Music festivals and Covid: Could some events still go ahead this year?
Glastonbury is already cancelled, but MPs are working on how to support the music festival industry. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36w8at3
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Home working increases cyber-security fears
IT experts say that with people working from home the risk of hacking has increased. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39ClePH
Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort
Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3csyfNB
Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era
After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2L6Tf15
'I worked on the vaccine my dad was given'
Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to three young people involved in the vaccine rollout. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2L5hsES
Accountants warned over fraud expectations
Should auditors be expected to spot companies, such as BHS and Wirecard - at risk of collapse through fraud? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36sd9Ln
Review: Seeking a Date but Finding Hypocrisy in ‘Hi, Are You Single?’
By BY JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3pG305i
Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows
By BY NICOLE HONG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/36tLLga
Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team
By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3j2VVt7
Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.
By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ctrf2T
Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears
By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aiJWUh
Covid vaccine offered to all care homes in England
PM hails "milestone" in the race to vaccinate the most vulnerable, after a record day for UK jabs. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3reVWx3
The school teachers helping struggling families in Covid lockdown
A school in the Wirral is helping families struggling to get by during the national lockdown. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3reWG5j
Brexit: How much disruption has there been so far?
It has been a month since the rules changed in the UK's relationship with the EU. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aj1uQ1
Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January
By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN AND KATE KELLY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3pAUowP
Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats
By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2L53FhA
If Marjorie Taylor Greene Isn’t Beyond the Pale, Who Is?
By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3pBeozb
77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election
By BY JIM RUTENBERG, JO BECKER, ERIC LIPTON, MAGGIE HABERMAN, JONATHAN MARTIN, MATTHEW ROSENBERG AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r9O6Vq
Captain Tom raised millions for Britain’s coronavirus response. Now he is hospitalized with Covid-19.
By BY MARIE FAZIO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ouhoME
Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears
By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/39ChgGN
Hong Kong residents now eligible for special UK visa
From Sunday, those eligible can apply for a special UK visa using a smartphone app. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3t5wGe5
Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.
By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MiV6Aq
Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.
By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cnI5QI
Covid: Pandemic 'has highlighted archaic wedding laws'
Proposed changes to the law could allow people to marry in gardens and homes in Wales and England. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3amx3IC
Post-Brexit taxes for steel 'very damaging', says Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock MP says the UK's steel industry needs state aid and new export quotas with the EU. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39yaLVp
Central African Republic's capital in 'apocalyptic situation' as rebels close in
A former prime minister says there is daily fighting as rebel forces encircle Bangui. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39vVT9O
UK Covid deaths: Why the 100,000 toll is so bad
As the number of people who died reaches six figures, the factors that led to this terrible total. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2NDE5kN
Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair
By BY A.O. SCOTT from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3tjG0vl
Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay
By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pMaqEl
Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88
By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Science https://ift.tt/36o8Ala
'I was scammed out of £17,000 on Instagram'
Since the pandemic hit the UK, reports of investment scams targeting Instagram users have risen 50%. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3j0BYmy
Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'
Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3osm1qw
Coronavirus: 'Life will never be the same, for me it's better'
Kellie Larkin has cerebral palsy, is quadriplegic, non-verbal and communicates through a computer. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36mYNMj
Your pictures on the theme of 'winter scenes'
A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "winter scenes". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3j1Ypbg
Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?
Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aebLNs
UK's first Covid evacuees: 'I wish I'd stayed in Wuhan and missed flight'
Twelve months ago, 83 Britons fled Wuhan, the Covid-19 epicentre, but some wish they had never left. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2L38WGq
100,000 Covid deaths: ‘I cursed the sterile white room where Ann died’
Already 100,000 people in the UK have died with Covid. This is the story of one of them. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3pmFJoU
Budget 2021: What is it and when will it happen?
The Budget - when is it, what does it do and what should we expect to hear from the chancellor? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/36rYCiE
Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death
The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3osnoFG
'When my name was butchered at school it made me feel different'
Yewande Biala has spoken about how mispronunciations of her name affect her, and other women agree. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2NFVgC7
Coronavirus: How the UK dealt with its first Covid case
A year ago, the UK was yet to record a Covid case. Then a family rang NHS 111 from a hotel in York. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3pxaCXJ
Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean
By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MJeZ3h
Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule
By BY BHADRA SHARMA, RUTH MACLEAN, OSCAR LOPEZ AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/39totZE
Biden intelligence briefings to be led by veteran C.I.A. officer, who previously briefed George W. Bush.
By BY JULIAN E. BARNES AND ADAM GOLDMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3thesqr
Robert Cohan, 95, Dies; Exported Contemporary Dance to Britain
By BY ROSLYN SULCAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3pxV6ei
G.O.P. Quiet as Pressure Mounts to Address Lawmaker’s Conspiracy Claims
By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MfOjYd
Share Your Memories of Someone You Lost to Covid-19
By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39w1H3l
A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.
By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2M8Qwos
Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize
Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2L0mJNV
Covid vaccines: Those that work - and the others to come
As two new jabs prove effective, where do we stand with vaccines and the fight back against Covid? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3a6gVJy
Australian Open to allow up to 30,000 fans to attend per day
Up to 30,000 fans a day will be allowed to attend the Australian Open, Victoria's minister for sport has announced. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39y6scJ
Push to ensure pupils are 'politically literate'
A new parliamentary group wants to help young people engage with politics by improving civics education. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3af8m0R
Working from bed: 'I don't even have to get dressed'
A lot of us are tempted to spend January in bed but some people have turned it into their office. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YFwcxD
Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son
By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39tuIg0
A ‘Race’ to Vaccinate, After South Africa Variant Is Detected in South Carolina
By BY CHRIS DIXON AND SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pwjehr
Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?
By BY MARA GAY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NP0agk
Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal
By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36oYOPA
For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words
By BY KORINA IRIBE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jbFlHH
It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!
By BY CHARLIE WARZEL AND ZEYNEP TUFEKCI from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3tcnoxg
Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars Got a Jolt From G.M.
By BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/39wwUU8
Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week
By BY KARL RUSSELL from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3r0qHph
Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way
By BY ANDREA NGUYEN from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3r89FW3
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
By BY AMELIA NIERENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cl5q5y
The Texas attorney general will investigate brokers’ decisions to limit GameStop trades.
By BY GILLIAN FRIEDMAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/36n6CkU
Trading Curbs Reverse GameStop Rally, Angering Upstart Traders
By BY KATE KELLY, MATT PHILLIPS AND GILLIAN FRIEDMAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2MwLkdR
Cicely Tyson, an Actress Who Shattered Stereotypes, Dies at 96
By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/3omjCh2
A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.
By BY WILL WRIGHT from NYT World https://ift.tt/3qYG7KE
Covid-hit pupils 'should be allowed to repeat a year'
Education think-tank says pupils should have the right to repeat the school year after Covid disruption. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3ckipEp
Vaccination volunteers to be given Covid jab
NHS volunteers will now be given the vaccine because they are considered frontline health workers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aswq0z
Klarna: 'I got a £30 bill - but I've never used it'
There are concerns that fraudsters are signing up for buy now, pay later services in others' names. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3clCHNS
How Mayor de Blasio Plans to Lead the City Out of the Pandemic
By BY EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3j0CZLp
A Washington hospital system apologizes after offering vaccines to wealthy donors.
By BY WILL WRIGHT from NYT World https://ift.tt/3t5ycNt
New York Times Reporter Is Accused of Using Racial Slur With Student Group
By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2YpDeq0
Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow
By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2MdfHGi
Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy
By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r1rFS9