Saturday
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| Originally published | February 2005 |
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| Authors | Ian McEwan |
| Page count | 308 |
| Publishers | Jonathan Cape |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Novel |
| Suspense | |
| Psychological Fiction | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2476494 |
About Saturday
Saturday is a novel by Ian McEwan set in Fitzrovia, London, on Saturday, 15 February 2003, as a large demonstration is taking place against the United States' 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Gaza war: Premature babies evacuated from al-Shifa hospital
... Hundreds of people, including patients, left from al-Shifa on Saturday...
Macallan: Rare Scotch whisky becomes world's most expensive bottle at £2. 1m
... It was sold by Sotheby s on Saturday, at more than double its estimated price...
How Storm Babet and other storms get their names
... A yellow weather warning is in place from Wednesday until Saturday - with Scotland in particular braced for 60mph gusts and flooding...
Rugby World Cup: Wales fans confident as Argentina game nears
... But Kevin Davies will be cheering on his son, Gareth Davies, on Saturday...
Massive rise in antisemitic incidents - Met Police
... Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, killing more than 1,300 people and taking up to 150 hostages...
Doctor in Gaza: I woke up to sounds of explosions
... He was due to perform surgery on Saturday - the same day Hamas militants launched a deadly attack in Israel...
UK weather: Last dose of summer expected for much of UK
... Over the weekend, a high of 26C is expected in the South East on Saturday - this is unusual for October and even a little above typical mid-summer highs...
Two teenagers die after attending DJ set at SWG3 in Glasgow
... The first became unwell at Croy train station, North Lanarkshire at about 23:20 on Saturday - he was later pronounced dead in hospital...
Headlines: 'Lockdown lifeline' and 'two-Meter rule, cut'
The further easing of coronavirus-lockdown-limitations-functions on many of the Thursday, the Front Pages . People Living Alone in England will be able to stay in a different household from Saturday - in a "support bubble". The Times reported that millions of children will be able to run and hug a grandparent for the First Time in three months under the new rules, and decides a Moving Portrait of a divided family during the lockout. I says: everyone who lives in England, on their own, or a Single Parent living only with children, will be allowed to join-up with another household. You will be able to stay overnight and don't need to stay two feet apart, The Paper adds. The Daily Express calls it a "Lockdown Lifeline for The Lonely " and says The Move will bring "joy" for the only grandparents to embrace the situation and play with their grandchildren. Meanwhile, the metro says it is time to Open the "Crack the bubbly" as some of the couples are reunited once again under the relaxed rules. Other examples of the "support bubbles" are two single people who both live on their own, and couples who do not live together, if They Live alone. Also prominent on the Thursday papers are the comments from JK Rowling, who has spoken about their experiences of domestic violence and sexual assault, as they tried to explain their attitude towards transgender issues. The Daily Mail splashes with their comments, in addition to the demands of the watch is facing pressure from members of Parliament and representatives of the economy, in order to cut the two-Meter-social distancing rules. According to The Daily Telegraph, Boris Johnson plans to scrap the two-Meter rule at the latest by September so that schools can open fully for the start of the new academic year. It claims that the PM has informed that the Minister, to change the he is willing to the rule. The Sun leads with Rowling, responding to the criticism surrounding her comments on transgender issues published in a longer essay on your website. Elsewhere The Guardian reported that The Number of coronavirus-would have halved deaths in the UK, if the government had introduced the block, a week earlier, cited the testimony of the former government supervisor Prof Neil Ferguson . The clock said it was still too early for such a judgment. The Financial Times carries comments of Prof Ferguson's, and says the clock before renewed criticism of the government's handling of the pandemic. The Paper adds that the ex-Advisor came comments on how the OECD says the UK was likely to be economies of most of Covid-19 among the major economies. The Daily Mirror has interviewed The British ex-girlfriend of The Man suspected by German police of the murder of Madeleine Mccann . German media call him as Christian B, 43. And finally, the Daily Star , says TV presenters Ant and Dec have apologized for the identity of the people of color on Saturday Night Takeaway.
Source of news: bbc.com
