Former Democratic presidential nominee and secretary of state Hillary Clinton has endorsed Joe Biden for president, saying the former vice-president has 'been preparing for this moment his whole life'

The key workers describe anxiety of being on frontline amid rising death toll in their industry

Secretive investigation condemned - but home secretary still to face Rutnam at employment tribunalPriti Patel is expected to be cleared this week of bullying senior civil servants in three separate government departments, Whitehall sources have confirmed.The home secretary had been accused of breaching the ministerial code by mistreating staff at the Home Office, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for International Trade. Continue reading...

Findings underscore partisan divide over voting as Democrats push to ease restrictions while Republicans defend themAs America hurtles towards the critical 2020 presidential election during the Covid-19 pandemic, less than half of Democrats are confident it will be fair and accurate, according to a new national survey from the Pew Research Center.Just 46% of Democrats are confident in the fairness and accuracy of the November election, the survey found. Even fewer are confident all citizens will be able to vote if they want to. Continue reading...

Myer launches ‘pop-up’ collection booths as online sales surge while luxury brand stores reopen their doors

He arguably paved the way for the terrible experiences of generations of Indigenous people

From lockdown to PPE, the government is under pressure to provide more clarity

Dr Lorna Breen worked at New York-Presbyterian Allen hospital and was ‘truly in the trenches’, her father said

Hardest hit region in Canada with over 1,600 deaths plans to reopen elementary schools and child care facilities on 11 May

Many over 70s fear health risks, loneliness and inconvenience of extended period of isolation

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK retailers report cashflow problems and layoffs amid the pandemic

Some experts have warned that the recent anti-quarantine rallies and counter-protests taking place nationwide could cause a surge in coronavirus cases in America. Guardian US writer Adam Gabbatt explains where these protests originated and who is behind them

Lockdown is an unlikely ally for Ron Finley, who has set about revolutionising attitudes to gardening in inner city areas

A steep drop in police reports indicates isolation may be making it harder to get helpIt was 2.30am when Daniel Jiménez was woken by his neighbour’s screams. When he went outside his home in the Los Pajarillos neighbourhood of Valladolid in north-east Spain, he saw a woman being dangled from a third-storey window by her husband. Another neighbour rushed out with mattresses to help break her fall but he was too late. She fell to her death.Although the circumstances of the killing of the 56-year-old woman are still under investigation, the interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, declared it a crime of gender violence, making the woman the third victim of femicide since Spain’s strict lockdown came into force on 14 March. Continue reading...

Although offering insights into the artist’s technique, gallery has yet to solve Vermeer’s biggest mystery

Businessman held on suspicion of murder in case first treated by police as kidnappingOne of Norway’s wealthiest men has been arrested in connection with his wife’s disappearance in 2018 and held on suspicion of murder or complicity to murder in a case police had earlier thought was a kidnapping.Tom Hagen, a media-shy real-estate investor and owner of an electric company, was detained on his way to work, the chief police investigator, Tommy Broeske, said. Continue reading...

Pandemic spotlights racial disparities, with black workers expected to feature disproportionately in the 26m recent unemployment claimsJust two months ago in the Cabinet Room of the White House, sitting at a table surrounded by a handful of his black supporters, Donald Trump once again praised his job creation record. “Black people right now are having the best, statistically, the best numbers that you’ve ever had, and it’s really an honor,” he said. “Nobody has done more for black people than I have. Nobody has done more.”That was 27 February and Trump was also still claiming he had done an “incredible job” with the looming coronavirus pandemic. Now the virus has led 26 million Americans to file for unemployment. While the US Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release unemployment figures broken down by race until the beginning of next month, economists are certain that black Americans are suffering the brunt of Covid-19’s economic impact and will probably suffer the most dramatic consequences of the looming recession. Continue reading...

The e-RMB has reportedly been adopted into the monetary systems of several citiesChina will begin trialling payments in its new digital currency in four major cities from next week, according to domestic media.In recent months, China’s central bank has stepped up its development of the e-RMB, which is set to be the first digital currency operated by a major economy. Continue reading...

You don’t need a glut of garden apples or courgettes to create mouth-watering preserves that will last you through the months aheadMore than any domestic appliance, preserving is the home cook’s secret weapon. If you have a vegetable garden, fruit trees or an allotment, it is the age-old way of making the summer glut and autumn harvest last through the winter dearth when there is nothing to grow or pick. Even with year-round fresh produce in the shops, a gleaming row of gem-hued jars filled to the brim with crunch and spice can brighten up the most lacklustre meal.The idea of making your own kimchi or bottling a batch of chutney might scare you off. But all you need is a few key ingredients and some patience. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Continue reading...

As businesses in Seattle closed their doors, many storefronts nailed plywood over their windows – but it created the feeling of a ghost town. So artists came together to create something beautiful and uplifting, turning these wooden coverings into murals. Sydney Pertl, who created one of the murals in Pioneer Square, says the response has been amazing Continue reading...

Report by Center for Media and Democracy finds SPLC-designated hate groups receiving income via mainstream platformsDozens of hate groups and racist media outlets are receiving income via mainstream payment processors such as Amazon, Stripe and DonorBox, according to a new report by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD).The groups still receiving donations and sales via such platforms include promoters of the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory that motivated the Christchurch shooter, an organization cited as an inspiration by mass shooter Dylan Roof, and several groups that participated in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville that ended in the killing of a protester. Continue reading...

