[ad_1] Ministers face constant criticism of coronavirus testing, as the number of daily tests fell below 80,000, home care staff reported difficulties in getting the checkup, and home kits were delivered without return envelopes. On Friday, the secretary of health, Matt Hancock announced that the government target of 100,000 tests …
Read More »“Let’s not forget the efforts ahead”: Churchill’s VE Day message and photos of jubilant Londoners
[ad_1] ‘Let’s not forget the efforts ahead’: how Churchill’s VE Day message and photos of London retirees are troublingly relevant today … as the imprisoned Britons prepare to mark 75 years since the end of World War II Images of the British celebrating victory over Nazi Germany have resurfaced before …
Read More »How Tesco’s ‘End of the World Exercise’ Helped You Cope With the Coronavirus | Deal
[ad_1] Four years ago Dave Lewis, the head of Tesco, conducted a “doomsday” management exercise in which the UK’s largest supermarket chain imagined its headquarters in Welwyn Garden City would have to shut down entirely. . “At the time, people said it was kind of ridiculous and extreme,” says Lewis. …
Read More »Sonos rumored to be working on an update for its Playbar speaker
[ad_1] The next Sonos speaker to get an update could be its soundbar: Leaked images of a new Sonos Playbar have been leaked on the web, supporting previous reports that the device is actually online for an update. The images appeared in Zatz Not Funny, although they do not tell …
Read More »World Rugby President Bill Beaumont downplays the idea of the Six Nations movement | Sport
[ad_1] Within 24 hours of being re-elected as World Rugby President, Sir Bill Beaumont admitted that there is no sign that Six Nations officials are making the radical concessions necessary to create a synchronized world calendar that would transform the sport. Beaumont, who also insisted that World Rugby cannot compel …
Read More »There’s a meteor shower this weekend and this is how and when you can see it in Portsmouth
[ad_1] Eta Aquariids, the annual meteor shower in May, will be visible from this afternoon in the Portsmouth area. If time permits, the cosmic screen could produce up to 40 shooting stars per hour at its peak. Although the peak of the shower is expected to fall on Tuesday, until …
Read More »The death toll from coronavirus in the UK reaches 28,446, while 315 more die from a killer bug in hospitals, residences and the community
[ad_1] The death toll from coronavirus in the UK today reached 28,446, as 315 more people died in the UK in the past 24 hours, Michael Gove said today. The grim jump in deaths means that the country remains one of the most affected by the deadly insect in the …
Read More »Worried Britons DO NOT want the coronavirus lockdown lifted as only one in five reopen schools and pubs, survey reveals: The Sun
[ad_1] CONCERNED The British do not want the coronavirus blockade to be lifted, as fewer than one in five support the reopening of the UK at this time, a new poll revealed. Fewer than a fifth of people think the time is right to facilitate closing measures to reopen schools, …
Read More »Lidl becomes first supermarket chain to CLOSE a UK store after staff catch coronavirus
[ad_1] Lidl becomes first supermarket chain to CLOSE a UK store after staff catch coronavirus – but shoppers are told doors will reopen on Monday Lidl say workers had been diagnosed with Covid-19 at the Middlesbrough branch Shoppers said the supermarket on Cargo Fleet Lane closed its doors on Friday …
Read More »Half-Life: Alyx’s unique melon is hidden out of sight
[ad_1] It’s hard to imagine worse things to eat while you’re in virtual reality. Do you really want sticky fingers gripping your index drivers, melon juice splashing onto your expensive electronics? It’s probably for the best, then, that the watermelon in Half-Life: Alyx is impossible to find in the normal …
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