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Grant Shapps says he is optimistic over the target, as the PM declares the UK is past the peak of the virus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dfUq6T

The Northern Territory lifts major social restrictions in a test case for the rest of the nation. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bR9kA8

US spies said it was not yet clear how the outbreak began, but Mr Trump suggests it came from a lab. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3f1syFb

Mediterranean sediments are shown to have up to 1.9 million tiny plastic pieces per square metre. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KTR7Wt

Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created Afrobeat with Fela Kuti, dies aged 79, his manager says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KKI22i

Several senators reportedly wore bulletproof vests as armed demonstrators looked on from the gallery. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2y4mOtH

People living with abuse will be able to use the pharmacy's consultation rooms to contact helplines. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aWKM7f

The guitarist says he is 'angry and sad' over the situation, as Queen release a new charity single. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YhpEGm

Some authorities say waste sites will reopen at the weekend, while others say further guidance is needed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3cZ6r00

A growing number of families are struggling to put food on the table during the coronavirus lockdown. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2WgyotA

How fasting in lockdown and isolation has changed Ramadan for young Muslims this year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2WehD27

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3f9jldJ

Grace, 26, doesn't look it but she's deemed extremely vulnerable - here's how she's dealing with having to shield. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3d6hu7E

The breathtaking landscapes of Iceland, Greenland, Norway and the Faroe Islands. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2VSmTK4

Two mothers tell the BBC about their experiences as their young children battled the virus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Ylvzdt

Giving blood, writing a diary, or reading a story to your friends' children are just some of the options. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2WdjdBv

The stories of people who died on one day, from an exile who returned home to a disaster survivor. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KOBvDQ

Dr Nigel Kennea describes his role supporting bereaved families at one London hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3d2Jp8D

The movie which has roots in the exposure of power and abuse in the film industry after #MeToo. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2yUI310

Scientists are working on better solar cells that will turn more of the sun's rays into electricity. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aRfdMq

Remembering the maverick blind campaigners who walked to London a century ago to demand equality. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zL9haP

Parents have been turning to Google to help them teach the things they’ve forgotten. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3da1stP

Cruise ship worker says she's stuck on boat, spends '21 hours a day' in '200-square-foot' room Due to the coronavirus pandemic, some cruise ship workers are having a difficult time getting home. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2yeHDm7

ROME — The Italian government has decreed that the data provided through an app to facilitate tracing of persons who come in close contact with someone positive for COVID-19 will be completely anonymous and that all data will be destroyed by year’s end. Premier Giuseppe Conte’s Cabinet, at a meeting that ended early Thursday, approved a law, in the form of the decree, that guarantees that those who decide not to use the app won’t suffer limits on their movement or other rights. Health authorities are encouraging Italians to use the app as a key tool to prevent the rate of contagion to rise again in Italy. The app, which uses Bluetooth, won’t geo-localize users, and data will only be mined for purposes of containing the virus or for epidemiological study, the government said Thursday. The Cabinet also stipulated that any bid to release to house arrest prison inmates convicted of terrorism or Mafia crimes due to COVID-19 concerns must seek the opinion of prosecutors, or in t...

The US actor was piloting a plane that wrongly crossed a runway where another aircraft was landing. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KMVmU0

Construction firms in Scotland call for a limited return to work as financial pressure mounts. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3f6qNX2

Swedish couple opening 'COVID-19-safe restaurant' featuring 1 chair, 1 table in a field without wait staff The one-of-a-kind restaurant will serve the food via a basket from the kitchen window and a pulley system. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3f6aM3m

Coronavirus fallout: McDonald's Canada to start using imported beef due to supply chain issues McDonald’s in Canada announced a big change to its burgers. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2VPb9I6

It comes as the PM is to lead the Downing Street briefing later - the first time since his return to work. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Smm3mv

A host of tributes and gifts help the WW2 veteran who raised £29m for the NHS mark his 100th birthday. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2VPDjCX

The electric car company says forced shutdowns and limits on deliveries have clouded its forecast. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2W8reI0

Measures last seen in World War Two will be needed to allow jury trials to resume, says top judge. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zBdXzQ

