NEWS FOR 27/05/2020 (Wednesday the 27^th of May, 2020 - 3:42:57pm bst)

• PM prepares for grilling over Cummings as polls show popularity sinking
  Posted on Wednesday, 27/05/2020, 10:14:00am bst
  Boris Johnson is preparing to face a super committee of MPs over his protection of Dominic Cummings, as pressure builds for his top aide to be sacked and the government's popularity appears to sink.
  
  
• Riot police clash with protesters angered by death of unarmed black man
  Posted on Tuesday, 26/05/2020, 6:14:00pm bst
  Protesters have clashed with police in the US following the death of an unarmed black man, who pleaded he could not breathe as a white officer kneeled on his neck during an arrest.
  
  
• Revealed: How Britons have spent their time during lockdown
  Posted on Tuesday, 26/05/2020, 7:35:00pm bst
  If you believed social media, most of us spent the first month of lockdown either baking sourdough or being outraged about the lack of toilet paper in supermarkets.
  
  
• Lost hikers found after 18 days in 'Lord of the Rings' New Zealand wilderness
  Posted on Wednesday, 27/05/2020, 9:40:00am bst
  Two hikers who got lost in an area of New Zealand wilderness used to film The Lord of the Rings trilogy have been found with only minor injuries 18 days after they set out.
  
  
• Home schooling to continue for most pupils until September, says minister
  Posted on Wednesday, 27/05/2020, 12:40:00pm bst
  Most pupils should prepare to learn at home until the start of the autumn term, the schools minster has confirmed.
  
  
• Essex lorry deaths: 26 arrested in France and Belgium
  Posted on Wednesday, 27/05/2020, 2:00:00pm bst
  Twenty-six people have been arrested in France and Belgium in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in the back of a lorry in Essex last year.
  
  
• Can you take on Rachel Riley's mammoth 100-question quiz?
  Posted on Wednesday, 27/05/2020, 11:32:00am bst
  The nation is turning to quizzing in lockdown - and who better to test our general knowledge than maths expert Rachel Riley?
  
  
• Woman fired after calling police about black man who asked her to put dog on lead
  Posted on Tuesday, 26/05/2020, 3:17:00pm bst
  A woman has been sacked after a viral video caught her calling the police about a black man who asked her to put her dog on a lead.
  
  
• Wrongfully convicted man tipped to win America's Got Talent after 37 years in jail
  Posted on Wednesday, 27/05/2020, 1:22:00pm bst
  A man who spent nearly 37 years in jail after being falsely convicted of rape is now a front-runner to win America's Got Talent.
  
  
• Premier League return inches closer as clubs vote to resume contact training
  Posted on Wednesday, 27/05/2020, 12:40:00pm bst
  The Premier League has moved a step closer to restarting fixtures as coronavirus restrictions are eased, after clubs voted unanimously to resume contact training.
  
  
• Coronavirus: Schools and workplaces could see 'local lockdowns'
  Posted on Wednesday, 27/05/2020, 3:11:35pm bst
  Restrictions could be introduced if there is a local flare-up of coronavirus, a minister says.
  
  

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