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Octogenarian laundry owners amass nearly 600,000 followers with attitude-filled fashion portraits A Taiwanese octogenarian couple who run a small-town laundry service have become an online fashion sensation by modelling abandoned clothes on Instagram. Chang Wan-ji, 83, and his wife Hsu Sho-er, 84, have racked up nearly 600,000 followers on Instagram over the last month as their attitude-filled fashion portraits went viral. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2EwZUhc Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

One thing is clear, the government is very worried about a resurgence of coronavirus in the UK A week is a long time in a coronavirus pandemic – a fact the government has learned all too painfully. Avoiding a one-week delay to lockdown in March would potentially have halved the death toll, it has previously emerged. Which goes some way to explain why there have been not one but two screeching U-turns this week – on travel to Spain and lockdown measures for 4.6 million people in northern England – both announced late into the evening and imposed within hours. The ensuing chaos and anger have been palpable, and all point to one thing: that the government is very, very worried about a resurgence of the virus on UK soil. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3fkiUMy Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Filipino medics plead for lockdown to safe health system from collapse; US suffers deadliest month; South Korea arrest sect leader U-turns and chaos: a terrible week for Boris Johnson Coronavirus latest updates Senior doctors in the Philippines have pleaded with the government to impose a strict lockdown in the capital Manila or risk losing the battle to contain the spread of coronavirus. As the World Health Organization recorded the highest daily number of new cases so far during the pandemic, the medics said the Philippines’ fragile health system needed a “time out” to avert collapse. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2D7mz3q Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Pete, 36, writer, meets Claire, 40, journalist What were you hoping for? A fun conversation with someone interesting, attractive, intelligent and full of life. Possibly the owner of exotic animals. Not too much to ask. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/30g0hFi Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Can I summon the determination to investigate? I am woken by a mosquito lazily hovering about my ear, the bedroom bathed in a pewter half-light. I brush the side of my head and the noise stops, but I can feel the spot on my neck where I have already been bitten. I recall that my phone alarm is set for 6.45. Even before I remember why, I am negotiating with myself: if the time is 6.35 or later, I will get up; if it’s not yet 6.30, I will reset the alarm for 7am to give myself enough time to fall back asleep. Or maybe 7.10 makes more sense, depending on why I set the alarm in the first place. I hear the unsteady whine of the mosquito tracing a scribbled path back to my ear. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3fqHPhT Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Lee Man-hee’s Shincheonji Church of Jesus was at the centre of an outbreak but police say he hid details on members and their movements California sees record number of deaths on four separate days South Korean authorities have arrested the founder of a secretive Christian sect at the centre of the country’s largest outbreak of Covid-19 infections for allegedly hiding crucial information from contact-tracers and other offences. Lee Man-hee is the powerful head of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus which is linked to more than 5,200 coronavirus infections , or 36% of South Korea’s total cases. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2D9gV0z Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

We know we’re the cautionary tale that the rest of the country is scaring themselves with in order to keep 1.5 metres apart The morale-boosting markers that were shared across Melbourne during the first lockdown have all but disappeared. Rainbows have peeled off fences, forgotten teddy bears are wedged between Venetian blinds and most of the chalk messages have long washed away. “This isn’t like the first wave,” our chief health officer, Brett Sutton, said on the Saturday. By the Monday, with the daily presser citing our then record highest number of Covid cases at 532, and cement grey cloud obscuring the sun, Melbourne felt done in. Come Thursday, under a blue sky, with blossoms out and wattle blazing, Victoria clocked 723 – a number that winded the city. And now the fear is back . Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2BQ73Za Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

The crew from the SpaceX commercial flight will land off Florida on Sunday unless Hurricane Isaias blows them off course Two Nasa astronauts are preparing to make the first splashdown return to Earth in 45 years despite the threat posed by Hurricane Isaias off the coast of Florida. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to come back to Earth from the International Space Station on Sunday after launching into space in May on a commercial spacecraft built by SpaceX. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2DlpC83 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Prominent intellectual is credited with rejuvenating crumbling centre into tourist hub Eusebio Leal Spengler, the Cuban historian who oversaw the transformation of Old Havana from a crumbling quarter into an immaculately restored colonial tourist attraction, has died at the age 77. He had been suffering from cancer. Leal and his restoration efforts became so famous that he became the de-facto mayor of the historic city centre and one of the nation’s most prominent public intellectuals. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3k00XGR Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Teachers and professors face crackdown as authorities fight for the minds of an antagonistic young generation For thousands of university professors and teachers in Hong Kong, the coming weeks will be a nervous time as they prepare for a new academic year. In just a month’s time, universities, schools and even kindergartens across the city will be placed under unprecedented scrutiny as they resume classes for the first time after the national security law passed in July , amid calls for the “bad apples” among teachers to be purged. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2D7ukX7 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Killings fell by 53% in the first six months of 2020 as restrictions and disruption to international flights hinder poachers Coronavirus latest updates The number of South African rhinos killed by poachers fell by half in the first six months of the year, partly helped by the nationwide coronavirus lockdown and disruption to international smuggling rings. During the first six months of the year, 166 rhino were pochaed in South Africa, compared with 316 in the first half of 2019, Barbara Creecy, the minister of environment, forestry and fisheries, said on Friday, a drop of 53%. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3hXfXDC Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Seven marines and one navy sailor were missing after their amphibious assault vehicle took on water off the southern California coast Seven US Marines and a navy sailor were missing on Friday, a day after their amphibious assault vehicle sank off the southern California coast during a training mission, Marine Corps officials said. Seven other marines were rescued and are alive while one was killed after their vehicle took on water and sank around 5:45pm Pacific time on Thursday, US military officials said during a news conference. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/33gCyXA Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