Recovering patients may still experience weakness, breathlessness and anxiety, therapists say. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2xpbbx6

Officials are investigating if residents received proper medical care at the Massachusetts home. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ybbegh

Consumer watchdog Which? finds credit-card information and Netflix account details for sale on both. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YiOHsH

Calls specifically about emotional abuse have jumped 50%, the charity says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2VLJTdA

Inside the Nicaraguan boxing event that caught the world's attention during the pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3d3ojqW

The number at the heart of the decision whether to lift lockdown. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3cYqU5i

Thermal cameras can spot people with a temperature. Will they help to end the lockdown? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3f37YnQ

Images from 40 years ago, when six gunmen took over the Iranian embassy in Kensington. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zIAJ9c

Millions in the UK will soon be asked to download an app that helps to limit coronavirus spreading. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zIPOaN

Baby Johnson joins Leo Blair and Florence Cameron to become a member of a very exclusive club. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Ymv031

Families want to know why so many of their elderly relatives have died. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2yZZBZt

Japan's relatively low rate of virus testing raises questions about how it has tackled the pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KKoxXB

When passenger planes start flying again, the world of air travel will be very different. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3cXyT2s

"No-one wants to buy clothes to sit at home in," as Next's chief executive Simon Wolfson puts it. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Wc9YBC

Communities on both sides of the divide are using murals to pay tribute to NHS workers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2W7tmQf

As people turn to digital payments during the lockdown, there are fears over the long-term future of cash. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2yNgnLB

The star of Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire and dozens of Indian cinema's finest films has died at 53. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3f3LliS

The Bollywood star, known for roles in Slumdog Millionaire and Jurassic World, has died aged 53. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KGm0xx

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this morning. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YeuDrb

The fashion retailer said it expects dramatically lower sales this year amid lockdown. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bZ38WV

Our Match of the Day pundits discuss who are the best players to play for teams outside the "big six". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bP3Bun

(BANDA ACEH, Indonesia) — Hundreds of people join the Ramadan evening prayers at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in the capital of Indonesia’s far western Aceh province. They wash their hands to prevent the spread of the coronavirus before they perform ablutions and begin their prayers. They come with masks, following a government appeal, but don’t always wear them. Some worshipers bring their own prayer rugs after the carpets at the mosque were rolled up in March. One congregant, Umar, decided to join a mass prayer at the mosque and wore a mask to make sure he did the right thing as suggested by the government. “I feel not complete if I do the prayer not at the mosque,” Umar said. The scene stands in sharp contrast to past Ramadans. The mosque in Banda Aceh can accommodate thousands, and people flooded outside the mosque building in past years. This year, not more than 400 worshipers have participated at the evening prayer. They were not packed together, but were not social d...

(BEIJING) — China has decided to hold the annual meeting of its ceremonial parliament late next month after postponing it for weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak. The official Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday said the National People’s Congress would open in Beijing on May 22, according to a decision made by its standing committee, which handles most legislative affairs outside the annual two-week session of the full body. The convening of the full session, which would encompass about 3,000 members, indicates China’s growing confidence that it has largely overcome the pandemic that was first detected in China late last year. The meeting normally held in March involves bringing delegates from across the country by plane and train to Beijing, where they first meet to hear a state of the country address from Premier Li Keqiang, seated shoulder-to-shoulder in the colossal auditorium at the Great Hall of the People. It wasn’t clear from the report whether delegates woul...

A network of centres is established across England to provide essential cancer surgery in safe conditions. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2W6HJUR

Sports should return from the "bottom-up not the top-down" when the coronavirus lockdown lifts, says a public health adviser. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ya4jDV

Staff and residents of care homes, over-65s and people who cannot work at home are now eligible to be tested. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Yf0IiH

As the pandemic squeezes US food supply, the president designates the plants critical infrastructure. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Ym0XIZ

(UNITED NATIONS) — Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that medical supplies to prevent and treat the new coronavirus are not reaching northeast Syria because of restrictions imposed by the Syrian government and the Kurdish regional government. The international rights organization urged the U.N. Security Council to immediately adopt a resolution reopening the Al Yarubiyah border crossing from Iraq into the northeast. The crossing, which was used primarily to deliver medicine and medical supplies from the World Health Organization, was closed in January at the insistence of Russia. Syrian Kurds established an autonomous zone in the northeast in 2012 and were U.S. partners on the ground in fighting the Islamic State extremist group. A Turkish offensive in October against Syrian Kurdish militants led the U.S. to abandon its Kurdish allies, leading to strong criticism of both Washington and Ankara. Louis Charbonneau, U.N. director for Human Rights Watch, stressed at a video pre...

