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Main story: North-South political battle continues
Good morning to all. My name is Martin Farrer and this is the main news this morning.
The resurgence of the coronavirus in Greater Manchester has left several hospitals at full capacity and the region could run out of beds, according to a leaked NHS document. In an event that could force conflicting politicians to agree on the correct strategy to tackle the outbreak, the leak reveals that hospitals in Salford, Stockport and Bolton do not have spare beds. As of Friday, 211 of the 257 intensive care beds in the region, 82% of the total, were already being used for Covid patients or other patients. Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, yesterday urged Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer and other leaders to hold a parliamentary vote to decide the level of financial aid for their region and others under the strictest Level 3 restrictions. Politics shows no signs of relief, even after Burnham held talks with a 10th adviser yesterday afternoon. Earlier, Cabinet Minister Michael Gove accused Burnham of “running” in his resistance to the restrictions. For our columnist John Harris, it is obvious that the political battles show that Covid-19 is a class problem.
A scientist on the government’s Sage committee says the test and trace system needs to be improved so that results are available within 24 hours. But in a story highlighting the system’s shortcomings, Kent officials are investigating how suspected Covid-19 sufferers were sent to a non-existent testing site in Sevenoaks. In better news, we’ve been looking for some good things to get out of the lockdown and here are the stories of five people whose lives have been improved by the lockdown, from the couple who bought a home together to the pet dog who helped avoid it. depression. You can follow all the coronavirus developments here and around the world on our live blog.
United States Elections – Donald Trump kicked off a critical tour of the battlefield states with a rally in Nevada last night as he tries to regain ground on his Democratic rival, Joe Biden. Despite an increase in coronavirus cases in the US, the rally in Carson City, near Reno, had thousands of supporters gathered without masks and with little social distancing, and seemed to set the tone for a series of demonstrations that will take you to Arizona today. then Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease expert in the US, said he was “not absolutely surprised” that Trump had caught Covid. Trump follows Biden by double digits in nearly every national poll and is behind in key states like Wisconsin (seven points) and Pennsylvania (six points). Around the world, populist leaders inspired by Trump’s 2016 election, such as Viktor Orbán in Hungary and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, have abandoned diplomatic niceties and supported the US president’s candidacy for another term.
Judge and juries – Britain must maintain a strong judiciary as a check on the “unbridled power” of governments, says the UK’s longest-serving supreme court judge. Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, who retired late last month, said the government’s judicial controls were part of a healthy democracy. Kerr said he understood why governments were “irritated” by legal challenges, but warned that attacking lawyers “was not profitable.” The judge who conducted jury trials during the Northern Ireland riots also tells The Guardian that there is a “respectable case” for introducing similar arrangements across the UK to deal with the backlog of cases caused by the pandemic. .
‘Race for space’ – The desire for more living space triggered by households spending so much time at home during the lockdown has pushed the median property sales price in Britain to a record high, according to Rightmove. The website’s monthly analysis of the new listings showed that sellers are asking an average price of £ 323,530, an increase of 1.1% from last month and 5.5%, or £ 16,818, more than at this time last year. In addition to the “race for space,” agents say the temporary stamp tax holiday also plays a role. High prices are a factor in the phenomenon called “boomerang,” where young adults return to live with their parents’ home well into their 20s or 30s, becoming a permanent feature of society, another study shows.
Beijing Rebound – China has become the first major economy to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic after government figures showed the country’s output grew 4.9% between July and September. The year-on-year expansion, although slightly below analysts’ expectations, represents a dramatic setback from the first quarter of this year when the economy contracted 6.8%, China’s first contraction since 1992, when officials began to maintain quarterly GDP data.
Madrid misogyny? – The first post-closing exhibition at the Prado art gallery in Madrid has been accused of being “misogynistic.” Uninvited Guests, which runs through March, intends to explore how paintings purchased by the museum between 1833 and 1931 have depicted women. But critics say it only manages to project the sexist values of decades past. “It has been done from a misogynistic point of view and still projects the misogyny of the [19th century]”Said the historian and art critic Rocío de la Villa.
Podcast Today in Focus
Guardian environmental correspondent Fiona Harvey looks at why the past 50 years of environmental action have shown how civil society can force governments and businesses to change, and why that should give activists optimism for the future.
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Lunchtime Reading: Cornel West – ‘Those Who Tell The Truth Are Killed’
American philosopher and civil rights activist Cornel West joins Hugh Muir on Zoom in looking forward to the presidential election, discussing Joe Biden (“I’m not crazy about him, but we have to vote for him”), why not he worries about death threats (“Those who tell the truth often die”) and why Barack Obama was more Kenny G than John Coltrane.
Sport
José Mourinho criticized his Tottenham players for lacking mental strength after they drew 3-3 in a wild derby with West Ham, having led 3-0 with eight minutes to go. Exeter’s Champions Cup triumph over Racing 92 proved that honesty, integrity and camaraderie can triumph in modern sport, writes Robert Kitson. England mainstay Ellis Genge has called on the rugby union authorities to embrace marketing for the development of the game. Tao Geoghegan Hart has become the latest British winner on a major tour after racing to victory on stage 15 of the Giro d’Italia at Piancavallo. Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro has called Vivianne Miedema’s contract “top of the list” after the 24-year-old forward scored a hat-trick in the first half against Tottenham to become the record scorer of the women’s Super League. Denver kicker Brandon McManus scored six field goals to help the Broncos endure an 18-12 victory over the New England Patriots in a game that was delayed twice following positive coronavirus tests for both teams. And ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, to be held in Beijing and neighboring cities, China is working overtime to make sure the event is a success.
Deal
There has been a record increase in store closures across the UK since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and the worst is yet to come. A total of 11,120 chain store establishments closed between January and June, while 5,119 were opened. 6,001 closes compared to 3,509 in the first half of last year, according to the Local Data Company survey. It looks like the FTSE100 will see a slight drop of 0.2% this morning. The pound has risen to $ 1,293 and € 1,104.
The papers
the guardian splashes on “Hospitals in the North Running out of Beds, Reveals Leaks”, and the Times he also focuses on the north, saying: “Millions for Manchester to buy the crown revolt.” the me states “The vaccines will arrive … but not before Christmas”, but the Quick is, as always, more optimistic: “First doses of vaccine ready by the end of the year.” the Telegraph has another angle on Covid, with its main story saying “‘Protecting the NHS’ leaves patients paying the price” while FOOT goes beyond his leadership: “The second wave of Covid from Europe poses the threat of a double recession.”
the Mirror he leads with the news that party leaders are backing his campaign for a two-minute silence at the door on Armistice Day: “We are with you,” he says. In Scotland, Herald leads with “Parents Fuel Rise in Misconduct Reports Against Teachers” and Scottish Daily Post It has “The ghost towns of the confinement”.
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