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It is a momentous day for families across England as care homes reopen, allowing residents to entertain visitors for the first time in months. Sky News reporters have met up with two families for whom the enforced separation of the COVID-19 pandemic has felt like, as one of them described, "a prison sentence". Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world Linda Gawley and her father, Jim By Ivor Bennett, news reporter Advertisement Linda Gawley's knuckles turned white because she was gripping her father Jim's hand so hard. Even with her mask on, an irrepressible smile shone through. More from Covid-19 COVID-19: Boris Johnson hails 'emotional' return of schools - but repeats warning on target dates for easing lockdown COVID-19: UK reports under 100 new coronavirus deaths for second day running Rangers title: 28 people arrested after thousands of fans flout lockdown to celebrate win COVID-19: Union … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Families kept apart by pandemic meet as care homes allow visitors again

Landscapes have always fascinated Gerhard Richter in his work. No other motif appears to have enthralled the artist quite as much throughout his career. Born in Dresden in 1932, he has drawn inspiration for his landscape paintings from magazines or amateur photographs, using broad brush strokes to create mountain views in black and white and views of lakes full of subtle color. Together, these landscapes are all part of a panorama of landscapes that have long come to form a particular group of works in Richter's oeuvre. The Vienna Kunstforum museum now presents a retrospective of Richter's landscapes from October 1 through February 14, 2021. Read more: German artist Gerhard Richter calls early works 'junk' Landscapes as experiments Almost 2,500 years have passed since the panel and fresco painters of Greek antiquity placed plant and animal motifs in front of hinted terrain lines and structured spaces. One might argue that these were early attempts at creating … [Read more...] about Gerhard Richter’s landscape paintings shown at the Kunstforum Vienna

D eath, taxes and Italy drubbings. This result will do nothing to silence those who argue that Italy are undeserving of their protected Six Nations status. Franco Smith’s team were dreadful. That is now 139 points and 19 tries they have conceded in three games. But in terms of getting Ireland out of a rut this was useful enough exercise. Ireland had arrived in Rome with criticism of their attacking play ringing in their ears , boasting the fewest number of tries in the first two rounds of this year’s championship (two), the fewest linebreaks (eight) and joint-fewest offloads (six). They left feeling like the All Blacks. Six tries, another perfectly good one ignored by the TMO Romain Poite, plus two more which were chalked off in a ludicrously one-sided second half at the Stadio Olimpico, were just what the doctor ordered for Andy Farrell’s men. While Scotland and England will provide far sterner tests, Ireland’s confidence will be buoyed by some of the combinations and play … [Read more...] about Much-improved Ireland hammer inaccurate Italy to kick-start Six Nations campaign

A "culture of misogyny in the criminal justice system" could lead to men getting away with more lenient sentences, the victims' commissioner and domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales have said. In a joint letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel, Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland and Attorney General Michael Ellis, the commissioners have called for an independent review for every domestic homicide. They are also urging the government to review murder and manslaughter sentences in domestic abuse cases. In the letter, Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs and Victims' Commissioner Dame Vera Baird QC call for "greater recognition of the devastation caused by domestic homicide" and a "programme of work to address deficiencies across the criminal justice system and statutory services". They write: "We have seen the effects of a culture of misogyny throughout the criminal justice system, to the detriment of women across England and Wales. Advertisement … [Read more...] about ‘Culture of misogyny’ could mean men get more lenient sentences – commissioners warn

TO MARK International Women’s Day, we asked readers how the pandemic has impacted you – and the results make for sobering reading. It’s been a year like no other. While the pandemic has been tough for everyone, multiple studies suggest that women have been disproportionately impacted by it, both at home and at work. Globally, women are 1.8 times more likely to have lost their jobs in the last year, while the Women And Equalities Committee has warned that the government risks turning back the clock on gender equality unless it takes proactive steps to support women through the pandemic. So this International Women’s Day , a year since coronavirus swept the country , we spoke to almost 3,000 readers to find out how the toughest year on record has really impacted them. The results make clear that the pandemic has hit women’s mental and physical health hard. One In Ten readers lost their job during the pandemic Nearly half have felt more … [Read more...] about We asked four readers why it has been the toughest year ever for women