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The annual Purim celebration brought large numbers of Jews together in the final days before lockdown – as new figures show the Jewish community has been hit six times harder than the general population. The festival, dating back 2,500 years, was unfortunately timed this year – taking place on March 9 and March 10, shortly … Read more
Every crisis has its flashpoint. For me — as, I suspect for many others — the news on Monday evening that the Prime Minister was being treated in intensive care for Covid-19 felt like one such moment. Or, as my teenage son put it: ‘This thing just got real.’ It came as much of a … Read more
Norway announces it has ‘brought coronavirus under control’ after rate of new infections plummets Norway has confirmed 5,760 cases of coronavirus and 74 deaths from the virus Health minister said rate of infection had plummeted following lockdown Country has now brought coronavirus under control, he announced Monday It comes after Sweden, Norway’s neighbour which resisted … Read more
The lockdown means millions of households are now relying on friends, family and neighbours to deliver food, prescriptions and other essentials to their doors. But many readers are worried about how to pay these good samaritans when they can’t leave the house to get cash and are warned against handing over their debit or credit … Read more
‘I feel sick’: Erin Molan reveals the heartbreaking scene that brought her to tears during coronavirus pandemic By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 05:24 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 05:33 GMT, 24 March 2020 Erin Molan says she was left physically ill after witnessing a heartbreaking scene at a chemist amid the coronavirus pandemic. … Read more
France threatened to close its border with Britain unless it introduced shutdown measures to stop the threat of coronavirus, aides to President Emmanuel Macron claimed tonight. The head of state’s staff said that he called Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night and told him that unless the situation quickly changed, ‘France would have no other … Read more
Vogue Williams was feeling nostalgic on Sunday, after she and husband Spencer Matthews revealed they are expecting a second child. The model, 34, posted a snap of Spencer, 31, the day the couple brought their son Theodore, 18 months, home for the first time in 2018. In the snap, Spencer sits shirtless with Theodore resting … Read more
Chinese spokesman accuses the US military of bringing coronavirus to Wuhan as war of words escalates after Trump’s national security adviser accused Beijing of cover up Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a tweet that the U.S lacked transparency around its handling of coronavirus China has been accused by the U.S of being … Read more
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson contracted COVID-19 overseas and brought the virus into Australia, health authorities say, before potentially exposing hundreds of fans they came into contact with. The Hollywood power couple, who shook hands and posed for selfies with hundreds of adoring locals across Australia’s east coast, announced their diagnosis on … Read more
Baby bumblebees are being BRAIN DAMAGED by pesticides that are carried into the nests by worker bees leading to ‘significantly impaired’ learning ability Worker bees are collecting from plants and flowers that have pesticide residues They then take that ‘food’ back to the nest where it is shared amongst the bees Insecticide imidacloprid is particularly … Read more