Hard-up parents plea for refunds from school travel firm
Specialist school travel company PGL is refusing refunds for cancelled holidays. BBC News – Business
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Egypt says jailed filmmaker who mocked Sisi died from alcohol poisoning
Shady Habash, whose video mocked the president, “mistook hand sanitiser for water”, prosecutors say. BBC News – Middle East
Coronavirus: UK becomes first country in Europe to pass 30,000 deaths
The UK records a further 649 deaths, taking the total number of coronavirus deaths to 30,076. BBC News – UK
Coronavirus: Germany reopens shops as lockdown is relaxed
Angela Merkel says “the very first phase is behind us” as the coronavirus lockdown is eased. BBC News – Europe
Venezuela TV shows ‘US citizens confessing over failed coup’
Venezuelan President Maduro says US-backed “mercenaries” tried to oust him, a claim the US denies. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Trump says coronavirus ‘worse attack’ than Pearl Harbor
“There’s never been an attack like this,” says the US president, blaming China for failing to stop it. BBC News – US & Canada