Steven Pankey, 69, who had unsuccessfully run for Idaho governor twice, was charged with the murder of 12 year old girl nearly 36 years ago.

Israel has extradited an Israeli citizen to Holland, to serve the remainder of an 11 year and 3 month sentence that he was given in 2010 for drugs offenses.

Bride's sister: 'I'm no longer religious, but this is first time I've seen what hatred of haredim is injustice being done to entire family'

Addressing MPs today in the House of Commons, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that, "Things will get worse before they get better. But I know that there are brighter skies and calmer seas ahead. But the ingenuity of science will find a way through."His statement came as London was moved into Tier 2 with tighter restrictions In the general public as coronavirus contagion rates rise. A journalist with the Daily Mail pointed out that, "Half of England will be living under local lockdowns from Friday night. A total of 27.7 million people will be in tier two and tier three. That is 49 percent of England's 56.3 million population."One region that has been threatened with Tier 3 is Greater Manchester, where politicians from the ruling Conservative party and the opposition Labour party alike are vehemently opposed to being placed in that tier.One Labour MP explained that, "For them [Conservative MPs] it's more about the libertarian aspect, whereas for us it's about the support package In offer. For us, tier 3 is guaranteed destitution. It"s not just the fact that you will have minimum wage earners seeing their income drop two-thirds to £5.60 an hour, but there"s also a question of eligibility for support."Hancock has meanwhile said that the decision In Greater Manchester will be postponed for the time being, but he continues to insist that "the threat from Covid is serious." He pointed out that over Europe, the number of cases has risen by around 40% and that the government must take action to prevent more deaths.

Speaking at the coronavirus cabinet meeting that is currently in session, Health Ministry representatives said that it would be advisable to make preparations for the reopening of preschools and kindergartens In Sunday, according to a report In Channel 12 News.

The Ministry of Health has agreed to easing of the lockdown restrictions beginning In Sunday. At the same time, Prime Minister Netanyahu has issued the following cautious assessment at today's corona cabinet meeting: "The big challenge for us it to continue the decline in new cases without bringing In a new outbreak of the virus."

Coronavirus Cabinet convened to discuss easing the current lockdown.

Associate Director General of the MInistry of Health Itamar Grotto has lashed out at the MInister of Education Yoav Galant (Likud) who denies any connection between schools reopening and Israel's second wave of the coronavirus."All the experts agree that the morbidity rate soared because of the reopening of the schools. Anyone who denies this will not change the facts of the matter," Grotto said.