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'A 14-year-old lad, a lovely guy, he had very sadly not left his bedroom for nearly a week because of some issues that he had been facing at home and obviously there are a lot of children at home at the moment who don't have a phone. … [Read more...] about Domestic abuse victim, 14, leaves house in pyjamas and travels to radio station after becoming deeply affected by presenters’ debate on the issue

'The numbers are clearly alarming,' Dr. Simone Wildes, an infectious disease specialist at South Shore Health says. 'It shows that globalization is here, and we have to be better prepared to deal with the impact this will have on all our lives in so many ways.'    … [Read more...] about The silent spread of coronavirus into America? 3.4MILLION travelers from future covid hotspots poured into US before pandemic erupted – including 750,000 from China before travel ban

Films I was recently taking pictures of Venice emptied of people during the lockdown, and found myself in one of its most beautiful spots, the Campiello dei Miracoli. Well, we all need a miracle right now, but what came to mind was a scene from my favourite film set in Venice, Pane e Tulipani (Bread and Tulips), featuring stars Bruno Ganz and Licia Maglietta outside a florist – which of course never existed. I think many Venetians would cite this as their favourite film, because it does not try to glamorise the city as Death in Venice does. … [Read more...] about A local’s guide to virtual Venice

Keep on looking up at the stars, not down, at virtually non-existent tax liabilities, and you might, like the world’s richest man, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, winner of the 2017 worst ethical consumer rating, also win the Explorers Club’s 2018 Buzz Aldrin Space Exploration award. Even as Bezos invites US cities to compete to be Amazon’s new tax-avoiding base, his reputation gains from the traditional understanding of space travel as brave, clever, noble. “We have to go to space to save Earth,” he says. Look up and dream, like explorer Jeff, of a firmament blessed, for the first time, with heavy industry (waste disposal tbc). … [Read more...] about Stephen Hawking gave space travel his blessing. Now plutocrats claim him as their own

What do I need to know about the coronavirus? LIVE UPDATES: Diplomats to leave North Korea after virus lockdown HOW IS THE UK PLANNING FOR AN OUTBREAK: How prepared are we? WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? A simple guide WAYS TO PREVENT CATCHING IT: How to wash your hands HOW TO SELF-ISOLATE: What you need to know WHERE ARE WE WITH A VACCINE? Progress so far A VISUAL GUIDE TO THE OUTBREAK: Virus maps and charts Should the virus spread further, the government could seek to reduce contact between people as part of a so-called "social-distancing" strategy, which would aim to delay the peak of the outbreak until later in the year when the weather is warmer. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: School closures and travel curbs in UK plans