Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield and US President Donald Trump have been giving contrasting messages on face masks and vaccines.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protests have been continuing in Portland, entering their third consecutive month in September The Trump administration has named three cities that could lose federal funding after the White House accused them of tolerating crime.New York City, Portland and Seattle are on the list of “anarchist cities” that Trump officials…

Nicola Sturgeon has written to Boris Johnson calling for urgent four-nation talks to tighten lockdown restrictions further.The Scottish first minister cited scientific opinion that stronger action was needed to control coronavirus.Ms Sturgeon also said more financial support was necessary to cushion the impact on businesses. It comes as the chancellor prepares to unveil plans to…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAngela Rayner accuses the PM of blaming others for his “incompetence” with “no plan” for a second coronavirus waveAngela Rayner has faced Boris Johnson for the first time at Prime Minister’s Questions, accusing him of “incompetence” in the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak.She said the PM…

Serena Williams had treatment for the Achilles problem during her US Open semi-final loss to Victoria AzarenkaSerena Williams has pulled out of next week’s Italian Open with an Achilles injury that troubled her in Thursday’s US Open semi-final defeat.She took a medical timeout early in the third set to have her left ankle re-taped because…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have signed agreements fully normalising their relations with Israel at the White House. US President Trump, whose administration helped to broker these agreements, has said he hopes that more countries will follow. But Palestinians have urged them not to while their conflict remains unsolved.Read more: Trump hails ‘dawn…

US President Donald Trump has been greeted with boos and chants of “Vote him out” by the crowd outside the Supreme Court.He visited the court Thursday morning to pay his respects to the late justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Trump is keen to confirm Ginsburg’s replacement before the 3 November presidential election – much to the…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump on police: ‘They choke sometimes’US President Donald Trump has visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, to back law enforcement after the police shooting of a black man sparked civil strife.The Republican president blamed “domestic terror” for the “destruction” in the Midwestern city.Kenosha saw days of violence after police shot…

The husband of a major donor to Boris Johnson’s Conservative party has allegedly been secretly funded by a Russian oligarch with close links to Vladimir Putin, according to leaked files. Lubov Chernukhin, the party’s biggest female donor, has paid to spend time with each of the last three prime ministers, having played a tennis match…

Citigroup has taken steps to freeze out a group of hedge funds and investment managers from its sales and trading business after the funds refused to return money the bank mistakenly sent to a group of creditors to beleaguered cosmetics company Revlon. Managers at Citi’s sales and trading unit have instructed staff to remove the…

‘I don’t want to create panic’: Trump defends coronavirus remarks he made to Bob Woodward – YouTube

Trump blasts Biden, Hillary and ‘sleaze-bag’ Atlantic story in raucous Nevada rally – YouTube

Trump downplayed the coronavirus 31 times in the first three months of 2020 – YouTube

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPolice described video of the incident which shows a figure approach the officers’ car, before opening fireTwo Los Angeles police officers are recovering in hospital after being shot in what police are calling an ambush.Video of the incident shows a figure approach the officers’ vehicle, before opening…