Tuesday, 31 March 2020

Coronavirus: MSPs to agree emergency laws

MSPs are expected to pass new emergency powers in a single day in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

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Coronavirus' 'minimum wage heroes'

Hear from the people on low wages who are taking a risk to keep the country running.

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Coronavirus: How a professional deep clean is carried out

Specialist cleaning services are being inundated with requests to disinfect buildings during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Playing classical music for South Korea hospital patients

Musicians in South Korea have played a classical music concert for coronavirus patients.

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How birth is changing in the age of coronavirus

Coronavirus is throwing many birth plans up in the air and leading some health trusts to increase home births.

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Coronavirus: How it’s affecting young people’s mental health

The coronavirus crisis is having a huge impact on young people with existing mental health conditions.

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Jay Blades: From repairing lives to hosting TV hit The Repair Shop

Jay Blades, host of BBC One's surprise hit The Repair Shop, never aimed for a career on screen.

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Big splash: The world's largest designer of water parks

Geoff Chutter is the founder of Whitewater West, the world's largest water park design firm.

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How Dua Lipa and The Weeknd are bringing the 80s back… again

The 1980s are once again influencing some of the world’s biggest artists like Dua Lipa and The Weeknd.

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Idaho earthquake: Powerful 6.5 magnitude quake rocks US state – tremors felt in CANADA



IDAHO was rocked by a powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake with tremors being even being felt 500 miles away in Canada.

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Boris's photographer self-isolates with coronavirus symptoms



BORIS Johnson's personal photographer Andrew Parsons has contracted coronavirus, it has been reported.

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UN warns coronavirus will cause major recession - ‘no parallel in recent past’



A UN chief has declared the coronavirus pandemic to be the world's greatest test since the second world war in a shock statement.

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Coronavirus: Stock markets suffer worst quarter since 1987

The Dow Jones and FTSE 100 have fallen more than 20% since the start of the year.

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‘Never Thought I Would Need It’: Americans Put Pride Aside to Seek Aid


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Human Rights Group Says Two U.S. Strikes Killed Somali Civilians


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Hellmut Stern, 91, Dies; Violinist Returned to Germany After Fleeing


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Meghan’s acting comeback blasted by critics who label her voiceover work ’underwhelming’



MEGHAN Markle's latest foray as a voiceover artist doesn't appear to have gone exactly to plan, as early reviews of the duchess's latest project have not been optimistic.

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Boris went down 'wrong path' by delaying mass testing as UK COVID 19 deaths soar



BORIS JOHNSON'S government has been blasted for going down the "wrong path" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak by pursuing a "herd immunity" strategy, a leading expert has claimed.

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UK government to release coronavirus app which tells you if you're near someone who has it



THE GOVERNMENT is preparing to release a new coronavirus app which alerts people if they are too close to someone who has tested positive for the disease.

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Sweden offers lifeline to grounded airline workers with vital COVID 19 hospital role



SCANDINAVIAN airline workers are taking courses in basic hospital duties after being furloughed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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MH370 expert exposed why perpetrator HAD to be on the plane



MH370 went missing over six years ago and no investigation has been able to conclude definitively what happened to it however, one expert has insisted that the perpetrator had to be on the plane.

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Coronavirus: Are loss of smell and taste key symptoms?

However, experts say a fever and a cough are still the main ones to look out for.

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Coronavirus Spreads in Veterans’ Home, Leaving ‘Shuddering Loss for Us All’


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Monday, 30 March 2020

Coronavirus: Italy extends lockdown amid hopes of turning corner

The number of new daily coronavirus infections is 1,648, down from 3,815 on Sunday.

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Boris suffers MAJOR blow to coronavirus containment plans due to faulty testing kits



BORIS JOHNSON'S attempts to role out a programme of mass coronavirus testing have suffered a major setback, after testing kits were found to be contaminated with COVID-19.

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Boris enlists former election chief to help with COVID 19 battle after Cummings falls ill



CONSERVATIVE Election Chief Isaac Levido has been brought into the governments coordinations against coronavirus after Dominic Cummings fell ill.

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Virus Prompts Workplace Protests Over Health Concerns


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Trump to Governors: I’d Like You to Do Us a Favor, Though


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Alison Roman’s Seder Table


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Trump’s Virus Defense Is Often an Attack, and the Target Is Often a Woman


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Listen to the Call: Bullock and Trump Discuss Testing


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Keep It Simple, Albany. This Is No Time for Budget Games.


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Congress Just Spent $2 Trillion on Coronavirus Relief. It’s Eying More.


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Coronavirus: Free school meals children to get food vouchers

Ministers say the vouchers could be available to families in England as early as Tuesday afternoon.

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Blood test 'can check for more than 50 types of cancer'

The test could help diagnose tumours sooner, often before any symptoms, scientists hope.

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Coronavirus: Airport handlers at risk of collapse

Aviation services companies are calling on the government for urgent assistance due to the pandemic.

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Delay Brexit deadline amid coronavirus, say MEPS

The UK is due to stop following EU rules by the end of 2020 but a group of MEPs say the date should be pushed back.

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Coronavirus: Protecting yourself in a migrant camp

The often unsanitary conditions in refugee and migrant camps, like this one on Lesbos, pose a challenge for residents trying to avoid coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Has the virus brought borders back to Europe?