Chicago brewery uses ice cream truck-inspired van to sell beer amid coronavirus shutdown I scream, you scream, we all scream… for beer. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3eZSWzi

McDonald's customers in New Zealand line up down the block after drive-thru coronavirus restrictions lifted New Zealand is absolutely loving it. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3f1Iw27

Face masks will be compulsory on public transport and in secondary schools when France lifts curbs. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SgUv1O

The home secretary denies bullying staff at three different government departments. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2WcjS62

In a deleted tweet, the Mayo Clinic said the US vice-president had been told of their mask rules. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YfL9ra

The Queen will address the nation as part of a series of events to mark the end of World War Two in Europe. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SjVgaB

Secondary schools should get cash to offer extra tuition to disadvantaged pupils, say MPs and peers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aO3zBP

Clinics have been offering online consultations. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2VPBiXv

France's oldest doctor continues to support patients during the pandemic, despite being at high risk of getting coronavirus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3eYNAEg

Numbers dying with virus in care homes drives weekly deaths to over 22,000 in England and Wales. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2y8RSZd

The bank says it will pause the cuts to avoid leaving staff unable to find work elsewhere. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zzyqVL

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for an urgent review of traditional office practices like stamping documents by hand, which are hampering efforts to rein in the coronavirus. Some workers are forced to get on crowded trains and show up at their offices to affix their personal or company seals to documents, hindering Abe’s effort to contain the virus by getting the public to cut their contacts with others by at least 70%. “I want the relevant ministries to conduct necessary reviews rapidly,” Abe told a meeting of his economic and fiscal policy council Monday, according to the website of his official residence. He singled out changes to the “system and custom of seals and submitting paperwork” as necessary for promoting remote work. Abe’s government itself has also hindered social distancing efforts. The process of applying for government subsidies to prevent job losses during the current crisis has required small businesses to hand over papers in person at un...

Chinese scientists say the novel coronavirus will not be eradicated, adding to a growing consensus around the world that the pathogen will likely return in waves like the flu. It’s unlikely the new virus will disappear the way its close cousin SARS did 17 years ago, as it infects some people without causing obvious symptoms like fever. This group of so-called asymptomatic carriers makes it hard to fully contain transmission as they can spread the virus undetected, a group of Chinese viral and medical researchers told reporters in Beijing at a briefing Monday. With SARS, those infected became seriously ill. Once they were quarantined from others, the virus stopped spreading. In contrast, China is still finding dozens of asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus every day despite bringing its epidemic under control. “This is very likely to be an epidemic that co-exists with humans for a long time, becomes seasonal and is sustained within human bodies,” said Jin Qi, director of...

Intisar Chowdhury calls on the health secretary to admit mistakes were made in supplying protective kit. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3cLF5dU

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this morning. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KRLtEF

MPs will debate domestic abuse later amid evidence it is on the rise during the coronavirus crisis. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3eWRTjt

Match of the Day commentator Steve Wilson has a go at working out which team can claim to be the ultimate European champions. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Sb0JAb

(LONDON) — Prince Harry has recorded a special message to celebrate the 75th anniversary of children’s favorite Thomas the Tank Engine. The Duke of Sussex introduces a new program called “Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine,” which has a storyline that includes Harry’s father and grandmother, Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth II, as animated characters. Set when the Prince of Wales was a boy, the story sees the friendly engine taking Sir Topham Hatt, the controller of the railway, to Buckingham Palace to receive an honor. In his introduction — which was recorded in January before his move overseas — Prince Harry is seen sitting in an armchair, reading from a book about the train’s adventures. In a statement he said he has “fond memories of growing up with Thomas and Friends and being transported to new places through his adventures.” Thomas “has been a comforting, familiar face to so many families over the last 75 years — entertaining, educating and inspiring childre...

