"Right now all our energies are on tackling the coronavirus but when we come out the other side we have an equally serious emergency because emissions from transport have to be tackled if we are serious about turning around the future of the planet for coming generations." … [Read more...] about Climate change: ‘Gob-smacking’ vision for future UK transport
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British retailers and manufacturers in ‘wartime effort’ to fight Covid-19
Distilleries with much smaller capacity are drawing on expertise in making the alcohol required for effective sanitiser. They include the craft beer firm BrewDog, which has a distilling business making so-called Brewgel, as well as the British Honey Company and gin makers such as Bristol-based Psychopomp, 58 Gin in London and Dundee’s Verdant Spirits. … [Read more...] about British retailers and manufacturers in ‘wartime effort’ to fight Covid-19
Doubts surround China’s claim to have beaten corona
"The government doesn't want to put growth at risk and has to provide evidence of success," the user went on. The user argued that many people who were infected might not even know because they are asymptomatic or only have mild symptoms. If the quarantine measures were lifted, the user said, the highly contagious virus would continue to spread. … [Read more...] about Doubts surround China’s claim to have beaten corona
Lockdown escapes: where I’ll visit when this is over
At night, we throw rag rugs over that wall and our friends perch with plates of baked chickpeas, garlicky red peppers, and crisp triangles of cheesy filo on their laps. Friends who come from Athens, Berkeley, Copenhagen, Basel, London, New York, Lugano, Toronto, and Paris to relive the same simple rituals year after year. A far-flung community that has grown up and grown old together. Every summer, there might be a new baby, grandchild, or boyfriend; a divorce; a death. But the presence of those who are gone is all around, etched into our collective memory like the whitewash that outlines the paving stones in the village lanes. And the delicate caper blossoms that emerge miraculously from dry stone walls remind us that life goes on. … [Read more...] about Lockdown escapes: where I’ll visit when this is over
New dad yells at parking warden ticketing cars outside hospital amid lockdown
NHS staff, members of the public and celebrities have been calling on Boris Johnson's government to waive car-parking fees for healthcare workers who have no other option than to drive into work given the risk of infection on public transport. … [Read more...] about New dad yells at parking warden ticketing cars outside hospital amid lockdown
