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Lincoln continues to have the highest rate of cases of Covid-19 of any local authority area in England, according to the most recent published data.
The east Midlands city reported 617 new cases in the seven days to 6 August – the equivalent of 621.4 per 100,000 people. That was down from 716.0 per 100,000 in the seven days to 30 July.
A teacher in eastern France will go on trial next month accused of seeking to incite racial hatred after holding a sign at a protest against new Covid-19 restrictions that police said was antisemitic, prosecutors have said.
AFP reports that Cassandre Fristot, 34, was seen at a protest on Saturday in the eastern city of Metz holding a sign denouncing Emmanuel Macron’s enforcement of a controversial health pass in France restricting access to indoor venues, trains and elsewhere only to those who have been vaccinated.
Ce matin, les services de police ont interpellé la jeune femme brandissant cette pancarte. https://t.co/QRDaXAd2sy