The state has tallied almost 500,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic and only finally shows signs the spread is slowing California capped its worst month of the coronavirus pandemic, reporting a record number of deaths on four separate days in just over a week. And even as the virus shows signs of slowing its spread in some regions, other pockets of the state still find themselves in the center of the storm. California has tallied 493,140 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/39ILB4G Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Almost 300,000 new infections on Friday, led by US, Brazil and India; Boris Johnson warns of second UK lockdown; Victoria braced for more restrictions in Australia. Follow all the developments live The week Covid-19 roared back in Europe Fauci optimistic about having a vaccine this year 1.33am BST The premier of the Australian state of Victoria, Daniel Andrews , will hold a press conference at 11.30am local time. Andrews will report the number of new infections and any deaths over the past 24 hours and he is also likely to be asked about plans for further restrictions in Melbourne. 1.29am BST Anaesthetists in the Australian state of Victoria are calling on the government to enforce ‘fit testing’ for personal protective equipment, citing concerns that not enough is being done to protect health workers from coronavirus. Victoria reached 5743 active cases on Friday and deaths rose to 113, with three doctors among those reportedly in intensive care. Continue reading... from htt...

People ‘not abiding to social distancing’, says Matt Hancock … Trump sets up undermining of election outcome … Met figures show UK climate crisis impact Welcome to Friday morning with me, Warren Murray. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2PdywHo Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Contingency plans as PM urges people not to lose focus and risk spreading Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Police are ready to set up roadblocks, create diversions and close off sections of Bournemouth beach to prevent a repeat of last month’s chaotic scenes as a heatwave sweeps parts of the UK. With temperatures forecast to hit 33C in parts of southern England, some officers have been asked to work extended shifts and weekend leave has been cancelled for others as the emergency services and the local council brace themselves for another major influx of visitors. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2Pdznb4 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Companies can return to work from 1 August, but many employers are making their own plans Companies ready to defy Boris Johnson’s planned return to work Future shape of offices: proposals to make workplaces safe Major companies in England have been told that, from 1 August, they can discuss with workers whether it is safe to return to work . Up until now, the government had asked all employees to work from home where possible. In addition, the advice in England to avoid public transport is being scrapped. However, some of the largest office occupiers in the country do not appear to be in a rush to return to their workplaces , with many waiting for the end of the school summer holidays at the start of September. And some will be waiting until 2021 at the earliest before they consider asking homebound employees to return to their offices. Here we take a sector-by-sector look at some major employers and their working plans. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://...

Xinjiang records 112 local transmissions; UN says millions could be forced into poverty in south-east Asia; Indonesia extends restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage China has recorded its highest daily total of new Covid-19 cases since early March, as the United Nations warned the pandemic could force tens of millions of people in south-east Asia into extreme poverty. Chinese health authorities confirmed 127 new cases, including four imported and 123 local transmissions. Of the local transmissions, 112 were in Xinjiang and 11 in the province of Liaoning. Separately, authorities also reported 11 new asymptomatic cases. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2P7LqXc Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Patients on island camps face long wait for specialist help and mental health services, while in Athens others are left destitute In a fresh blow to refugees and migrants experiencing dire conditions in Greece, frontline medical charity Médecins San Frontières (MSF) on Thursday announced it has been forced to closed its Covid-19 isolation centre on Lesbos after authorities imposed fines and potential charges. From the island of Lesbos to the Greek capital of Athens, asylum seekers and recognised refugees, some with serious medical conditions, are unable to access healthcare or see a doctor as treatments are disrupted by new regulations. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/30fBNfn Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Occasionally a love interest will send me notes, written in beautiful cursive script I used to have a pen pal, as a pre-teen. She lived in Spain. We would write to each other on embossed paper, weighed down with elaborate stickers. The letters smelled of perfume or sweets. They came in the most exciting envelopes I have ever seen. Red and blue borders. A little logo of a plane and AIR MAIL or PAR AVION on them. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3k031OX Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Life in the round, from a modern city centre flat to a Georgian manor house Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2CY3tge Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

What’s hot and what’s not in fashion this week Pedicures Essential for wearing transparent trainers such as Acne’s N3W. Gnarly feet aren’t very fashion. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2Xeukvh Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Guardian analysis finds many large England-based firms opt to keep staff working at home England: sector-by-sector look at work plans of major employers Future shape of offices: proposals to make workplaces safe A slew of England’s biggest businesses are set to defy the government’s push to get workers back into offices in August, a Guardian analysis shows, with many big businesses sticking to home working arrangements or delaying a partial return until September at the earliest. Law firms, insurers, energy providers and tech firms are among those reacting cautiously to the change in government advice, which means from Saturday employers can decide whether staff can safely come back to offices. Some companies, such as Google and NatWest Group, are allowing workers to stay at home until 2021 amid signs of a permanent shift in working culture. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3hQthcO Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Move, amid rise in cases in country, follows Labour call on regional ‘travel corridors’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Downing Street has restored Luxembourg to the list of countries requiring travellers to quarantine for 14 days when they arrive in the UK because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, six days after the same demand was re-imposed on arrivals from Spain. Amid expectations that other countries will be added to the list, Downing Street confirmed on Thursday evening that people returning to England from Luxembourg would be required to quarantine from Friday 31 July. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3gfzIWw Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Reporters for independent outlets, many in rural areas, say pressure won’t deter them from covering embarrassing stories Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Facing a continuing upward trajectory in Covid-19 cases, the Indian government is clamping down on media coverage critical of its handling of the pandemic. More than 50 Indian journalists have been arrested or had police complaints registered against them, while others have been physically assaulted. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/30f2Bwz Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

