British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that a nationwide lockdown will be in effect in England from November 5 to December 2 to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Johnson's speech was broadcast by Reuters. Johnson said that people in England should stay at home and only go out for serious reasons, such as if they need to work or study (schools, colleges and universities will remain open).

Due to the ban on abortion, 150 thousand inhabitants of Poland reached a rally against the church, nationalists and government. Report "Medusa" KACPER PEMPEL / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Warsaw. October 30, 2020 On October 22, the Polish Constitutional Court forbade terminating pregnancy even due to an incurable fetal disease, in fact banning any kind of abortion in the country.

The Moscow authorities, as part of the fight against coronavirus, canceled the solemn march dedicated to the military parade on Red Square on November 7, 1941, as well as mass events dedicated to National Unity Day, which is celebrated on November 4. The Moscow authorities refused to agree on public events announced for November 4 in different districts of the city, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the city department of regional security and combating corruption.

Update. A suspect in the Lyon shooting has been arrested, reported . Lyonmag One person was injured in a shooting in the French city of Lyon, local newspaper Le Progrès reported. Eyewitnesses said they heard two shots near a Greek Orthodox church located in the seventh arrondissement of Lyon. The attacker wounded an Orthodox priest when he closed the entrance to the church, according to Reuters. The perpetrator fired from a sawed-off shotgun, Le Progrès notes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma a draft law on the formation of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. The document is aimed at developing amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The bill proposes to allow former Russian presidents who left this post ahead of schedule or due to the expiration of their term of office to hold the position of senator for life (this is spelled out in the updated Constitution).

Anton Dolin - memory of Sir Thomas Sean Connery Gustavo Caballero / Getty images On October 31, at the age of 90, Scottish actor Sean Connery died. According to his family, an actor who at that time was in the Bagams, had been sick for some time. Connery died peacefully, in a dream. The film critic of Medusa Anton Dolin recalls how a native of Edinburgh's lower classes not only became Sir Song Connery, but turned himself into a living embodiment of chivalry.

The Belarusian authorities have temporarily banned foreign citizens and stateless persons from crossing the border for entry, starting from November 1. Entry was restricted "in order to prevent the spread of infection caused by COVID-19," the State Border Committee of Belarus said in a statement. Entry will be limited at automobile checkpoints, simplified checkpoints, checkpoints at railway stations and river ports.

The offender attacked the police at the entrance to the building of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow on Petrovka, TASS reports citing a law enforcement source. The attacking man hit the police several times when they were patrolling the street, according to the Investigative Committee. Baza writes , citing eyewitnesses, that the attacker tried to snatch a pistol from one of the policemen.

The French Embassy in Moscow has asked the Russian authorities to strengthen protective measures for all French missions in Russia due to incoming threats. The message of the French diplomatic mission is quoted by Interfax: We are deeply concerned about these threats, which are absolutely unacceptable, and we have informed the Russian authorities about this, urging them to issue an official condemnation.

Critic Dmitry Renansky recalls how the entire Russian musical culture has changed as a result Alexander Kurov / TASS On October 29, in Moscow, at 57 years of life, conductor Alexander Vedernikov died from coronavirus. From 2001 to 2009, he was the musical director of the Bolshoi Theater, and after the resignation made a brilliant international career. For the past ten years, he almost did not perform in Russia - even after in 2019 he became the chief conductor of the Mikhailovsky Theater.

Minsk police detained several people during a joint march of women and people with disabilities, Interfax-Zapad reports, citing Natalya Ganusevich, a representative of the Minsk police department. “Several citizens were detained for participation in unauthorized events. They will be taken to the territorial police department for further investigation,” she said, without specifying the exact number of detainees. The Belarusian media reported almost no arrests.

The Scottish actor and producer Sean Connery died at the age of 90, BBC News reports with reference to his family. Julio Cortez / AP / Scanpix / Leta According to his son, the actor died in a dream in the Bahamas. Before his death, Connery was sick for a while. Sean Connery starred in more than 70 films. The role of the Mi6 agent James Bond brought him the greatest fame. He became the first performer of this role and played in seven films about agent 007.

The leader of the Belarusian opposition, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, released a video message in which she summed up the first results of the strike in Belarus, which began after the local authorities did not fulfill the demands of the “popular ultimatum” .

Your browser does not support the audio element. Keeping Up With Kyrgyzstan On October 5, thousands of opposition demonstrators took to the streets of Bishkek to protest the official results of Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary elections. About a dozen different opposition parties had failed to overcome the seven percent threshold needed to get into parliament and two pro-government parties had won nearly half the seats.

Andrei Gusev grows the largest pumpkins in Russia - up to 600 kilos. On the eve of Halloween, we spoke with him (very sincerely) Archive Andrei Gusev Andrey Gusev and his pumpkin Andrey Gusev is the main pumpkin plant of Russia. For three consecutive years in his village, he has grown the largest pumpkin in the country - weighing half a ton or more. Gusev’s neighbors at first did not trust his successes, and now, too, pumpkin giants are grown.