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'The rest of the week will bring cloud and rain from north and north west but further south it will be largely a clear pciture due to areas of high pressure and temperatures will peak around the middle of the week, at 79F (26C) or 80F (27C). Above average for the time of year with a good deal of sunshine.'  … [Read more...] about Hotter than Ibiza! Beauty spots are packed with visitors again as Britain prepares for 79F mini heatwave bank holiday starting today

Italy’s government has extended emergency measures across the entire country in a bid to stop the spread of the virus. The nation has the highest number of cases and deaths in Europe. On Monday night – after the death toll rose from 366 to 463 and experts warned that the hospital system in some areas was in danger of collapse – Giuseppe Conte, the prime minister, told people to “stay at home,” as he banned all public gatherings – including Serie A football matches. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Europeans warned to expect months of disruption

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The house is less than a 10 minutes walk from Landfall Farm and Lees Orchard, where the bulk of Tasmania's famous cherries are harvested each summer. … [Read more...] about Inside this incredible secluded bungalow hidden in the hillside – complete with four ‘wings’, a pool with a view and an entertainer’s dream outdoor space

Any undermining of that message could not come at a worse time: the UK is facing excess deaths of nearly 60,000, and has one of the highest death rates per capita in the world. There is no functioning test, trace and isolate system in place to take over the job of breaking chains of transmission and support the easing of lockdown. As other countries drive the virus to the margins and celebrate the reopening of shops, hairdressers, schools and businesses, the latest Office for National Statistics survey estimates 9,000 daily new cases in the UK. People are suffering from an incoherent public health response, a late and consequently unnecessarily long lockdown, and leaders losing sight of those they’re supposed to serve. … [Read more...] about In the fight against coronavirus, there can’t be one rule for people like Dominic Cummings, and another for everyone else