This week, you may have heard, is one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic — a full year that our daily lives in the United States have been disrupted. As we grapple with the anniversary and what it means, people are looking forward to spending more time outside with loved ones as spring and
Month: March 2021
Reuters Confrontations have broken out between police and members of the public attending a vigil for Sarah Everard. Scuffles ensued after hundreds gathered on London’s Clapham Common to pay tribute to the murdered 33-year-old despite planned vigils being cancelled. Some women who were speaking at the event were removed by police, to cries of “shame
A serving Met Police officer has been charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard, who disappeared as she walked home in south London. The 33-year-old’s body was found in woodland in Kent more than a week after she was last spotted on 3 March. Wayne Couzens, 48, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court
Food · Gepostet 3 hours ago Dawn Farmer had never even heard of ranch before. Dawn Farmer lives in York, England, and she has lived all 21 years of her life never even knowing ranch dressing existed… …Until recently, when someone from the US sent her a bottle to try. Here’s a video of her
Libby Clark, from the CPS, said: “Instead of constantly checking to ensure he knew what was out there, it appears [Marr] was doing other things and, even after his actions caused the James 2 to sink, he continued to sail on, oblivious to the fact that three men were about to die as a result
An Islamist insurgency in north-east Mozambique has driven more than half a million people from their homes in the past year. Aid agencies are calling it an urgent and forgotten humanitarian crisis. In a world exclusive, a BBC team reached the besieged town of Palma at the heart of the conflict – the first international
As for the second and more direct question – “Is the royal family a racist family, sir?” – William could have ignored it. But, despite the Queen’s statement saying the race issue would be dealt with privately, the prince clearly felt he had to push back on what has become a very public and damaging
However, the Pfizer vaccine has not yet been rolled out in the country, as Brazilian authorities are still in negotiations with the company over its purchase. According to Reuters news agency, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said Pfizer had agreed to deliver 14m doses by June after a video call with President Bolsonaro.
Health systems in most of Brazil’s largest cities are close to collapse due to Covid-19 cases, a report by the country’s Fiocruz institute warns. More than 80% of ICU beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of Brazil’s 27 states and on Tuesday the country recorded 1,972 Covid deaths, a new daily record. Brazil
Up to four adults from two different households will be able to meet outdoors in Scotland from Friday of this week. Restrictions on young people will also be eased, with four people aged between 12-17 able to meet, even if they are all from different households. Outdoor, non-contact group sports for adults will also restart
“In those months when I was pregnant, all around this same time so we have in tandem the conversation of he won’t be given security, he’s not going to be given a title, and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he was born,” Meghan said.
The latest figures show the UK has recorded a further 65 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid test, and a further 4,712 cases. Dr Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer for England, told the Downing Street briefing this meant case levels were back to what they were at the end of September. She
Nana Abe, 12, is a true sumo champion: She has been practicing since she was 8 years old and has rarely lost a competition. In Japan, club sports are a large part of adolescence and how many students bond with their classmates. Sumo — a historical Japanese martial art and longtime favorite sport in the
As thousands of protesters in Myanmar continue to demonstrate against the military coup, one hand gesture has emerged as the movement’s defining symbol – the three-fingered salute. Originally seen in the Hollywood film series and books The Hunger Games, the salute has been adopted widely in Thailand as well in activists’ protests against their military
The British Horseracing Authority has expressed its “concern” over claims by Sheikh Mohammed’s daughter, Princess Latifa, that she has been imprisoned by her father and fears for her life. Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed, is racing’s biggest benefactor, the owner of global racehorse operation Godolphin and the Newmarket-based stallion breeding operation, Darley. Nearly three weeks after
For some of the most deprived areas in England, January was the deadliest month since the pandemic began. One town that has suffered greatly is Burnley in Lancashire. New ONS figures show deaths in the town from Covid-19 and all other causes were higher in January than the peak of the first wave in April