As rest of UK slowed down, serious runners used the time to train harder and smash records While many of us spent a lot of time doing very little during the coronavirus lockdown, for a niche pocket of society it provided an opportunity to push themselves to the limits of physical endurance. While ultrarunners also had less to do, with no races to train for, lockdown became an ideal opportunity to complete goals they had long hankered after, resulting in a number of world records being broken in the past few weeks alone. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/33aCQiB Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

From pop-up dining boxes in Salford to being cast away in Cornwall, here’s our weekly pick of attractions and events Last week’s selection – all still going on Support local artists while dining waterside by the Quays in Salford, at Box on the Docks, which launches today. Private dining pods seating two to six people have each been curated by a different local artist or collective, with light and sound installations, murals and more. Designs range from graffitied greenhouses to a wooden hut inscribed with poetry and another shaped like a giant record box, plus plenty of deckchairs on the grass. Grindsmith has four pods serving coffee, cake and ice-cream to walk-ins; others are taking bookings, including cocktail bar The Alchemist, plant-based cafe Vertigo (from 3 August) and Dockyard, offering craft ales and pub grub. Times vary, but there’s something on offer most days from breakfast to late evening drinks, with more restaurants to follow in the coming weeks. • boxonthedocks.co.uk...

Exclusive: British-Australian academic will meet diplomat for first time since sudden move to a new notorious prison The imprisoned British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert is set to be granted a meeting with Australia’s ambassador to Iran as soon as Sunday. Following reports in the Guardian that Dr Moore-Gilbert was seriously unwell in Qarchak prison and had been removed from quarantine because she was attempting to write to the ambassador for help, the state-run Mizan news agency reported she was in “perfect health”. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/39I7XmP Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Cache of papers unsealed on Thursday night Maxwell has been charged with involvement in Epstein crimes A cache of documents in civil litigation against the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was unsealed on Thursday night, including early 2015 correspondence with her longtime confidant Jeffrey Epstein , the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. “You have done nothing wrong and i woudl [sic] urge you to start acting like it,” Epstein wrote in a 25 January 2015 email to Maxwell. “go outside, head high, not as an esacping[sic] convict. go to parties. deal with it.” Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3ffURi7 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Campaigners say controversial decisions could have been avoided if there were more black people in senior positions Black fashion designers in Italy have called upon Gucci, Prada and Dolce & Gabbana to commit to eradicating racism in the country’s fashion industry, accusing brands of prioritising performative gestures of support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the US at the expense of tackling discrimination closer to home. A letter written by designers Stella Jean and Edward Buchanan, entitled “Do #BLM in Italian fashion?” asks Italian fashion industry leaders to enact a plan of investment, education and monitoring, instead of a tokenistic approach which earlier this month resulted in no black-owned fashion brand showing at Milan fashion week. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/33b2Fz7 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Social media company suffered major security breach this month that saw hackers take control of public figures’ accounts Twitter said a large hack two weeks ago targeted a small number of employees through a phone “spear-phishing” attack. The social media platform said the hackers targeted about 130 accounts, tweeted from 45, accessed the inboxes of 36, and were able to download Twitter data from seven. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2XtUyKz Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

The Tottenham rapper is UK drill’s biggest star – and counts Drake as a fan. He talks about how his music gave him a way out of crime, and the difficulty of leaving his old life behind The north London district of Tottenham seems to offer up a rap icon for every generation. Hip-hop group Demon Boyz were among the first to shed American accents in the 1980s; in the late 00s, 16-year-old MC Chip declared himself a “grime scene saviour”, and cracked the glass ceiling of a resistant music industry. More recently, Skepta has led British rap into the mainstream, winning the Mercury prize in 2016 . The district where riots blazed in 1985 and 2011 is now soundtracked by UK drill, a rap subgenre that found its way to the country from the South Side of Chicago, with MCs riding like dirt bikes over revving, lurching bass to punctuate sometimes bleak accounts of life on the roads. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3jYDMfR Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.co...

As China comes under attack abroad, nationalist sentiment at home is being stoked – at the expense of other voices For days, the US consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu was not just a site for curious onlookers but for residents eager to express pride in their country. Some waved the Chinese flag while others set off fireworks. In one video, a woman said she was “extremely happy” to see the consulate close . “We have kicked out one more hub for spies!” she said, smiling as she pointed at the building. In another video, widely circulated on Chinese social media, a CNN reporter attempting to broadcast is drowned out by a group belting out a patriotic Chinese song. The crowd sings cheerfully, if discordantly: “Praising our beloved motherland as it goes towards prosperity and power.” Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3jSwWsB Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Francisco Navas’ long messy hair was a symbol of non-compliance. Then, he was forced to cut it off The attention I’ve gotten has always been to do with my hair – coarse, thick, curly hair, that I had no control over when I was a kid. I was the first to have hairy arms, hands and feet – aged 12 or so. Before long, a sweater blossomed on my torso and along with it, came the name-calling: Frodo, caveman, mop-head. Moms pulled at it uninvited, a couple of my high school crushes tousled it (which I liked) – I took out more than a few paper balls that had been spit into it without my noticing. Par for the coarse haired, I supposed. Related: Shave it or save it? The 11 big lockdown hair conundrums – answered by experts Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2DkTn8Y Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