The father of 49-year-old Dr Lorna Breen says: "She tried to do her job and it killed her." from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2yQpdb8

Those who have fled their homes due to conflict or disaster face the further threat of coronavirus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2y7mZnP

President Donald Trump said he knows the health status of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and suggested that the world would be hearing additional details “in the not too distant future,” but declined to elaborate further. At a White House news conference on Monday, Trump said he could not “tell you exactly” the status of Kim’s health, then added that he did have a “very good idea” about his condition. “But I can’t talk about it now,” Trump said. “I just wish him well.” Speculation about the 36-year-old North Korean leader’s health accelerated after the Seoul-based news site Daily NK reported April 20 that he was recovering from surgery, citing an unidentified person inside the country. U.S. media outlets subsequently reported that American intelligence officials had been told that Kim was in critical condition after cardiovascular surgery. He was absent at the April 15 birthday celebrations for his late grandfather Kim Il Sung, the state’s founder and its leader duri...

The PM and NHS leaders will join the tribute to front-line workers who have died with coronavirus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3cN4y6C

Luke Durbin, who disappeared in 2006, was a drug dealer who owed money, a documentary reveals. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ScNwH7

The president says he takes no responsibility for a reported spike in calls to emergency hotlines. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bNyhwc

Aviation industry groups warn that the move puts at risk more than 300,000 jobs in the country. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2xdPPmd

The government urges staff in lockdown to take online training for the post-virus economy. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zBBBfM

The UK's oil and gas industry says many firms will struggle to survive through the coronavirus crisis. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2yQAQik

The number of infected prisoners could be six times higher than confirmed cases, health officials say. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2VHS22D

Supermarket boss Dave Lewis says shopping trips are less frequent but basket sizes have doubled. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2xi2DIi

County councils say care funding must be a priority while district councils say services are at risk. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YaNhAo

The virus outbreak has led to problems for the dairy industry, with warnings that cows could be slaughtered. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2zBMPRr

The way firms get their raw materials may change rapidly now Covid-19 has disrupted supply chains. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YadZsT

Doctors have been told to look out for a rare but dangerous reaction that may be linked to Covid-19. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SdK7Ib

Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman says home and online learning are "imperfect substitutes" for school. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Ss4RMH

Unconfirmed reports about Kim Jung Un’s health have been shrouded in even more than the customary North Korean murkiness. But out of the fog of questions, one name keeps cropping up as policymakers and analysts contemplate who else might lead the reclusive nuclear-armed nation: Kim Yo Jong. She’s Kim Jong Un’s younger sister, and many observers say she could be the most likely choice. However, the speculation raises another big question: Could a woman, even the sister of the current leader, ever lead North Korea? North Korea watchers began to speculate whether something had happened to Kim Jong Un after he missed the April 15 commemoration of the birthday of his grandfather, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung . He hasn’t missed the event since assuming power in 2011, after his feather died from a heart attack . The speculation reached a fever pitch over the weekend with a fresh round of unconfirmed reports. The disappearance came amid recent missiles launches and the Nort...

Imogen is hoping people will donate keepy-uppies as well as money, for the 7.1m UK key workers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aHZYW3

Simple cloth masks are now mandatory on public transport and in shops within most states. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2xTUqdL

Complete with fake London landmarks and commentary from legendary voice of the marathon Steve Cram. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3eWuqPu

Helicopters, lifeboats and a warship searched for one of the divers after a Mayday call. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/356Hmhd

Zeinab Badawi mourns her cousin Dr Adil El Tayar, who died protecting others from Covid-19. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aEAvNa

The globetrotting BBC series came down to a nailbiting climax on Sunday - spoiler alert! from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2VFFTvb

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in his first public statement since returning to work, urged the British people not to let up on the social distancing measures that he said were bringing coronavirus under control. Lifting the lockdown now would risk a “second spike” of infection that would do even more damage, he said. “I’m sorry I’ve been away from my desk for much longer than I would have liked,” Johnson said in a statement outside his Downing Street office on Monday. He said the country was nearing the end of the “first phase” of the outbreak. “We are now beginning to turn the tide,” he said. “This is the moment of opportunity. It is also the moment of maximum risk.” Johnson was speaking exactly one month after he went into isolation with what proved to be a severe case of Covid-19, which put him in intensive care and left the U.K. without its leader as the country entered the peak of the outbreak. He has spent two weeks recuperating at his country residence, and return...

