"I think he has to be on the list," Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius told reporters in Berlin, saying the EU needed to "speed up our actions".
"But even there, we're having to work very carefully and closely with the authorities on the ground to check the data is accurate. Have your say in the poll below. Taxes have to rise, or spending has to fall.There were 2.8 deaths involving Covid-19 per 100,000 of population for the North West, down from 9.2 in June, when it was also the region with the highest rate.The South West had the lowest rate again, with 0.3 deaths per 100,000 population, down from 2.1 in June.In London the rate was 1.2 for July, down from 3.1 in June.The Office for National Statistics figures, which take into account the age of population, are based on all deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate and which had been registered by August 15.Mr Abe announced he is stepping down for health reasons after suffering for many years from ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease.Mr Abe said he did not want his illness, which has worsened recently, to get in the way of decision making, and apologised to the Japanese people for not completing his term in office. Read our community guidelines in full We cannot see this return by re-importing it by people coming home from a break and bringing it back with them. That's it until next week, when we will be back in Westminster - along with how many others?Andrew Bailey told traders that the bank has more ammunition left and that major bond-buying drives are more effective following major crises, in a speech to the Jackson Hole economic policy symposium.Mr Bailey stressed that the central bank appreciated the need to keep enough "headroom" to deal with future shocks.However it's not the Bank of England's approach to monetary policy that people are talking about today - but the Bank of Jamaica. "A third warned it would "almost certainly lead to another U-turn". "The key thing is to make sure there is still sufficient social distancing there with the one metre-plus (rule) which there will be, certainly on lines outside of London. Others I accept will carry on in a much more flexible way than they did in the past. More than half of people aged 18-49 said workers should not be encouraged to return to the office.
It is a very unfortunate piece of timing on the Government's part," he added, noting that children returning to school risked pushing it up further. That’s right, after not-so-flattering images emerged of the Prime Minister’s ears during PMQs, a number of commentators claimed that Boris Johnson had been wearing an earpiece.The allegations stem from images of the Prime Minister showing his concha, the inner part of his ear, looking particularly dark.It's either an earpiece or he has big a cavity in his head Unsurprisingly, Downing Street quickly quashed the allegations with a source telling the On top of that, other images have emerged from Wednesday’s PMQs showing Johnson’s ear looking a little less dark, proving that there was no earpiece.I despise Boris Johnson and everything about this current government, but this While the Prime Minister may not have been wearing an earpiece to PMQs, the reaction to the story on social media has thrown up a number of humorous takes.After being accused of breaking lockdown rules last week, Dominic Cummings has found himself a new hiding spot from the press.Isn't that just the opening to the endless dark black hole of his skull? Restrictions in Preston and parts of Pendle will remain, with residents still banned from visiting others in their homes or gardens, although they can continue to meet in groups of up to six in outdoor public areas.People living elsewhere in Pendle and in the northern part of Blackburn with Darwen will still not be able to socialise with anyone outside their household and should only use public transport if essential. Have your say in the poll below. People took this seriously, and still do. "The Conservative manifesto pledged to consult on introducing flexible working by default,something which Women and Equalities minister Liz Truss said the pandemic would make more likely.
"We have to be careful when it is rich and privileged Tories telling people that they know better than employers how people should work, and don't have to do the struggle on the daily commute," said one MP.
The problem is that, no matter how many times they say otherwise, there is a trade-off between the economic and the health cost of any decision at this stage.