As the economy falters, President Emmerson Mnangagwa blames foreign interference, issues warnings to ‘rogue Zimbabweans’ Hundreds of police and soldiers have been deployed on the streets of cities across Zimbabwe ahead of planned anti-corruption demonstrations on Friday. Recent weeks have seen rising tensions in the poor southern African country as security agencies have sought to stifle widespread anger at soaring prices, inadequate public services and allegations of graft at the highest levels of President Emmerson Mnangagwa ’s government. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3ggV7OS Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Decision to bar pro-democracy candidates is a sign that even moderate dissent will not be tolerated Hong Kong’s decision to bar 12 pro-democracy candidates from standing for office sets a sweeping precedent and may signal the end of meaningful political opposition in the city. The group disqualified from contesting upcoming elections to the city’s legislative council include the prominent student activist Joshua Wong but also moderates and four incumbents, such as Alvin Yeung, who represents Hong Kong’s accountants. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/39FgsiL Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Consumer watchdog unveils ‘hundreds of millions’ in potential fines under code drawn up after talks stalled between tech and news companies Google, Facebook and other digital platforms could be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if they fail to comply with a news media bargaining code released by Australia’s competition regulator on Friday. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission was asked to develop the mandatory code in April by the treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, after negotiations between the digital platforms, the ACCC and media companies stalled, and media companies experienced a sharp fall in ad revenue due to Covid-19. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2XdvIy7 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Scientists predict 43 to 84 people will still be dying from Covid-19 every day by mid-August Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists advising the government have predicted that between 43 and 84 people will still be dying from Covid-19 every day by mid-August, as health leaders called on the government to adopt a “zero Covid” approach and seek total elimination of the virus. On Wednesday, the government’s official dashboard showed 83 Covid-19 associated deaths and 763 newly lab-confirmed infections. Modellers from the MRC Biostatistics Unit at Cambridge University, however, estimate that there are far more new cases – approximately 3,000 a day – and that deaths will stay high for weeks to come. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3hS7UaT Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Even within a hospital, the ICU can feel like another world. But critical care goes far beyond simply keeping people alive – it’s also about what happens next. By Sarah Whitehead In early March, Mike Brunner, an intensive care doctor at Northwick Park hospital in north London, saw his first few Covid-19 patients. They were arriving with mild coughs, but just hours later were relying on oxygen tanks to breathe, their lungs on the brink of collapse. Within days, three patients became seven, then 20, and from then on, said Brunner, “we were in it”. For a while, Brunner felt as if he and his colleagues were the only ones who saw the huge change coming. “We could see this tsunami of people coming at us, and yet nobody else did,” said Brunner. Driving through London on his way to work, past people crowded together in shops and pubs and cafes, he felt as if no one understood that very soon life was not going to be the same. “It was an incredibly lonely feeling,” he said. Continue reading.....

Research suggests standard definition of life may be too restrictive for complexities of space When the Perseverance rover takes off from Cape Canaveral in Florida as scheduled on Thursday it will be Nasa’s first mission to the surface of the red planet with the primary goal of finding signs of past life. For astrobiologists, this search for life beyond Earth can be compared to a game of darts. Hitting the bullseye would mean finding “life as we know it”. In other words, life based on a biology analogous to that found on Earth. But as any darts player knows, the bullseye is a small target, hard to hit and not even the highest scoring area on the board. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2X9Sebs Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

A Silicon Valley startup could offer a template for universities shifting their courses online due to coronavirus No one could accuse CEO and businessman Ben Nelson of lacking ambition. “I wanted to create a university that serves as a model for other institutions, by being indisputably the best university in the world,” he says, bouncing up and down on a video call from his San Francisco office. “Unless you demonstrate that you are the absolute best, that you can provide an education that Harvard, Cambridge and Oxford cannot come close to, no one will listen. And we are doing exactly that.” Related: 'The MIT of the north': how the government plans to transform ex-mining towns Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/39C5cne Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

‘His stoic expression took me back to my own childhood when I had diphtheria. It made me weep’ I was five when diphtheria visited us in Mansfield. I remember lying on a sofa sweating as a doctor swabbed the back of my throat, my parents’ anxious faces looking down at me. There had been thousands of deaths from the disease – this was before a vaccination, before the NHS . I was taken to the local isolation hospital. My parents had no phone: a friend of theirs would cycle up to the hospital gates and read the daily bulletin board, which gave the condition of patients. Eventually, my parents were allowed to come into the hospital grounds and I was taken to a window on the second-floor ward to wave to them. I was lucky and recovered, and was able to come home just before my sixth birthday. Years later, I came across the letter my parents were sent by the hospital when I was discharged: “The child should sleep in a room not occupied by other children … the towels, cups, spoons, forks used...

Our readers’ favourite routes to tackle with bikes and kids include plenty of flat terrain – towpaths and old railway lines – from the Firth of Forth to the Cornish coast If you like scenic, level cycling with views, Bo’ness to Blackness Castle and back is one of the best around. Ample parking at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway affords easy access to the well-signposted and fairly level Sustrans NCN Route 76 along the River Forth with views of Blackness Castle and three of the most famous Forth Bridges. There are beaches along the way for a picnic. Simply return by the same path or continue on through Hopetoun House (grounds now open) to South Queensferry for a longer day out. Brian Cairns Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3jTmv88 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

