Madrid and Barcelona move to next phase of lockdown; UK PM continues to back senior adviser; Germany enters recession * Global report: US suspends travel from Brazil as schools reopen in parts of Australia * UK adviser Cummings facing possible police investigation * UK coronavirus updates - live * Coronavirus latest: at a glance 12.58pm BST A fortnight after the end of France’s strict eight-week lockdown, parks and gardens in PARIS remain closed to city-dwellers, many of whom spent the _confinement_ cooped up in apartments with no outside space, writes KIM WILLSHER, in the French capital. While the city’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, continues her battle with the government to have the spaces opened – so far unsuccessfully – an unlikely hero has emerged from the night-time shadows. 12.48pm BST GREECE has taken another step towards normality today, reinstating ferry links with islands and allowing restaurants, cafes and bars to reopen, writes HELENA SMITH in Athens. The moves, designed to kick-start the country’s tourist industry ahead of seasonal hotels reopening on 15 June, follow almost three months of enforced closure thanks to coronavirus. In central Athens cafes began filling up from early morning – although it wasn’t quite business as usual. Waiters wore face coverings and, though not everywhere, hand sanitisers were visible on tables. Continue reading...
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