Unlike airlines, rail companies are refunding passengers unable to use tickets, even non-refundable singles

The British ambassador to Portugal, who has been posting videos of himself playing the piano in honour of health workers in the UK and Portugal, has become something of an internet sensation. Chris Sainty began sharing his performances on Twitter during the Covid-19 lockdown. In a video where is he is playing the tune of You’ll Never Walk Alone, he wrote: 'It is for the bravest of the brave: the nurses, carers and doctors of the NHS and the SNS’

President says US is conducting ‘serious investigations’ into Beijing’s handling of coronavirus

The Pentagon on Monday formally released three unclassified videos taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with 'unidentified aerial phenomena'.

Chefs and owners fear bankruptcy as continent’s gastronomic culture remains in limbo

Bank says outlook for world economies ‘has substantially worsened in the past two months’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHSBC profits nearly halved in the first quarter, after the bank was forced to put aside $3bn (£2.4bn) to help cover potential defaults by customers impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak.The loan loss provisions were far worse than the $1.8bn expected by analysts and $2.4bn higher than than the same period last year, as the economic outlook deteriorated across key markets including Hong Kong and the UK. It sent pretax profits tumbling by 48% to $3.2bn for the three months to March. Continue reading...

The Australian government has passed legislation for a $1,500 per fortnight wage subsidy for eligible employers amid the coronavirus. Check your eligibility, how much you’ll get and how it works with the jobseeker payments

There has been little political will to pool taxes, borrowing and spending to support states worst hit. But it is the only way out

Coal-fired plants have not contributed to electricity grid for 18 consecutive daysBritain has gone without coal-fired power generation for its longest stretch since the Industrial Revolution, breaking the existing record of 18 consecutive days this morning.The UK’s energy system has not used coal-fired plants for more than 438 hours, according to National Grid data, the longest uninterrupted period since 1882. Continue reading...

Research suggests 5% commit another terrorism offence after leaving prisonConvicted terrorists are extremely unlikely to reoffend compared with other prisoners, research by academics and security services in Europe has found.The research shows that less than 5% of convicted terrorists commit a second terrorist offence after leaving prison. In England and Wales, around 45% of all prisoners will reoffend within a year of release. Continue reading...

Yoshitake Yokokura is the latest expert to cast doubt on plans to hold the Games in Tokyo next year

Two popular Middle Eastern series stir surprise with pro-Israel messages backed by Saudi Arabia

Doctors in Kano state report surge in fatal cases of pneumonia among elderly

As Australia moves back to normal activities, the Coalition will be held to account on standards of integrityIt has taken a cruel and untamed global disaster to draw attention from the government’s record of questionable integrity standards.That record is bulging with episodes of controversial conduct, and they are not going to disappear into post-coronavirus history. Continue reading...

Scott Morrison has tightened physical distancing restrictions, but how they are applied will be determined by each state. Find out what’s illegal, and what happens if you break the law

President retreated over the weekend after his bizarre musing that disinfectant could be injected into coronavirus patientsHis autocratic tendencies are well-known. His sudden absence from public view prompted fierce speculation and rumour. One headline suggested that he was “brain-dead”.The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s whereabouts remain unknown. But after a lost weekend, Donald Trump bounced back into the spotlight on Monday determined to prove that he is not only healthy but working very, very hard. Continue reading...

Swimming and surfing allowed from 7am-5pm but beach itself remains closed given the area boasts the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Australia. Follow live

Half the plane maker’s workers at Broughton site to get state help after production slumps

Newport Beach city council now considering closing beaches after residents crowded beach during weekend heatwave

Photos of packed beaches in southern California over the weekend were condemned by the state governor Gavin Newsom, amid fears large crowds could reverse progress on containing Covid-19 in the US.Many popular beaches have remained fully closed to the public, though a handful have taken steps to permit visitors in a limited capacity while adopting a range of restrictions, enforcement plans and recommendations

If Trump quit the self-compliments altogether, he might even have time to start taking napsOn Friday, the New York Times accused Donald Trump of spending time eating fries and watching TV during the pandemic, sometimes not arriving at the Oval Office until noon. As a response, multiple White House officials were rolled out to confirm Trump was working non-stop, so much so that the president sometimes misses his lunch.Let’s make clear that this is not meant to cast shade on lunch-takers. Quite the contrary: taking lunch is as much a measure of how hard one works as a man’s shoe size is a measure of how big his ego is. Continue reading...

Airline sets out case for coronavirus bailout that will cut share value by extra 95%

Patients may have new type of toxic shock syndrome, which causes pain and inflammation

A report by think tank Per Capita estimates the injection of service fees to the sector to reach $210m

Jonathan Philip Clayton found guilty of 13 sexual assaults at North Yorkshire school in 2019A supply teacher has been jailed for eight and a half years for sexually assaulting six girls at a primary school in North Yorkshire, two years after similar allegations were dropped.Jonathan Philip Clayton was convicted of 13 counts of sexually touching girls aged between seven and 11 over a period of six weeks last year. Continue reading...

Global lockdowns have lowered emissions but longer-term changes needed, say scientistsThis year is on course to be the world’s hottest since measurements began, according to meteorologists, who estimate there is a 50% to 75% chance that 2020 will break the record set four years ago.Although the coronavirus lockdown has temporarily cleared the skies, it has done nothing to cool the climate, which needs deeper, longer-term measures, the scientists say. Continue reading...

Families of NHS staff who die from coronavirus to get £60,000; Johnson says lockdown cannot yet end as second peak would be disaster