UK statistics watchdog confirms PM exaggerated Tory record on issue Boris Johnson repeatedly used inaccurate and misleading figures that exaggerated the government’s record on poverty, the UK statistics watchdog has confirmed. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) was responding to a complaint by the End Child Poverty Coalition that the prime minister had three times used official poverty data “selectively, inaccurately and, ultimately, misleadingly”. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3jV5WZ9 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Perseverance mission aims to land on crater to search for possible microbial Martians Nasa’s most sophisticated rover yet is due to blast off for Mars on a mission to answer one of the most profound questions: did life ever emerge on another planet? Mission controllers have set their sights on the 28-mile-wide (45km) Jezero crater north of the planet’s equator. The landing site is one of the most promising spots for any microbial Martians to have been preserved in rock formed when the crater held a lake nine times larger than Loch Ness. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3geykTR Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

New research from UCL reveals impact of coronavirus pandemic on parenting, work and finances across four generations UK working mothers are ‘sacrificial lambs’ in pandemic ‘Sexist policies’: mothers struggle to return to work Economic fallout from pandemic will hit women hardest Women spent more than twice as much time as men on their children’s home schooling and development during the UK’s coronavirus lockdown, according to the first academic study to measure how parents responded while schools and nurseries were closed to most families. The surveys conducted by researchers at University College London (UCL) found that women across several age groups bore the brunt of childcare and home schooling, while those with primary school-aged children “were considerably more likely” to have given up working than fathers with children of the same age. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/30XEGkl Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Party warns minister not to shrug off damning intelligence and security committee report Labour has stepped up pressure on the government to launch a tougher crackdown on money laundering after the Russia report warned that the City of London was being used as a “laundromat” for illicit funds. Issuing a warning to Boris Johnson’s government that it could not shrug off the damning intelligence and security committee report, the party called for urgent steps to be taken to clean up business practices and to prevent dirty funds from being recycled in the “London laundromat”. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2Pa5ZSN Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

First official endangered list includes wildcat, red squirrel, water vole and hedgehog A quarter of Britain’s native mammals are “at imminent risk of extinction”, according to the scientists who have compiled the nation’s first official Red List of endangered species. The 11 mammals include creatures of the mountains, woodlands and rivers, such as the wildcat, red squirrel, water vole, hazel dormouse and hedgehog. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/30cVDry Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

The found the online programme Sleepio helped insomniacs gain six hours more sleep a week An online self-help programme that helps people sleep better is more effective than face-to-face psychological therapy , a study involving over 7,000 NHS patients has found. Sleepio , a six-week digital treatment for insomnia, helped 56% of users beat the condition, whereas the success rate in NHS Improving access to psychological therapy (Iapt) services is 50%. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/338kDCs Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

State of Victoria reports 723 new cases and 13 deaths; US deaths pass 150,000; Japan lifts ban on re-entry or some foreign residents Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Australia has reported a record rise in coronavirus infections and deaths, with the state of Victoria announcing more than 700 new cases and 13 deaths, as the state continues to battle significant outbreaks in the aged care sector and among healthcare workers. It comes as global cases passed 17m, after five of the last seven days saw one-day jumps of more than 250,000 new infections. The 723 new cases announced by the Victorian premier Daniel Andrews marked the 25th consecutive day of triple-digit increases in Australia’s second most populous state. Ten of the 13 deaths are believed to be connected to aged care homes. Australia’s previous deadliest day was Sunday, when 10 people were reported to have died. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/39F4WUl Check ...

Fewer than 100 of StubHub’s 650 staff are understood to be facing redundancy Ticket resale company StubHub is to close or shrink offices around the world as it reels from the pandemic, which has shut down concert venues and theatres and forced sports events to be held behind closed doors. In an email seen by the Guardian, addressed to staff known as “Stubbers”, the world’s largest ticketing company said it would be shutting its offices in the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2DkgRuE Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

With a single dog being sold for as much as £7,500, a dognapping crime wave has swept the country since the start of lockdown. It is a revealing insight into 2020’s great canine obsession Annie was – or, we can only hope, is – an uncommonly good dog. The three-year-old cocker spaniel is so calm, says her owner Darren Neal, that she is certified as a therapy dog. For hours, she would revel in the company of toddlers at the two nurseries Neal and his wife, Melissa Murfet, run near their home in Cambridgeshire. Annie had formed an especially close bond with Neal’s youngest daughter, Beau, who is also three. They had become inseparable during the long weeks of lockdown. Beau enjoyed reading books to Annie. “She’s probably the most laid-back dog I’ve ever met,” Neal says. “She would just let you cradle her in your arms for as long as you needed.” Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2BGGZzw Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

More than a dozen ‘black rain’ plaintiffs died during legal battle to prove people living further away also suffered radiation exposure in 1945 A court in Japan has for the first time recognised dozens of people who were exposed to radioactive “black rain” as survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, even though they lived outside the area hit hardest by the attack in August 1945. The Hiroshima district court said the 84 plaintiffs, who are suffering from illnesses linked to radiation exposure, were entitled to the same medical benefits as survivors who lived closer to where the bomb struck. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/30YdQbD Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

About 800 million children, mostly in developing countries, ‘will have had risky exposure’ One in three children around the world have concentrations of lead in their blood at levels likely to cause significant long-term health damage, new research has found. About 800 million children and young people under the age of 19 are likely to have blood levels of lead at or above 5 micrograms per decilitre (5μg/dl), according to the report. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2D1PCVV Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

