'I was lucky enough to have a life as an artist before the phone and Instagram and social media,' she said, 'because I did have that time to develop as an artist and a human without feeling the pressure of judgment of other people or comparing myself to other people.' … [Read more...] about Madonna beams in colorful ensemble as she arrives in NYC after promoting new album Madame X overseas
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Proof lockdown IS working? Test and Trace data shows Covid cases fell 15% to 330,000 during the first week of England’s shutdown after mass study claimed infections ROSE in first 10 days of national restrictions
The Imperial College London study missed out a long period of testing during December. By the start of the lockdown in January it found that 1.58 per cent of people in England were infected with coronavirus — the equivalent of almost 900,000 people. The graph shows the general trend across each time period the study has been carried out for, with the red line pointing upwards in the most recent week. The large area of red shading around the line, which peaks on both sides, shows that scientists are very uncertain about what the data means and it could actually be going down, flat, or going up … [Read more...] about Proof lockdown IS working? Test and Trace data shows Covid cases fell 15% to 330,000 during the first week of England’s shutdown after mass study claimed infections ROSE in first 10 days of national restrictions
Requiem for the High Street: Retail industry faces 200,000 job cuts this year after 320 shops closed every week in 2020 – while Nike, Gap and Vans are latest flagship stores set to leave Oxford Street
Peter Jones (China), a 50-year old crockery and gift business based in Wakefield, went into administration in mid-July. It had not opened after the lockdown eased. There were ten stores and 76 staff. The business is expected to be liquidated.Norville Group, a Gloucestershire-based firm of opticians and optical suppliers to the industry, went into administration early in June after selling its nine Norville Opticians' practices the previous week.Since then the former Norville laboratories, which were renowned for being able to produce lens to the very highest standard, have been acquired from administration by Inspecs, the new owener of the Norville Group, and continue to trade. … [Read more...] about Requiem for the High Street: Retail industry faces 200,000 job cuts this year after 320 shops closed every week in 2020 – while Nike, Gap and Vans are latest flagship stores set to leave Oxford Street
Travellers arriving in the UK may have to PAY for their own two-week stay in quarantine hotels under Australia-style plans in the pipeline
The tests, which give results in as little as 15 minutes, use swabs of the nose or throat. Samples are then mixed in a testing liquid and put into a plastic cassette which can detect the presence or absence of coronavirus and then produce an image of a line, the same way as a pregnancy test, to indicate whether it is positive or negative. … [Read more...] about Travellers arriving in the UK may have to PAY for their own two-week stay in quarantine hotels under Australia-style plans in the pipeline
Mark Wright is forced to self-isolate after his teammates test positive for coronavirus as he spends his birthday in quarantine at home
'Love and caring is all we need. Happy new year to every one and let's hope next year is the best year for every one. I just want to thank the NHS for helping my husband hopefully recover this. Fingers crossed x.' … [Read more...] about Mark Wright is forced to self-isolate after his teammates test positive for coronavirus as he spends his birthday in quarantine at home