Coronavirus: French care home fights to keep Covid-19 at bay
Image copyright Thai-Binh Phan-Van Image caption The grounds of Résidence Saint-Julien remain open to residents, as long as they keep away from each other Care homes have become a vulnerable…
Coronavirus: ‘Profound’ mental health impact prompts calls for urgent research
Image copyright Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic could have a “profound” effect on people’s mental health – now and in the future, say psychiatrists and psychologists who are calling for…
Declan McKenna goes ‘hyper-surreal’ – BBC News
Image copyright Columbia Records Image caption The singer says his new album is inspired by everyone from David Bowie and Bob Dylan to Abba and Robbie Williams “I seem to…
Icelanders urged to hug trees to overcome isolation
Image copyright Iceland’s Forest Service Image caption ‘This works, you know!’ – Iceland’s forestry service has put out instructions for best results Iceland’s forestry service has come up with a…
Coronavirus: How California kept ahead of the curve
Because so little is known about the virus or how it can be treated, it makes prevention “more important than anything else,” she said. “The most potent tool that you…
Photographing “The Island of the Colorblind”
Written by Dalya Alberge, CNN In Sanne De Wilde‘s photographs of Pingelap, a tiny coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean, nothing is quite as it seems. Her images depict a…
Gordon Ramsay net worth: How much does the Michelin star chef earn?
Gordon Ramsay is a self-made millionaire who has amassed a fortune thanks to his reality television shows, recipe books, kitchenware, a catalogue of property investments and a whopping restaurant portfolio…
Coronavirus: Farmers plead with walkers and cyclists to respect countryside
Image caption Home made signs have been erected, encouraging people to stay away from rural areas during the pandemic Scottish farmers have said walkers and cyclists are ignoring their pleas…
Coronavirus in Egypt: ‘The supervising doctor has tested positive’
Doctors tackling coronavirus in Egypt have told the BBC they are worried about shortages of protective equipment and feel their concerns are not being taken seriously enough. But the government…
Coronavirus: Should I wear a mask to stop the virus?
Feeling confused about whether you should wear a face mask to protect yourself and others from coronavirus? The World Health Organization clearly states that medical masks should be for healthcare…
Newspaper headlines: Virus ‘nears peak’ and praise for fundraising ‘hero’
Newspaper headlines: Virus ‘nears peak’ and praise for fundraising ‘hero’ By BBC News Staff Image caption The number of new cases of coronavirus in the UK is “flattening out”, the…
Coronavirus: Amazon shuts French warehouses after court ruling
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The company said it was “puzzled” by the court’s decision on Tuesday Amazon is going to temporarily close its six warehouses in France after a…
Coronavirus: How might this recession compare with 2008?
The BBC’s Monica Miller explores how 2020’s global coronavirus-induced financial crisis compares with the 2008 recession. The IMF has already said that the world faced the worst economic crisis since…
America’s early ‘working girls’: Unseen brothel photos
Written by Dita Von Teese Dita Von Teese is a burlesque performer, model and author. This is an edited extract from her foreword to “Working Girls: An American Brothel, Circa…
Interactive ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ premieres in May
Played by actress Ellie Kemper, the heroine of the hit Netflix series “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” started off that show having been rescued from a doomsday cult where she and a…
Coronavirus: Merkel announces schools and certain shops to reopen as Germany eases lockdown
Germany plans to let smaller shops reopen next week after the coronavirus shutdown, and to start reopening schools in early May – but Europe’s biggest economy is keeping strict social…
Gordon Ramsay’s angry neighbours threaten to report him to the police as feud rages on
Gordon Ramsay ‘s furious neighbours are threatening to report him to the police after he moved from London to his second home in Cornwall amid the coronavirus crisis. The 53…
Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore’s NHS fundraiser tops £10m
Image copyright Hannah Ingram-Moore Image caption The health secretary said Captain Tom Moore was “an inspiration to us all” A 99-year-old war veteran who is walking 100 laps of his…
Coronavirus: WHO chief ‘regrets’ Trump halting its US funding
The director-general of the WHO has said he “regrets” Donald Trump’s decision to halt US funding for the organisation amid the global coronavirus pandemic. “When we are divided, the virus…