The supreme court said the 87-year-old is expected to be released from hospital by the end of the week Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent a “minimally invasive non-surgical procedure” to revise a bile duct stent and is “resting comfortably”, the supreme court said on Wednesday. “According to her doctors, stent revisions are common occurrences and the procedure, performed using endoscopy and medical imaging guidance, was done to minimize the risk of future infections,” the court said in a statement. The court added Ginsburg is expected to be released from the hospital by the end of the week. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3fdB1UD Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Attendance limited to 10,000 people already residing in Saudi Arabia, rather than the usual 2 million including from abroad, amid Covid-19 restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/312hwcq Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Kadar Shaikh was shocked by price of his treatment at private clinic, so he turned his offices into a facility offering free treatment Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage An Indian businessman who recovered from coronavirus has converted his office into an 85-bed facility to provide free treatment for the poor. The coronavirus epidemic is still raging in the world’s second-most populous nation, with the number of infections passing 1.5 million on Wednesday, and almost 35,000 deaths. A lack of testing could mean the true tally is much higher. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2X9n5Vq Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Trump repeats his promise that the virus will disappear as US passes another somber milestone of 150,000 confirmed deaths Six months of coronavirus in the US, six months of Trump denials. As the US passed another somber landmark, with more than 150,000 confirmed deaths from Covid-19, the grim toll stands in stark contrast to Donald Trump’s repeated promise that under his leadership the disease would simply disappear. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3ggs0eI Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Britain takes its stockpile to 250m doses after most recent agreement Coronavirus: UK signs deal for 60m doses of potential vaccine Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Four potential Covid-19 vaccines have been secured so far by the UK , which aims to buy up to 12 to ensure that the country has one or more that work as soon as possible. They are: Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2X7kNpS Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam urges people to stay indoors as much as possible ; Brazil reports nearly 70,000 new infections overnight ; France sees highest new daily cases in a month . Follow the latest updates US passes 150,000 coronavirus deaths amid fresh surge in cases Obey rules to avoid second Covid-19 lockdown, leaders warn Twenty-one US states declared ‘red zone’ for infection spikes Italy ‘walking a fine line’ on coronavirus infections See all our coronavirus coverage 1.28am BST Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday attended his first public event since recovering from Covid-19, though he declined to speak, AP reports. Brazil’s president is typically last to address at the presidential palace, but Bolsonaro only watched the event recognising women who work in rural areas around Latin America and left the room once it ended. He wore a mask throughout the event. Bolsonaro consistently downplayed the coronavirus’ severity during the pandemic, and he often jo...

Around the world, whether seated in bubbles or next to teddy bears, customers are coming to terms with the new norms of eating out Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3galO84 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

More than 250 photographs taken by Linda McCartney go on display from August at Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. The exhibition will display her contact sheets featuring images of the Rolling Stones on the Hudson River, as well as photographs of the album launch of the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the recording of the White Album at Abbey Road Studios. Photographs taken in Liverpool by McCartney feature some of the city’s most famous streets and landmarks. Images of her family spending time together near the waterfront at Hoylake, Wirral, also feature. • Linda McCartney retrospective: 8 August to 1 November at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/333OwDH Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

After four years of tumult, there are signs Trump hasn’t been able to hang on to white women in crucial swing states Donald Trump’s 2016 election win may have been propelled by white working-class men, but another key group in that narrowest of victories was white women with college degrees. After heavily favoring Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, enough of these voters broke ranks to help Trump over the line, tipping the balance in crucial states in the midwest and elsewhere. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2D0qkYr Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Dimbleby report says Covid-19 aftermath will worsen food insecurity … police grapple with rise in angry protest … and why leaves on the line delay trains Hello, I’m Warren Murray, and should this day find you confined, here is as much of the wider world as we can bring you in a few minutes. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2X5voBo Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

New level of social tensions indicated by sharp increases in confrontational protests and hate crime, finds review The number of protests involving confrontational tactics have increased nearly 20-fold in the past two decades, signalling heightened social tensions, an independent policing review has said. Led by Sir Michael Barber, a former adviser to Tony Blair, the first phase of the review found the number of protests involving confrontational tactics – such as blockades or occupations – rose from seven in 2000 to 126 in 2019. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/39DL9EJ Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Pair of bronze statues shows a male figure kneeling and bowing before a ‘comfort woman’ in South Korea Japan has reacted angrily to statues in South Korea that appear to depict the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, prostrating himself before a young woman who represents tens of thousands of wartime sex slaves. The pair of bronze statues, set up in a privately run botanical garden in the eastern county of Pyeongchang, shows a male figure kneeling and bowing before a seated “ comfort woman ” – a euphemism for the tens of thousands of girls and women, mostly from the Korean peninsula, who were forced to work in frontline brothels run by the Japanese military before and during the second world war . Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2X0DdZl Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

National Food Strategy report accuses Marks & Spencer of ‘false virtue’ in display of ingredients of its sweets He’s pink, he’s sweet, he’s cute, he’s all natural and he’s within reach of your child’s stumpy little fingers. Percy Pig is a hugely successful brand of sweets, sold by Marks & Spencer. He turned vegetarian last year and underwent a cut in sugar. But like so many other brands of sweets, say obesity campaigners, the hype hides the truth that too many Percys will make you fat (and rot your teeth). Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/30VsXmd Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Commons business committee lists major gaps in government support package with call for more targeted help Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government should prepare to step in with targeted emergency support to help people and businesses that would be hardest hit by a second surge in coronavirus infections, a group of MPs has warned. Sounding the alarm over the uneven impact of the Covid-19 crisis, the commons business committee said there were major gaps in the financial support package rolled out by the government – especially for women and freelance and agency workers. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3fawOky Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

