Coronavirus deaths rise by 148 in UK in past 24 hours

coronavirus cases to 302,301. The death toll includes deaths in hospitals, care homes and the wider community.

Keir Starmer has called on Nicola Sturgeon to publicly condemn Alex Salmond over his role as a broadcaster on the Kremlin-funded Russia Today (RT) station. The Labour leader has used the publication of the parliamentary report into Russian interference in UK democracy to challenge the SNP leader to call out her previous boss.

independence vote and the Brexit referendum, according to a landmark report on Russian interference in Britain. The report was finally released today after months of delay at the hands of Downing Street which has immediately rejected the main call from the Intelligence and Security Committee.

hereIt found that Russians with "very close links" to Vladimir Putin were "well-integrated into the UK, business, political and social scene."The Committee said: “We therefore question whether the government took its eye off the ball because of its focus on counter-terrorism: it was the opinion of the Committee that, until recently, the government had badly underestimated the response required to the Russian threat – and is still playing catch-up.“Russia poses a tough intelligence challenge and

independence referendum but not the Brexit vote, according to reports. An investigation into alleged Russian interference in British democracy is due to be published on Tuesday.

Hackers linked to the Russian intelligence agencies are targeting British scientists seeking to develop a coronavirus vaccine, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned.In a joint statement with the US National Security Agency and the Canadian Communication Security Establishment, the NCSC said the attacks were part of a global campaign by the group known as APT29 to steal the secrets of vaccine research.NCSC director of operations Paul Chichester said: “We condemn these despicable

Russian hackers did interfere in the UK general election last year and are actively trying to steal covid vaccine research from western labs, the government has admitted. In a dramatic turn of events Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has claimed that documents detailing UK-US trade talks posted online during the general election were “amplified” by Russian actors.

hereRussia has recorded just five more deaths than the UK.Elsewhere, the countries with the highest numbers of health worker deaths are USA (507), Brazil (351), Mexico (248), Italy (188), Egypt (111), Iran (91), Ecuador (82) and Spain (63).The figures were revealed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed to an 'independent inquiry' into the handling of the pandemic. The Prime Minister told MPs he does not believe now is the right time for such an investigation but it would 'certainly' happen

coronavirus has increased by 138 people in a 24-hour period.

hereFigures published last week by the National Records of Scotland showed that 4,173 coronavirus deaths had been registered in the country up to July 5, while 839 deaths had occurred in Northern Ireland up to July 3, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.Together these figures mean that so far 55,710 deaths have been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, including suspected cases.A further 181 deaths have occurred in England,