International

World News 3^rd September
The Russian Opposition leader has been speaking out to challenge Putin in many meetings and in demonstrations.  He has been put in jail a number of times and they refused to let him stand in elections.  Last week he was in Siberia and he became ill after drinking some tea at the airport.  He was rushed to hospital and he was in a coma.  His supporters arranged for him to be taken away from Russia and to go to hospital in Berlin.  He is still in a coma but the doctors now say he was definitely poisoned.  Just the same poison as was used when the Skripal father and daughter (Russians) were poisoned in Salisbury in 2018.
On Brexit, Michel Barnier says Britain has to properly discuss fair competition, fishing rights, and how to sort out disputes.  He says they have refused so far.  There are thousands of jobs which will be lost if there is no deal.  It will affect safety, the environment and the climate and also people’s rights.  There is very little time left for making an agreement.
Virus update:  Turkey has a second wave of virus as people have been careless at weddings.  France has almost the same numbers of cases as in March.  The President in Madrid says that most children going back to school will get the virus over the next few months.  The numbers in Brazil are levelling out now.