There are signs the UK is passing the coronavirus peak but we must be patient with the lockdown, the PM warns. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Ya88Uu

The repair company will reopen some of its outlets this week with strict safety measures in place. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2W5U3Vc

For the first time in six weeks, the country's children have been allowed outside to exercise and play. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2y2oVOn

(MINNEAPOLIS) — Spain let children go outside and play Sunday for the first time in six weeks as European countries methodically worked to ease their lockdowns and reopen their economies, while governors in the United States moved at differing speeds, some more aggressive, others more cautious. Elsewhere around the world, China’s state-run media said that hospitals in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the disaster, no longer have any COVID-19 patients, after a crisis in which the city recorded nearly 3,900 deaths. And British Prime Minister Boris Johnson planned to be back at his desk Monday at 10 Downing St. after a bout with the coronavirus that put him in intensive care. While governors in states like hard-hit New York and Michigan are keeping stay-at-home restrictions in place until at least mid-May, their counterparts in places such as Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska are allowing certain businesses to reopen. And churches in Montana began holding in-person services again...

For the first time in a decade, the world risks being cut off from Russian wheat at a time when some key buyers are rushing to import it. The top shipper last month limited sales through June to protect its own supply as the coronavirus crisis sparks food-security concerns around the world. Although the curbs were seen loose enough to ensure normal trade flows for this time of year, Russia has already burned through the entire quota. It will halt grain shipments to all but four former Soviet neighbors once the last cargo booked under the limits leaves the country. While the ban will only last until farmers start harvesting in July, some other nearby nations have also restricted grain exports, threatening to reroute global trade and fueling worries about food shortages and higher prices. Countries from Egypt to Turkey are trying to load up on imports while they still can, and Russian shippers have been feeding that demand. There has been “a flurry of activity” recently,...

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this morning. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2W5Ek8C

After single-figure new cases for more than a week, NZ says it has ended local transmissions for now. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Y9wde8

In a letter to workers Guillaume Faury reportedly said the firm's existence was now threatened. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2yInCEy

Holly King-Mand says she "might still be in pyjamas" if she was not teaching thousands of children. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2xS1YxC

Boris Johnson will chair the morning cabinet meeting, just over two weeks after leaving hospital. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3eQ4Snb

Royal Mail says it is "honoured" to honour the war veteran, who has raised £29m for the NHS. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2VJdEff

The Human Rights Commission says people who committed crimes as minors will no longer be executed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bGYvQT

Thousands of Scots no longer have home-care support during the coronavirus crisis, the BBC finds. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2y11qFy

(LE PECQ, France) — The itch to dance, to break out of coronavirus lockdown and bust a few moves in the fresh air, out on the street, has proved too strong for some to resist in Paris after weeks of staying home. Video of Parisians dancing in the street this weekend, some wearing face masks, triggered buzz and criticism on social networks and an apology Sunday from the out-of-work theater technician who blasted the music from his balcony. Le 18ème vient officiellement de s’auto-déconfiner (et il aimerait qu’on le laisse danser). pic.twitter.com/xXkkRJ490w — Corentin Chrétien-Droz (@CocoChrist) April 25, 2020 Nathan Sebbagh has been thanking medics and trying to keep people’s spirits up with half-hour hip-shaking musical selections on Saturday evenings. But his goodwill gesture, which he dubs @discobalcons in his Instagram postings, this weekend became a victim of its own success. Police knocked at his door and gave him a talking to after a small but frisky crowd g...

Sarah Wright was accepted on to a drug trial in the US but cannot fly due to coronavirus restrictions. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3d04Qr9

The British Retail Consortium has issued post-lockdown guidance for non-essential retailers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2xRk56R