Image caption The British Museum has been posting its collection online during the coronavirus pandemic The British Museum is updating its online collection after mistaking a copyright notice for the name of a Turkish postcard-printing company. The museum described “Her Hakki Mahfuzdur” as “Turkey’s largest producer of postcards”. But a Turkish diplomat on Twitter pointed […]
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Image caption Robert Rodrigues with his fiancée after proposing in New Zealand last year Private healthcare facilities – largely the preserve of the affluent prior to the coronavirus pandemic – have been made available to NHS patients in recent weeks. It has meant some cancer or cardiac patients considered at high risk if they contracted […]
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption The government introduced its lockdown measures two-and-a-half weeks ago People should follow the government’s coronavirus rules and stay home over the Easter weekend, as warmer weather is forecast across parts of the UK. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the UK was “just beginning to see this strategy starting to work” […]
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Adam Lewis, who was sentenced on Wednesday, also threatened to bite the officer, police said A man who coughed on a police officer and claimed to have coronavirus has been jailed for six months. Adam Lewis, 55, told the officer: “I am Covid and I am going to cough […]
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With the UK on coronavirus lockdown, some young people have been forced to isolate alongside parents who don’t accept their sexuality. After the coronavirus outbreak suddenly ended a UK tour he was performing in, Sam, 23, a dancer, from Birmingham, says he had “no choice” but to move back to his “strict” Christian family home. […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption There have been more than 900 confirmed cases of coronavirus in London Up to 40 stations on the London Underground network are to be shut as the city attempts to reduce the effect of the coronavirus outbreak. Transport for London (TfL) announced there would be a partial shutdown of the […]
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Image copyright Getty Images A major coronavirus epidemic is expected in the UK. A worst case scenario could see 80% of the population infected if it was left unchecked. So, what steps are being taken and is the NHS well prepared? Could schools close and public gatherings be banned? The government has a range of […]
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Jose Mourinho ‘understands’ Eric Dier’s actions following fan confrontation Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier climbed over seats in a stand to confront a fan who “insulted” him after Spurs were knocked out of the FA Cup at home by Norwich, says manager Jose Mourinho. Dier, whose brother was in the stand and “not happy” with the […]
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England beat Tonga 35-3 in the pool stage of the 2019 World Cup World Cup finalists England will play Tonga at Twickenham in a November Test series that includes fixtures against New Zealand, Australia and Argentina. It will be the first time England have played Tonga outside a Rugby World Cup. England face New Zealand […]
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