THE TURNING POINT – A short story by Penny Nair Price The newsagent opened his door at 7 am and waited for his favourite and most reliable customer, serving one or two others before his arrival. At 7.45, or as near as dammit, the white stick poked round the door and Frederick Orange entered, with…
More than 140, 00o firms have applied for help to pay their wage bill through the government’s job retention scheme according to Chancellor Rishi Sunak the money would help pay the wage for more than 10 million people. But many more than that are expected to be furloughed due to the lockdown; The chancellor said…
Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Tot Cases/ Deaths/ Total Tests/ Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical 1M pop 1M pop Tests 1M pop World 2,425,118 18,543 166,053 1,022 636,187 1,622,878 54,318 311 21.3 USA 764,265 40,565 71,012 652,688 13,566 2,309 123 3,861,596 11,666 Spain 200,210 1,536 20,852 399 80,587…
Novartis commits to donating up to 130million doses of Hydroxychloroquine to support the global COVID-19 pandemic response. Hydroxychloroquine and a related drug Chloroquine are currently under evaluation in clinical trials for the treatment of COVID-19. Novartis COVID-19 Response Fund of USD 20 million, helped to build drug discovery and development collaborations and essential medicines price…
Coronavirus has infected 2.3m people affecting 185 countries around the world Coronavirus deaths rise by 596 as UK death toll passes 16, 060 according to the Department of Health.. The report that schools could be reopening in just three weeks is not true, government has warned that restaurants and pubs will be the last…
Beatles and Rolling Stones appearing on the same show into your living room “One World Together At Home Concert”. Taylor Swift gave an emotional performance of her ballad Soon You’ll Get Better sat against the pastel-coloured floral backdrop of the piano room in her house, originally written as a memoir of Swift’s grief over…
Queen cancels birthday gun salutes amid pandemic. Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the Queen will not be marking her 94thbirthday next Tuesday with the traditional gun salutes this year. PPE kit updated guidance could put hospital staff and patients at more risk. Healthcare workers have been advised to reuse gowns or wear different kit, such…
Greg Jenner, writes about a vibrant cast of ovr 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, ruffians in search of celebrity’s historic roots. Dead Famous is funny and fascinating exploration of both a bygone age and how we came to inhabit our modern, fame obsessed society. The scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans…
Our food culture is fragmented, a mix of mass “ultra Processed” foods ( high in salt, sugar and fat) the effect of Europeanisation as pizza is children’s favourite food and wee also eat the world’s cuisines, as UK got wealthier, allowing aspirations and tastes to flower. Industrial and post-industrial societies have moved away from…
Scientists at the University of Oxford sat they should have at least a million doses of a coronavirus vaccine by September 2020. The UK government is backing the project, said there were “no guarantees” and it was not possible to put a date on a vaccine. The first patients are expected to take part in…