Tuesday, 31 March 2020

Coronavirus: Hospitals urged to use lab space to test NHS staff

The advice comes as the government faces growing criticism over a lack of testing for frontline staff.

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Las domadoras de leones de Egipto dominan el negocio


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Coronavirus: When 76 strangers sang happy birthday to a neighbour

A woman surprised her fiancé for his birthday by organising a mass sing-along in their apartment building.

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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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$30 Million in Illegal Drugs Seized From Cross-Border Tunnel in San Diego, U.S. Says


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


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Before You Adopt: Planning a Lifelong Commitment to Your Pet’s Health


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How to Touch Up Your Roots at Home


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Coronavirus May Kill 100,000 to 240,000 in U.S. Despite Actions, Officials Say


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¿Quién iba a decir que ir al supermercado sería tan estresante?


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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: 3D-printer owners rally to create NHS face masks

More than 1,000 people volunteer to help make face shields for front-line workers.

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Monday, 30 March 2020

A Bitter Herb From the Lower East Side


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An Easter Egg From Beverly Hills


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For Your Quarantine Pizza Cravings


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Tempting Pastas and Sauces From Sicily


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A Knife to Add Flash to Your Kitchen


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A Haggadah for Seders Near and Far


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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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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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Sunday, 29 March 2020

Your Monday Briefing


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Stock Markets in Asia Signal Lingering Unease: Live Updates


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Coronavirus Live Updates: 200,000 Americans Could Die, Warns Top Health Officials


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‘Westworld’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: Predators and Prey


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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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Joe Diffie, Grammy-Winning Country Music Star, Dies at 61


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TUNE IN: Elton John, Mariah Carey and more on 'FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America'

03/29/20 5:54 PM

‘Group of Local Vigilantes’ Try to Forcibly Quarantine Out-of-Towners, Officials Say


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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: 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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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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Saturday, 28 March 2020

Jenna Kaye-Kauderer, Scott Steinberg


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Coronavirus: Restricted funerals 'heartbreaking' to conduct says celebrant

Jo Brewer has overseen more than 1,000 funerals and said services at the moment were "so much harder".

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U.S. Civil Rights Office Rejects Rationing Medical Care Based on Disability, Age


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Coronavirus: Trump backs away from New York quarantine

The US president now says the move is not necessary, after the idea was labelled "preposterous".

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James L. Dolan, the Knicks Owner, Tests Positive for the Coronavirus


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North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles


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Coronavirus: Doctors urge 'difficult conversations' about death

Palliative care experts urge people to have the "difficult conversations" before it's too late.

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Coronavirus: Lessons for lockdown from an Italian family

The Aninnis have been in lockdown in Rome for nearly three weeks. What advice do they have for other families?

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'Memes should be archived in a museum'

People social distancing are sharing memes to feel connected but could they be preserved in a museum?

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Raving to the BBC News theme tune goes viral

Have you seen the kitchen 'remix' of the BBC News theme tune yet?

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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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How Much Should the Public Know About Who Has the Coronavirus?


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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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Trump announces quarantine on New York, parts of New Jersey and Conn. 'will not be necessary;' CDC to issue 'travel advisory'

03/28/20 5:34 PM

Coronavirus: Things will get worse, PM says in letter to Britons

Writing to all UK households, Boris Johnson warns measures to combat coronavirus could get tougher.

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Coronavirus: What we still don't know about Covid-19

There are many unanswered questions about the new coronavirus, Covid-19.

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Alex Salmond's accusers 'devastated' by court verdict

A jury found the former first minister not guilty on 12 sexual assault charges, while another was found not proven.

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Bob Weighton turns 112: The times and life of the world's oldest man

Bob Weighton, from Hampshire, turns 112 today. What has the world's oldest man lived through?

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SNP urges UK government to 'hit pause' on Brexit due to coronavirus

The party says UK ministers should focus on the coronavirus pandemic and seek to extend the transition period.

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Mike Longo, Jazz Pianist, Composer and Educator, Dies at 83


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Friday, 27 March 2020

Coronavirus lockdown: Clubbers go online for music

With the coronavirus lockdown bringing normal nightlife to an end, some enterprising DJs are going online.

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Trump Suggests He Can Gag Inspector General for Stimulus Bailout Program


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Coronavirus: Stranded in another country

BBC News speaks to some of the people from the UK who have been stranded abroad due to the pandemic.

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The 'Aids quilt' that showed the scale of suffering

In 1985, LGBT activist Cleve Jones came up with a creative idea to spotlight Aids deaths in the US.

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Week in pictures: 21-27 March 2020

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

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Coronavirus: From clapping to kindness, five reasons to be hopeful

As coronavirus continues to spread, the worst of the crisis has brought out of the best in humanity.

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Coronavirus: The fake Bill Gates post and other claims to ignore

Here are the latest examples of coronavirus disinformation.

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Manu Dibango: The saxophone legend who inspired a disco groove

Manu Dibango, whose Soul Makossa filled New York dance floors, died this week at the age of 86.

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Coronavirus: A visual guide to the economic impact

Key maps and charts explain how the virus has impacted markets and businesses around the world.

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U.S. Cuts Health Care Aid to Yemen Despite Worries About Coronavirus


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Analyzing the Patterns in Trump’s Falsehoods About Coronavirus


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Price Gouging Complaints Surge Amid Coronavirus Pandemic


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A Silent Spring Is Saying Something


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Un ejército de costura cose mascarillas para Estados Unidos


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One Continent, Two Very Different Political Responses to the Pandemic


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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today


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Locked Out of the Virtual Classroom


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In This Emergency, Mom Knows Best


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‘We Have Lost It All’: The Shock Felt by Millions of Unemployed Americans


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For Dr. Deborah Birx, Urging Calm Has Come With Heavy Criticism


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