Coronavirus: Microsoft offers protection to healthcare staff
Image copyright Getty Image caption The program tells users when an attack has been detected Microsoft will provide security tools to healthcare organisations around the world amid a spike in…
Bournemouth reverse furlough decision – BBC Sport
Eddie Howe became the first Premier League boss to take a pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic Bournemouth have reversed their decision to furlough staff members, the club has announced.…
Deadly olive tree disease across Europe ‘could cost billions’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The impact of infection with Xylella – the trees on the right have not yet been exposed to the bacterium Researchers say the economic…
Coronavirus takes a serious turn in Russia, and Putin no longer radiates confidence
How quickly things can change in the time of coronavirus. In his Monday videoconference, Putin took stock of a worsening situation. “We have a lot of problems,” Putin said. “There…
Rita Wilson describes her coronavirus experience in first interview
“I felt extremely achy, uncomfortable, didn’t want to be touched, and then the fever started,” Wilson told Gayle King, adding that she suffered from “chills like I never had before.”…
Ryan Thomas shares video of daughter Scarlett showing off her incredible singing voice
Ryan Thomas wowed fans as he shared a video of his daughter Scarlett’s incredible singing voice on Instagram. Scarlett is currently staying with her dad and his fiancee Lucy Mecklenburgh…
Coronavirus: Care homes cause concern for families
Image caption Edna Summerfield’s family do not know whether they can hold a funeral for her “I feel people in care homes are being neglected. People are coming to the…
Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden for president in video
Former US President Barack Obama says his former deputy has the skills to unify and ‘heal’ America.
Coronavirus: Nurse’s PPE ‘like soldier without combat gear’
“You don’t send soldiers into combat without wearing combat gear, do you?” Those are the words of Jeanette Leonard, whose friend Gareth Roberts, a nurse, died after contracting coronavirus. She…
Coronavirus: Apple tracks changes in travel behaviour
Image copyright Apple Apple has launched a tool that reveals changes in the travel behaviour of people who use its Maps app. The Mobility Trends Report produces three daily percentage…
Coronavirus: Army veteran Tom Moore, 99, raises £3m for NHS
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCaptain Tom Moore told the BBC that the nurses and doctors “deserve every penny” A 99-year-old army veteran who has raised more…
Coronavirus: Surviving lockdown blues in an Italian village
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Italian children have had weeks of e-learning at home My six-year-old daughter said something which perfectly sums up the current mood here: “Mummy, I…
Coronavirus: WWE resumes live fights after being deemed ‘essential’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Bayley World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has resumed airing live matches after being deemed an “essential service” in Florida. New WWE…
Auto industry: China is giving cash to car buyers to revive sales crushed by coronavirus
Car sales declined 42% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to last year, according to data released late last week by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). While…
Jimmy Fallon and more celebrities sign up to be Class of 2020 commencement speakers from afar
Jimmy Fallon, Halsey, Hillary Clinton, John Legend, Kesha, Pitbull, David Chang and many others will give inspiring words for the Class of 2020 on a new podcast from iHeartMedia. “Commencement:…
Made In Chelsea’s Olivia Bentley dating TOWIE’s Demi Sims after teasing kiss with mystery woman
Celebs Go Dating star Olivia Bentley is said to be dating TOWIE star Demi Sims after revealing she was dating a mystery woman. The Made In Chelsea beauty teased a…
Coronavirus: Which regions have been worst hit?
Image copyright AFP The data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) gives us the best indication so far about how many lives are being lost to Covid-19 across…
Coronavirus: Amazon ordered to only deliver essential items in France
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The company will face a fine of €1m ($1.1m) per day if it fails to limit its operations in France Amazon has been ordered…
Coronavirus: NHS staff use app to request crucial PPE
Image copyright Twitter/JessGaddie Image caption NHS worker Jessie Gaddie requested scrubs using Frontline.Live. A new web-based app is allowing front-line workers to report personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages. NHS staff…
Coronavirus hacks: How to build better relationships remotely
With measures to tackle coronavirus leaving so many people unable to meet family and friends, how can we make more meaningful connections when we’re on phone calls or using video…