US deaths near 150,000; half of people living in Mumbai slums have had the coronavirus; China records 100 new cases Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Muslim pilgrims have begun the annual hajj in the holy city of Mecca in a dramatically downsized version as the hosts, Saudi Arabia, try to prevent any outbreaks of coronavirus during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj, one of the five pillars or most important practices of Islam and an obligation for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, is usually one of the world’s largest religious gatherings as around 2.5 million people descend on the city from all over the world. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3365h1o Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Contact tracing and compliance with safety measures have helped Italy achieve a stable, low rate of new Covid-19 infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Italy was the first European nation to be engulfed by coronavirus, but as the prospect of another lockdown looms in some of its neighbours, the country has managed to avoid a resurgence of infections. At least so far. Three experts who spoke to the Guardian put this down to good surveillance and contact-tracing, as well as most of the population diligently following safety rules, with many people wearing face masks outside even though it is not mandatory. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2P2tVYb Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Drug deals, hook-ups, break-ups and secret code – Jeff Mermelstein’s snatched photographs of New Yorkers’ texts reveal that the city still has its wild side In 2017, the street photographer Jeff Mermelstein took a shot in midtown Manhattan. “I saw a woman sitting outside a cafe on her phone; I was just curious and I made a picture of her screen, of her hand on it.” After Mermelstein had captured the image on his iPhone – which he now favours over Leicas and Canon SLRs – he zoomed in on her phone screen. She had been searching for information about wills. “I remember a line about her father having left $6,000 in in attic,” he says. “It was this little short story. That brought my attention into a new territory.” Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/31aZsx5 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Can you wash your disposable mask at 20C – and should we still be going for reusable coffee cups? Experts answer your environmental dilemmas Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage With planes grounded, roads clear, emissions slashed and less noise and light pollution, at first it seemed the coronavirus pandemic might have an environmental benefit. But now the temporary respite is over and, as we venture back outside, it is clear that in other ways, things have got worse. Online shopping (with its excess packaging), disposable masks and gloves, the manufacture of visors and screens and an increase in takeaway food and drink have meant a boom in plastic just as people were starting to wake up to its environmental impact. The International Solid Waste Association estimates that single-use plastic has grown by up to 300% in the US. Some of it is necessary for now – the disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) that health and care workers use, for instance ...

Plans mooted to pool strategic resources and lessen west’s dependency on China The Five Eyes intelligence alliance could be expanded to include Japan and broadened into a strategic economic relationship that pools key strategic reserves such as critical minerals and medical supplies, according to centre-right MPs working internationally to decouple the west from China. The coronavirus crisis has revealed the west’s key strategic dependencies on China, and plans will be announced shortly under Five Eyes auspices for a major increase in production of rare and semi-rare metals from Australia, Canada, and America in order to reduce dependency on Chinese stocks. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2EoBDd7 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Inside of VSS Unity unveiled, showing the cabin in which six passengers will be able to float in zero gravity on the edge of space Virgin Galactic has revealed the interior of its centrepiece space plane, showing off a cabin with new custom seats and a “space mirror” in a virtual tour of what its passengers can expect to experience on flights to the edge of space. For $250,000 a ticket, passengers who have signed up for the suborbital flight aboard the air-launched plane VSS Unity will strap into six tailored seats and be able to peer out of the cabin’s 12 circular windows as they ascend 97km (60 miles) above Earth. The plane has five other windows. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/312O7PA Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Exclusive: sources inside Qarchak say British-Australian lecturer is unwell as friends and colleagues condemn government’s strategy Kylie Moore-Gilbert was tearful, terrified and unwell inside Qarchak women’s prison before she was forcibly moved from quarantine into the general prison population, sources inside the jail have said. Details of Moore-Gilbert’s condition emerged as friends and colleagues publicly condemned the Australian government’s “quiet diplomacy” strategy, which they argue has failed to help her. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/333E5A1 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Apple and cherry production hampered by lack of wild bees Bees affected by loss of habitat, pesticides and climate crisis A lack of bees in agricultural areas is limiting the supply of some food crops, a new US-based study has found, suggesting that declines in the pollinators may have serious ramifications for global food security. Related: ‘Murder hornets’: race to protect North America's honeybees from giant invader Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2DeXaV8 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

With no evidence of seasonal variations, the WHO warns the initial coronavirus pandemic is continuing and accelerating Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Covid-19 pandemic is currently unfolding in “one big wave” with no evidence that it follows seasonal variations common to influenza and other coronaviruses, such as the common cold, the World Health Organization has warned. Amid continued debates over what constitutes a second wave, a resurgence or seasonal return of the disease, Margaret Harris, a WHO spokesperson, insisted that these discussions are not a helpful way to understand the spread of the disease. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/39C2IoM Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning more than 100 years of sporting history from across the footballing planet. In this episode: after English clubs were banned from Europe in 1985, the Football League created a consolation competition for them. Read the text version here . Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/30VnGep Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Chief executives of Amazon, Google and Apple will also testify as part of a high-powered investigation of the tech industry “Companies aren’t bad just because they are big,” Facebook executive Mark Zuckerberg is set to tell Congress on Wednesday, as the world’s most powerful technology companies face a historic investigation into their size and power. Zuckerberg plans to argue to Congress that Facebook became successful “the American way, by starting out with nothing and providing products that people find valuable”, according to a written testimony that was made public on Tuesday. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/39CVkJV Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Clip claiming benefits of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus was removed by social media companies over false information Donald Trump has praised as “spectacular” a doctor who wrongly dismissed the use of face masks to combat the coronavirus as well as reportedly claiming that alien DNA is used in medical treatments and some gynecological problems are caused by people dreaming about having sex with demons. A group of lab coat-wearing doctors posted an online video on Monday to make a string of inaccurate assertions about the coronavirus that contradicted official government guidelines. Among them was a woman who identified herself as Dr Stella Immanuel and said: “You don’t need masks. There is a cure.” Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/307eFj4 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

