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Main story: ‘One of the most racist presidents in history’
Good morning to all. I am Martin Farrer and this is the main news this morning.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump last met before the November 3 U.S. election in the final televised debate in which they offered contrasting views on how to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. In Nashville, the Democratic challenger said that anyone who had presided over the deaths of more than 220,000 Americans did not deserve to be president. The incumbent, who failed to deliver any coup de grace to revive his faltering campaign, could only venture that the virus would “disappear.” Biden had to answer aggressive questions about his son’s business, but when Trump compared himself to Abraham Lincoln, the challenger called his opponent “one of the most racist presidents we have had in modern history.” Overall, the debate was much more orderly than their first confrontation, aided by a mute button on the candidates’ microphones that avoided interruptions. Viewers and undecided voters declared Biden the winner, according to CNN. Our Washington correspondent David Smith says that Trump tried to use the 2016 playbook but was outbid by Biden, while Richard Wolffe argues that a poorly prepared Trump failed to pull his campaign out of a nosedive. Our expert panel concludes that Trump did not get the victory he needed, while there is also the case that the moderator, Kristen Welker, was the true winner.
Most recent coronavirus – Rishi Sunak has been forced to extend his economic support package to workers and businesses in an effort to avoid growing concern among conservative supporters who fear the impact of new coronavirus restrictions in place in large urban areas. Despite hoping to reduce government support, the chancellor has been left with no choice but to funnel billions of pounds more to supplement salaries and help companies that he acknowledged were struggling under the “cumulative weight of all these new restrictions. ” The UK recorded 21,242 new coronavirus cases yesterday, and while the rate of increase appears to be slowing, hospital admissions are increasing faster. In another blow to the government, Boris Johnson admitted that the test and trace system is not working properly and needs improvement. Wales begins its lockdown today, as Nottingham prepares to join Manchester on Level 3 restrictions. In Surrey, a hospital is investigating how two junior doctors caught Covid-19 at a function in Surrey where the rules of Surrey were allegedly ignored. social distancing.
In the US, where the upper Midwest has seen a rapid increase in cases, the antiviral drug remdesivir has been approved for use in Covid-19 patients after a trial showed it reduced recovery time. in five days. You can stay up-to-date with all the virus developments through our live blog.
Migrant shame – Hundreds of migrants arriving cold and wet in small boats from across the English Channel are forced to spend hours in narrow, windowless shipping containers at a construction site, according to prison inspectors who visited the site. at Tug Haven in Dover. His report reveals the lack of warm clothing for migrants and accuses the Interior Ministry of failing to plan “what must have been a predictable increase” in arrivals. There have already been 7,400 arrivals this year, four times more than last year. A Yemeni migrant says she was “shocked by everything,” including sharing the containers with men, trying to stay warm and the lack of family food.
Meal goal – Celebrities such as Gary Lineker and Kelly Cates have joined opposition MPs and even Nigel Farage in supporting Marcus Rashford’s campaign for free meals for underprivileged children during school holidays. The former England footballer ignored the BBC’s fairness rules to tweet support for his successor in the attack line, while the former Ukip leader argued that if the government had money to subsidize the entire population that ate out, it could find cash for the poorest families. To promote their campaign, Rashford and her mother visited a food charity in Manchester yesterday.
Hong Kong Declaration – Dozens of MPs and colleagues urge Dominic Raab to demand the return of 12 young Hong Kong activists who have been detained in mainland China after attempting to flee to Taiwan by boat in August. In a letter to the foreign secretary, the MPs warn of the dangers of allowing Beijing to “prosecute and jail Hong Kong activists on the mainland with little protest or response from the international community.”
Insurance policy – Insurers have warned against driverless cars that will be allowed on highways next year as planned by the government. Vehicles with technology to stay in lane, accelerate and brake automatically, have been designated for highway driving by ministers. But the insurance lobby says that lane technology is still a “quantum leap” from what it takes to be totally safe and allow self-driving cars on the highways to be a “huge mistake.”
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Sport
England cricketers face the possibility that their winning bonuses will be cut in half and their salary reduced by around 15% under the latest round of cost-cutting measures in the sport. England’s fall party has been thrown into chaos after former national captain Chris Robshaw was one of 12 Barbarians players who took part in an unauthorized night out, violating strict Covid protocols. Gareth Bale impressed when Tottenham began their Europa League campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win over LASK, while Thomas Partey impressed on his full debut at Arsenal when they came back to beat Rapid Vienna 2-1. Neil Lennon said his Celtic side were “phenomenal” in the second half, as they threatened a two-goal comeback in a 3-1 loss to Milan, while Steven Gerrard described Kemar Roofe’s wonderful goal at the time. off for Rangers in their 2- 0 over Standard Liege as the best goal they have seen live. Jai Hindley and Tao Geoghegan Hart jumped within seconds of the leader’s response. Pink sweater while the Giro d’Italia exploded on the slopes of the famous Stelvio. Lewis Hamilton has questioned the FIA’s appointment of Vitaly Petrov as race commissioner for this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix. And the executive director of next year’s Rugby League World Cup acknowledged that the event could be delayed 12 months to 2022 as a “last resort”, but insists the current plan is for the event to go ahead as planned in England on. next fall.
Deal
Liz Truss, Britain’s trade secretary, signed a bilateral free trade agreement with Japan in the first post-Brexit deal of its kind. He hailed the deal, which will lower duties on Yorkshire lamb, as a new dawn. Goldman Sachs has agreed to a $ 2.9 billion settlement for its role in the corruption scandal at Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund. The investment bank also agreed to recover $ 174 million in salaries and bonuses given to the employees involved. The FTSE100 is expected to open flat this morning, while the pound is worth $ 1,306 and € 1,107.
The papers
Most of the covers focus on Rishi Sunak’s new and improved licensing scheme. “Sunak was forced to delve amid anger at the level of support for the jobs,” says the Guardian main holder, while the FOOT has “Sunak triples aid package with promise of £ 11bn in additional support”. For him Telegraph it’s about “£ 13 billion to keep businesses alive”, while Quick it has a photo of Sunak and Boris Johnson with a headline that reads “Together we will protect Britain.” the Times he fears the chancellor’s generosity ended up in the wrong pockets, reporting that “criminals lost £ 2 billion in cash license fraud.” the me focuses on operational problems with “Covid cases up to 90,000 a day, and Test and Trace cannot cope” and the Mail despairs: “The rule of staying does not stop the virus.”
the Mirror explains how Marcus Rashford has been helping bring food to the poorest families with his mother: “This is compassion.” In Scotland, the big story is the warning that families should prepare for “digital” celebrations this Christmas. “Traditional Christmas is canceled,” says the Scottish Daily Mail, while the Record goes for “The worst Noel”. the Herald He has that story too, but he leads the “hotel industry to fight Covid shutdowns in court.”
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