Stay Alert, Control the Virus, Save Lives

Following “STAY AT HOME, SAVE LIVES, PROTECT THE NHS”, Britons are now being told to “STAY ALERT, CONTROL THE VIRUS, SAVE LIVES”. JK Rowling, Hary Potter author Tweeted  “ Is coronavirus sneaking around in a fake mustache and glasses? If we drop our guard, it will slip us a Micky Finn? What the hell is…

Eve Babitz’s irresistible glitz and the secret history of LA

Los Angeles in the 1960s and 70s was the pop culture capital of the world – a movie factory, a music factory and dream factory. Ultimate factory girl, a graduate of Hollywood High, Babitx, a pure product of LA, whose Cunningly Semi-autobiographical fictions portray herself as the ditsiest of bed-hopping butterflies in 1960s Los Angeles,…

Coronavirus: 4 million infected and 275, 000 dead worldwide

In UK further 626 were dead from coronavirys taking  the total to 31, 241.   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 4,005,626 91,982 275,664 5,238 1,376,075 2,353,887 48,648 514 35.4   USA 1,318,686…

VE Day 75th Anniversary

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will lead a two-minute silence at 11:00 BST to honour servicemen and women during the World War Two, and the Queen will address the nation later at 21:00- the exact moment her father, King George VI, gave a radio address 75 years ago, as part of…

Coronavirus 45th day of lockdown in UK

Day 45 of Lockdown, when it came changed  the country overnight, and people were forced to recreate their lives in a changed world will be long and difficult undertaking. A senior government official said “ Work will be different , shopping  will be different, transport will be different. We need to create a whole different…

Coronavirus: Uk death pass 30, 000

A further 649npoeple diagnosed with Covid-19 have died in the UK taking the total to 30,076. There have been 331 new deaths in hospitals in England bringing the total to 22, 048.  In Wales , 21 more people have died  tasking the number to 1044. In Northern Ireland  14 further coronavirus deaths have bewn reported bringing…

The Octopus Curry

The Octopus Curry  – A Saturn Herald Short Story by Penny Nair Price Liz and Roger worked together and were great comrades in the office – Roger had had his eye on her for some time but he was strapped for cash and when  Friday evening came,  another colleague – Chris invited him to eat…

UK coronavirus  death toll now highest  in Europe

The UK now has  the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe according to the latest government figures, of 29, 427 death recorded across the UK,  a figure Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said was  “a massive tragedy”. Britain has reached the record  deaths of people who have tested positive for coronavirus faster in its epidemic than…

Coronavirus: 3.5 m infected and 250, 000 dead worldwide

Protective screens and reduced hot-desking alternatives to social distancing where it is not possible are among measures being considered to let workplaces reopen. Reopening the economy will take more than modified working practices. Workers must be confident they are safe. Companies must be confident they won’t be sued if they get it wrong. And consumers…