Before representing five of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, the lawyer advised the producer on how to discredit his accusers. Does she have any regrets?The night before I meet Lisa Bloom, the BBC screens its interview with…
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India’s pandemic agency says cases may be ten times official figure; New York introduces face mask fines as positivity rates climb; Boris Johnson apologises for getting north-east England lockdown rules wrong. Follow the latest updatesGlobal…
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi: ‘Life is about making myth’
The Ugandan-born writer, whose new book deals with her country’s origin stories, on feminism and the importance of homeJennifer Nansubuga Makumbi was born in Kampala, Uganda, in 1967, and now lives in Manchester. Her first…
Confusion mounts over Trump’s true condition after doctor’s…
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Welcome to libertarian Covid fantasy land – that’s…
The right fails to recognise that the Swedes’ real virtue in this pandemic is their social cohesionSweden is to the 21st-century right what the Soviet Union was to the 20th-century left. Conservatives have transformed it…
Coronavirus live news: New Zealand sees record fall…
Third-highest daily cases in France; new restrictions in north-east England; hospitalisations of 15 to 49-year-olds rising, says WHO. Follow the latest updatesWHO warns Latin America reopening too earlyNew Zealand sees record fall in GDPCDC director…
A commercial ship saved 27 migrants, but now…
Since picking up the group a month ago, the tanker has been barred from docking in Malta. But the problem is EuropeanOn 4 August, the Maersk Etienne, a chemical tanker making its way across the…
Biden won’t travel to Democratic convention to accept…
Biden will instead deliver address from DelawareCori Bush wins over 20-year Democratic incumbentSexism casts shadow over Biden’s search for running mateJoin us for an online event with Eric Holder to discuss voter suppression in the…
Coronavirus live news: US deaths near 150,000 as…
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