India is the third-worst hit country in the world, but there are concerns a lack of testing could mean the true figure is far higher Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Over half the people living in the slums of Mumbai have had the coronavirus, according to a city-commissioned study that raises fresh doubts about India’s official case numbers. India is already the third-worst hit country after the US and Brazil, with nearly 1.5 million cases, though experts have previously said the lack of testing could mean the true tally is much higher. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3fa7Ul4 Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

As cases mount in Papua New Guinea, experts warn already fragile services will not be able to combat other diseases such as TB, HIV/Aids and malaria Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As Papua New Guinea stands on the edge of the precipice of an unchecked Covid-19 outbreak, and other Pacific island nations face economic devastation trying to keep the virus from their shores, health professionals have warned the broader health impacts of the fight against the novel coronavirus could be as devastating as the virus itself. Efforts to combat endemic diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV/Aids, and malaria could be derailed by counter-Covid measures, dramatically increasing deaths across the developing world, a study published in the Lancet has found. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3f6iQAc Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

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Jobseekers face challenge this summer as number in paid employment falls by 650,000 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Recruiters inundated as virus takes toll on UK labour market As the coronavirus crisis takes its toll on the UK labour market, the hunt for jobs has intensified. Last week, a Manchester restaurant said it had received nearly 1,000 applications for a receptionist post within 24 hours, reflecting the pressure that the jobs market is under. Paid employment in Britain has fallen almost 650,000 employees since March, which has left some businesses inundated with applications. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/306nfio Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Government says risk of Covid-19 transmission in schools is limited due to existing controls Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Unions have called for teachers and support staff to be allowed to wear face masks in schools in England in order to protect them and help limit the spread of coronavirus. The government does not currently recommend the use of face coverings in schools, as it says staff and pupils are kept in consistent groups, meaning risk is limited, and misuse could increase the risk of transmission. There are also concerns that masks could affect communication in classes. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2EiEowy Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Infections in the province grow daily, with concerns that any cases inside Uighur internment camps may never be made public Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in the Xinjiang region has sparked fears the outbreak could reach the secretive internment camps where China is believed to have detained more than a million Muslim minority people. On Monday, Chinese health authorities reported 68 new cases of Covid-19, including 57 in the far western region of Xinjiang, bringing the area’s reported total to 235. After a reported five-month streak of no infections in Xinjiang, the outbreak that began almost two weeks ago has appeared to take hold in the capital city of Urumqi, and spread to Kashgar about 300km away. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2OZxazB Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Improved specs and faster release mechanism update still-novel laptop with detachable screen Microsoft’s unique power-laptop with detachable tablet screen is back for its third iteration, and other than new chips nothing has changed. Costing from £1,599, this isn’t your average laptop or tablet. The Surface Book 3 is Microsoft’s workhorse for those who need oodles of power, available in a 13.5in version (as reviewed here) and a larger 15in version. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3hByR2y Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Snow leopards, tapirs, oriental storks and many others feature in WWF’s new collection. Its camera traps are wildlife friendly, as they cause little environmental disturbance, while producing permanent, verifiable records of some of the world’s rarest animals. The technology can also give scientists vital insights into population numbers and trends at a time when poaching has reportedly increased Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2CXl5si Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Analysis comes as some new vacancies in UK are receiving hundreds of applicants each Recruiters inundated as virus takes toll on UK labour market The number of people claiming unemployment benefits per job vacancy in Britain has increased fivefold since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an employment thinktank. The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) said approximately eight people are claiming benefits support for every job opening, up from 1.5 people per job before the crisis began in March. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3f7vPSa Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Unions urge government to ensure statutory sick pay for those forced to self-isolate after travelling in Spain Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Downing Street has rejected the idea of offering people forced to quarantine on their return from Spain the chance of sick pay, saying those whose employers will not pay them in their absence should claim universal credit or seek arbitration. Unions and others have urged ministers to ensure staff forced to quarantine who will not be paid are given statutory sick pay, and that this should be increased. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/2OZx0ID Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

Cases have doubled in six weeks, says Tedros; Belgian city of Antwerp brings in night-time curfew; Hong Kong sees triple-digit rise for sixth straight day Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that the pandemic continues to accelerate, with the number of cases worldwide doubling in the past six weeks, nearly six months after it declared a “public health emergency of international concern”. Fears are growing that more European countries will reintroduce restrictions, as Germany, France and Belgium introduced curfews, social distancing and quarantine measures. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3f5ukUo Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

World No18 contracted virus last month in Serbia Bulgarian a doubtful starter for next month’s US Open Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has detailed his battle with Covid-19 and said it was “no fun” dealing with the physical and mental effects of the virus. Like Novak Djokovic, the world No 1’s wife, two other players and their coaches, Dimitrov contracted the virus while playing in last month’s Adria Tour exhibition series in Serbia. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3jMkxGs Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com

The driver who was injured after asking a group of teens to wear their masks says the pandemic adds stress to his job A San Francisco bus driver who was assaulted last week said that both he and his Asian passengers have faced racist abuse when they have asked other riders to wear their face masks during the pandemic. The driver said he was hit in the face and struck with a miniature baseball bat last Wednesday after asking a group of teenagers to put on their face masks. Continue reading... from https://ift.tt/1Zwy43B https://ift.tt/3jOEAnu Check out https://ronaldstoner.weebly.com