The BBC’s Gavin Lee took a road trip in Europe's Schengen area to see how free movement has changed.

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How (not) to cut your hair at home

Stuck at home, some people have enlisted their children to help cut their hair.

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Coronavirus: The good that can come out of an upside-down world

There are reasons to believe the world may emerge from this upheaval enhanced, writes Matthew Syed.

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'The phone slipped into the bath': Conference call tales

How to avoid some of the pitfalls of teleconferencing and how it is changing the way we meet and do business.

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Coronavirus: What should you do if you are stuck abroad?

The government has outlined plans aimed at bringing stranded Britons home.

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UK officers urged to 'police by consent' to avoid public unrest over coronavirus



A SENIOR British police officer has urged police forces around the country to "police by consent" after officers were criticised for overzealously and arbitrarily enforcing social distancing regulations.

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Man charged after sickening hospital attack on brave NHS staff member



A MAN has been charged after an NHS staff member was punched in the face at a hospital.

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Back Britain's brave NHS Heroes - add your support now



ON THE front lines of the nation's battle against coronavirus stand the incredible staff of the NHS.

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Sunday, 29 March 2020

Coronavirus: 20,000 former NHS staff return to fight virus, PM says

In a video posted online, Boris Johnson says the UK can get through the pandemic "together".

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03/29/20 5:54 PM

Prince Harry's 'regret' over military decision amid Trump REFUSING to pay US bill



PRINCE Harry "regretted" having to stand down from his role in the military, it has been claimed amid Donald Trump announcing the US will not be paying the prince and his wife Meghan Markle's US security bill.

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Boris puts new spin on famous Thatcher quote as he announces 20,000 NHS workers return



BORIS JOHNSON put a new spin on a famous quote from former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as he announced 20,000 former NHS have returned to work to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Best Movies and Shows on Hulu Right Now


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Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidelines Through End of April


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The Politics of a Pandemic


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Coronavirus: Six months before UK 'returns to normal' - deputy chief medical officer

The UK faces reviews of measures every three weeks for six months or more, says deputy chief medical officer.

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Coronavirus: Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid

Thousands of the devices, which deliver oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator, could be made.

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Coronavirus: Trump extends restrictions beyond Easter

The US president extends measures to 30 April, saying casualties are likely to peak in two weeks.

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Coronavirus: Fake news crackdown by UK government

A rapid response unit is working with social media firms to take down misleading or harmful content.

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Regional connectivity at risk, says airline boss

The head of Loganair, the UK's biggest regional airline, says he will ask the government for help.

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The Marvel Spiderman artist teaching children in Ireland to draw

Irish artist Will Sliney is keeping thousands of kids entertained with daily drawing challenges.

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Coronavirus social distancing advice: What two metres looks like

The UK government is advising us to stay two metres apart - but what does that look like?

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Rob Lawrie, the ex-squaddie, and the girl taken

Rob thought he was helping a refugee girl and her father as they struggled to get to the UK. But he found out it was all a lie.

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Timelapse: The streets of London during the coronavirus pandemic

Have you ever seen the streets of the capital so empty?

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Coronavirus doctor's diary: Why are people stealing hospital supplies?

Dr John Wright explains how Bradford Royal Infirmary is preparing for a "tsunami" of Covid-19 cases.

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Coronavirus and sex: What you need to know

All your questions about sex in the time of coronavirus, answered.

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A place that makes you ask the questions that really matter

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt found a visit to Antarctica made him emotional, and ultimately hopeful.

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Coronavirus: The woman behind India's first testing kit

With the first made-in-India kits, the country could hugely scale up testing for the coronavirus.

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'My $60m weight-loss app cured my personal pain'

Victoria Repa has created an app to help people lose weight, an issue she struggled with growing up.

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Coronavirus tests: Boris Johnson issued dire warning UK mass testing could take 50 YEARS



THE UK Government has been warned to ensure "virtually everyone" in the UK is tested for coronavirus to attempt to tack a return of the outbreak - but it has been revealed this could take 50 years.

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Kate's hidden message behind 'gorgeous' fashion choice revealed by royal expert



KATE, THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE's pink suit at her last royal engagement before the lockdown has been revealed to contain a secret message behind it for the women of the UK.

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Saturday, 28 March 2020

Coronavirus: Meet the ‘shielded’ enduring 12 weeks of isolation

Some people face months of coronavirus isolation because of medical conditions. How will they cope?

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Coronavirus: The volunteers feeding the NHS

Meet the people who have made it their mission to feed the National Health Service for free.

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Lockdown, what lockdown? Sweden's unusual response to coronavirus

While swathes of Europe are under lockdown, Sweden is allowing life to go on much as normal.

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Coronavirus: Six things that are booming in sales

Amid the virus, some retailers are seeing trade collapse, but others are overwhelmed by demand.

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Introducing the soaring melodies of Azure Ryder

How one of pop’s brightest new voices found confidence by taking control of a plane.

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Royal reckoning: Prince Harry could be asked to give up Duke of Sussex title



PRINCE HARRY may be asked to return his Duke of Sussex title if he is to become a US citizen, after his bombshell move to California.

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