NEWS

Police force says it will not respond to calls about shoppers who refuse to wear face masks

A police force has become the first in the country to announce it will not respond to calls about shoppers refusing to wear masks. Devon and Cornwall’s police and crime commissioner said officers were too busy to respond to calls about masks unless there was violence or disorder involved – Telegraph

Keeping schools open had no impact on contagion, Swedish study suggests – Telegraph

Oxford aims for coronavirus vaccine this year – Times

Russia report claims Moscow ‘tried to meddle in Scot independence vote’…but not Brexit – Express

MPs call for overhaul of China policy after UK suspends Hong Kong extraditions – Guardian

St. Louis couple are charged by city’s top prosecutor for brandishing guns at BLM protesters outside their mansion – but will Missouri’s governor now pardon them? – Mail

COMMENT

Pubs are open but critical services stay shut – Rachel Sylvester, Times

‘A naked brutality worthy of the Nazis’ – Ed Lucas, Mail