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By Victoria King

 
 

UK-China tensions deepen

 
 
Coronavirus latest

Relations between the UK and China have become increasingly strained in recent weeks, and later the foreign secretary is expected to take another step to distance the two nations. Dominic Raab is set to suspend the UK's extradition treaty with Hong Kong, preventing the deportation of suspected criminals. 

The UK fears the agreement could be used to send individuals on to China as part of a crackdown on political freedoms. A new security law introduced in Hong Kong last month by Beijing makes acts of subversion punishable with life sentences, curtailing the right to protest. Read more on why it's so controversial.

Tensions with London were ratcheted up further when the government decided to ban Chinese firm Huawei from the UK 5G network. Britain has also accused China of gross human rights abuses against the Uighur population in Xinjiang province. Widely circulated drone footage - authenticated by Australian security services - appears to show members of the Muslim group being blindfolded and led to trains.

The UK has offered residency rights to three million Hong Kongers and further action, including sanctions against Chinese officials, remains an option. China has accused the UK of meddling in its affairs and promised to retaliate.

 
 
 

Young people struggling

 
 

Evidence of the economic impact of coronavirus continues to mount and, according to BBC analysis of official figures, more than one in six young people is now claiming out-of-work benefits in some parts of the UK. That's twice as many as were doing so three months ago. Parts of Liverpool and Blackpool have been worst hit, with closures of pubs and restaurants contributing. The government has announced a work placement scheme for 16 to 24-year-olds, but some still say they feel overlooked.

Many businesses are struggling too, of course, and a major court case is set to begin that could decide the fate of more than a quarter of a million small firms. The financial watchdog is asking a judge to decide whether insurers have to pay out on so-called business interruption policies. Insurers insist most policies simply don't cover pandemics. meaning they're not liable. 

As that case gets going, on an even bigger scale EU leaders are struggling to reach agreement on a massive coronavirus recovery plan for European economies. Talks have run into an unscheduled fourth day. Here's more on the big choices they're grappling with.

 
 
 

Test and trace data breach

 
 

Health officials are investigating an outbreak of coronavirus at an NHS Test and Trace call centre in North Lanarkshire. One employee said they believed at least seven colleagues had tested positive at the site in Motherwell. 

It comes as privacy campaigners say England's test and trace programme broke a key data protection law, GDPR, because it was launched without carrying out an assessment of its impact on privacy. The Department of Health has conceded that no assessment was done, but says there's no evidence of data being used in an unlawful way. Test and trace requires people to share sensitive personal information.

Our live page will have all the latest on coronavirus as usual, including initial results later this morning from the first human vaccine trial in Europe, being conducted in Oxford.

 
 
 
 

Island murder stirs Danish tensions over racism 

 

When a young black man was murdered on the idyllic Danish island of Bornholm, it emerged one of the suspects had swastika tattoos. The killing of the 28-year-old, who had a Danish father and a Tanzanian mother, coincided with a vigorous debate about racism in Denmark. But police are adamant there was no racial motive. Rights groups have reacted by questioning whether potential hate crimes are being seriously investigated.

 
 
 
 
 
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Adrienne Murray

Copenhagen

 
 
 
 
 

What the papers say

 
 
Paper review

Concern about UK-Chinese relations make several front pages. The i says the trading of "barbs" on Sunday between the foreign secretary and the Chinese ambassador in London over alleged human rights abuses represents "a new low". The Daily Telegraph reports that a halt to extradition relations with Hong Kong is on the cards but will initially be temporary, leaving a "final lever to pull" if China continues to breach international commitments. Elsewhere, papers lead with a range of coronavirus stories. "NHS heroes forced to work for free" is the headline in the Daily Mirror, which is angry at the amount of unpaid overtime being done. The Daily Mail coins the phrase "Backlog Britain" as it reports that delays created by lockdown in processing passports, birth registrations and driving licence renewals are "paralysing" the country. The Guardian focuses on medics' fears about a "devastating" second wave of infections, while the Metro's lead concerns a bid by rail operators to tempt homeworkers back to the office with flexible season tickets.

 
 
 

Daily digest

 
 
   

Summer struggle Key workers finding childcare hard to access

 
   

Mars mission Hope probe blasts off

 
   

Kanye West Rapper officially launches presidential bid

 
   

Red kites "A true conservation success story", says expert

 
 
 

If you watch one thing today

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Need something different?

 
 

Writer Tasnim Nazeer describes her experiences of "racial gaslighting" - being made to question her own judgement on issues of racism - and suggests five ways to stop it. Ours arts correspondent speaks to Don Black, the lyricist behind many of the biggest hits in the worlds of music, theatre and film. And finally, The Boss profiles property entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Jack Petchey and finds out why his journey to success wasn't all plain sailing.

 
 
 

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