s delay in publishing a key report on Russian attempts to destabilise the UK. Continue reading...

The ‘gobocracy’ that surrounds the PM is capable of doing Russia’s work for it

Labour hardens stance to apply imports ban if highly controversial proposals go ahead in face of mounting international oppositionThe UK must ban the import of goods from illegal settlements in the West Bank if the Israeli government presses ahead with annexation plans this week, Lisa Nandy, the shadow foreign secretary, has said.The move would be a “major step” and require “courage that so far ministers have not been willing to show”, she told the Observer. But “such a blatant breach of international law must have consequences”. Continue reading...

With Beijing’s sweeping security law set to pass this week, many protesters accept that ‘one country, two systems’ is overTo Jennifer Tsui, the looming national security law agreed last month by China’s legislature seems like the “real” return of Hong Kong to China.When Hong Kong reverted from British to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997, Tsui, then a student, was apprehensive, but her worries were allayed when things appeared almost unchanged after the handover. Hongkongers were assured their lifestyle would remain unchanged until at least 2047 under the “one country two systems” policy guaranteed in the Sino-British joint declaration. Continue reading...

One-person protests sparked by charges against woman for ‘spreading pornography’Russian police on Saturday detained more than 30 people, most of them women, who were staging separate one-person protests in central Moscow against charges of spreading pornography levelled against a prominent LGBT activist, a monitoring group said.One activist was also detained in St Petersburg, according to OVD-Info, which monitors law enforcement issues in Russia. Continue reading...

PC David Whyte was among six people stabbed during knife rampage at city centre hotel

Latest updates: how has Covid-19 progressed where you live?The map shows local authorities where the number of cases has increased week-on-week and where it has fallen. Some of this is due to natural fluctuations, especially in areas where there are very few cases, and so a rise from 1 to 2 is a doubling. Increased testing also means that more cases may be being detected than previously, although the impact of this between one week and the next is likely to be slight. Continue reading...

Tory minister under pressure over official meeting with Idan Ofer while considering rival mining project

The mayor, Anne Hidalgo, is struggling to enthuse her supporters as the capital goes to the pollsSitting on a newly painted bench at Place de la République in central Paris under the gaze of the statue of Marianne – France’s national icon – Laurent David suggested the square could be a metaphor for the capital.“It’s better than it was, but nowhere near as good as it could be,” he said. “They spent a fortune doing it up only a few years ago and now look. The place is covered in cigarette ends and the paving stones are so damaged and uneven people are falling over.” Continue reading...

Cressida Dick says police will break up unlicensed events in London amid fears of second Covid-19 spike

Police say they are supporting boy’s family after discovery in north BelfastPolice have confirmed that the body of missing teenager Noah Donohoe has been recovered in north Belfast.The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the body was found at about 9.45am on Saturday. The 14-year-old was last seen alive on Sunday evening. Continue reading...

Fianna Fáil leader forms government with Fine Gael and Greens vowing end to ‘civil war politics’

Glaser’s bold logo, created for free in 1977, helped boost New York’s image and he was also part of the team that founded New York magazineMilton Glaser, the groundbreaking graphic designer who adorned Bob Dylan’s silhouette with psychedelic hair and summed up the feelings for his native New York with “I (HEART) NY,” died Friday, on his 91st birthday.The cause was a stroke and Glaser had also had renal failure, his wife, Shirley Glaser, told The New York Times. Continue reading...

The BBC’s Lyse Doucet says Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and others face a nightmare scenario from the global pandemic

Announcement comes against backdrop of global anti-racism protests

Group says agreement should be basis of sovereign rights in response to China claimSouth-east Asian leaders said a 1982 UN oceans treaty should be the basis of sovereign rights and entitlements in the South China Sea, in one of their strongest remarks opposing China’s claim to virtually the entire disputed waters on historical grounds.The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) took the position in a statement issued by Vietnam on behalf of the 10-country bloc on Saturday. Asean leaders held their annual summit by video call on Friday, with the coronavirus pandemic and the long-running territorial disputes high on the agenda. Continue reading...

Account of Father Ted creator permanently suspended over ‘hateful conduct rules breach’

Homemade device attached to vehicle caused explosion in Afghan capital, says employerTwo employees of Afghanistan’s human rights body have been killed in a bomb attack in Kabul.The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said the workers died when a homemade sticky bomb attached to their vehicle exploded. Continue reading...

Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on active and daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, statistics, live data and state by state graphs from NSW, Vic, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreak and track the impact of government response

Center for Strategic and International Studies analysis of domestic terrorist incidents found majority have come from far rightViolence by far-right groups and individuals has emerged as one of the most dangerous terrorist threats faced by US law enforcement and triggered a wave of warnings and arrests of people associated with those extremist movements.The most recent in-depth analysis of far-right terrorism comes from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Continue reading...