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With the positive news that we’ll be welcoming the ‘Rule of 6’ back from March 29th, we’ve found the best canned beverages that you’ll be able to enjoy with friends and family - socially distanced, of course. From the alcoholic to non-alcoholic, whether your tipple of choice be rum, gin, vodka and beyond - we’ve found the perfect drink in a can that you’ll be able to sip with others soon. Hard seltzers, an alcoholic mix of sparkling water and spirt, had a moment last year and it looks like that trend is sticking around for 2021 as well - so if you want a lower calorie option, we’ve found that for you as well. Most are available in supermarkets now and some you can buy online from places like Amazon and Selfridges - which will then be delivered safely to your door. So sit back, relax and get ready to cheers to summer in style. Best non-alcoholic and low alcoholic canned beverages: Dash Water Blackcurrant - £14.99 for 12 Dash Water are on a mission to disrupt … [Read more...] about Best alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages for socially distanced drinks and picnics

After weeks of snow and subzero temperatures, there is a touch of spring in the air in late February in Berlin. Thousands of people are out on the streets. In busy areas, just a handful wear masks. Although nonessential retailers remain closed and eateries are only open for takeouts, long lines snake outside every coffee shop, artisanal bakery and outdoor food market. It would be easy to forget that Germany has been in lockdown for nearly four months and strict contact limits remain in place. And the lockdown is no longer working: COVID-19 cases have begun to rise again, and experts say Germany is heading into the third wave of the pandemic. The vaccine rollout is going slower than in other countries like the US and the UK, and the spread of virus variants is on the rise, most notably the more contagious B.1.1.7 British mutation. Lockdowns less popular "All the data and surveys so far show that a large majority still follow the rules," Rolf van Dick, professor of social … [Read more...] about COVID: Germany in lockdown lethargy

DAWN Taylor dumps Jamie Tate after discovering Gabby Thomas is pregnant with his baby and has moved into Home Farm. The Tate tyrant - who is played by Alexander Lincoln in the ITV soap - had a one-night stand with teenage Gabby earlier this month despite having feelings for his other love interest Dawn. Visit our Emmerdale page for the latest gossip Find all Emmerdale spoilers here Viewers watched Jamie tell Gabby their night together meant nothing in recent scenes, before declaring his love for Dawn. But next week, the vet will get what’s coming to him as Will Taylor tells his daughter Dawn that Gabby is pregnant - and has moved into Home Farm. Meanwhile, Mack mocks Jamie for the messy situation he’s got himself into, asking if Dawn knows about the pregnancy yet. But before Jamie has a chance to come clean to Dawn, she finds him and dumps him on the spot. Later, Mack finds Jamie drowning his sorrows in the pub and suggests an awful plan that … [Read more...] about Emmerdale spoilers: Dawn Taylor dumps Jamie Tate after discovering Gabby Thomas is pregnant and has moved in with him

More than 300 girls have been abducted from a boarding school in northern Nigeria in the latest in a series of student kidnappings in the country. Gunmen abducted 317 students from the Girls Science Secondary School in Jangebe town, Zamfara state, on Friday. Local man Musa Mustapha said the gunmen also attacked a nearby military camp and checkpoint, preventing soldiers from intervening at the school. The attackers spent several hours at the camp, but there are no reports of any casualties. Police and the military have since begun joint operations to rescue the girls, Zafara state police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said. Advertisement Nasiru Abdullahi, who said his daughters, aged 10 and 13, were among the missing, told reporters: "It is disappointing that even though the military have a strong presence near the school, they were unable to protect the girls. "At this stage, we are only hoping on divine intervention." More from Africa … [Read more...] about Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls abducted as gunmen attack nearby military site

A senior member of the German parliament, Georg Nüsslein, pledged Friday to fight allegations of taking bribes from a face mask producer . The lawmaker also temporarily stepped down from his position as deputy leader of the ruling conservative bloc in the Bundestag. Nüsslein's case 'quite appalling' Speaking to DW, Bundestag deputy Dirk Wiese said he was surprised and angered by the scandal. "The fact that something like this is possible is quite appalling," said Wiese, who is a member of the center-left Social Democrats. "And it is also infuriating, because in those cases, the reputation of politicians as a whole is stained," he said. "And that always angers me." Pushing for a registry of lobbyists Wiese also accused his conservative colleagues of "blocking" a proposed registry of lobbyists that would prevent such cases in the future. He described the latest allegations as a "warning shot." "We need to finally get this moving, get more transparency. And we need to … [Read more...] about COVID mask scandal: Pressure rises on German lawmaker