Turkey's
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a decree declaring Instanbul's world-famous
Hagia Sophia will be reopened for Muslim worship. His declaration about his
country's most popular tourist destination comes after Turkey's highest
administrative court revoked its status as a museum - clearing the way for it
to be turned back into a mosque. Dozens of people gathered outside the building
to celebrate. Built in the sixth-century as an Orthodox Christian Church, it's
now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Greece and the Russian Orthodox Church have
strongly criticized the change, while the United States and UNESCO have also
expressed regret at the alteration of its status.
The
chancellor may have woken up today to excited headlines welcoming his £30
billion pound plan for jobs, but by lunchtime he was confronted by the chilling
reality of thousands more job losses. (Subscribe:
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Tonight the
government announced a raft of new measures easing the lockdown in England.
Outdoor pools, outdoor theatres and amateur sport will be allowed to return
from this Saturday.
Beauticians,
tattooists, spas and tanning salons can reopen from Monday while indoor gyms,
pools and leisure centres can reopen from 25 July. In Scotland Nicola Sturgeon
announced the largest lifting of lockdown measures so far.
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