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Shocking video shows women deliberately coughing in people’s faces

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A shocking video has emerged showing a group of women deliberately coughing in a person’s face as they walk down a street during Britain’s coronavirus lockdown.  A witness filmed the three young women walking along the pavement of a Glasgow street at midday on Tuesday, ignoring social distancing recommendations, and spluttering over people as they … Read more

Coronavirus UK: BBC makes changes to ‘lift people’s spirits’

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BBC viewers have been warned that ‘things will look and sound a bit different’ during the coronavirus crisis.  In a blog post on the corporation’s website, BBC News Chief Fran Unsworth outlined a number of changes its newsroom was making in light of the ‘rapidly evolving situation’.   Among the changes, presenters will doing their own … Read more

Two nuns are among 23 people dead in new coronavirus tragedy at Spanish old people’s home 

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Two nuns are among 23 people dead in new coronavirus tragedy at Spanish old people’s home So far, 23 out of the 150 OAPs living in the retirement home have died  The tragedy is the second in a Spanish old people’s home in the last week 19 residents died at another Madrid retirement home last … Read more

Shameless fraudsters are knocking on elderly people’s doors

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Fraudsters are increasingly impersonating officials, knocking on the doors of the elderly and scamming them during the coronavirus crisis, a body has warned. Exploitative criminals are committing burglary or fraud by pretending to be Government, council or medical officers, the Local Government Association (LGA) said. People are also being targeted with phishing emails offering quick … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND says we must think about money, even when people’s lives are in jeopardy

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How bad can it get? That’s the question on the lips of investors, from the largest Wall Street operators to the most modest pension saver. It may seem unfeeling, even callous, to think about money when people’s lives and health are in jeopardy. But think about it we must. Millions of people who just a … Read more

Alex Salmond tells his trial he ‘wishes he had been more careful with people’s personal space’

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Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has said he ‘wished he had been more careful with people’s personal space’ as he started giving evidence in his trial. Salmond took to the witness box at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday morning facing accusations of sexual assault and one of attempted rape. The 65-year-old … Read more

Walgreens app ‘error’ lets customers view other peoples’ prescriptions, names and shipping addresses

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Walgreens ‘error’ lets customers view other peoples’ prescriptions, names and shipping addresses in the app Walgreens says a bug in its official mobile app may have exposed sensitive data  The error leaked information in the app, allowing other users to view it The data included names, prescription details, store numbers and addresses The issues occurred … Read more

Scientists say it is ‘completely baloney’ that you can read people’s emotions from their expressions

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NEVER trust a person’s face: Scientists say it is ‘completely baloney’ that you can read people’s emotions from their expressions Scientists analysed muscle movement in the face connected to specific feelings They found attempts to detect emotions based on these were usually wrong Research carried out by Prof Aleix Martinez at Ohio State University, US  … Read more