These companies are begging you not to use their products during the crisis
A recent 60-second television ad from Uber shows a montage of scenes of people quarantining at home. “Stay home for everyone who can’t,” the commercial says at the end. “Thank…
Cannes Film Festival organizers exploring options amid pandemic
In March, organizers for the festival announced its postponement, saying hopes were to hold it in late June or the beginning of July. On Tuesday, a statement posted to the…
Ovie Soko divides fans as he becomes the latest celebrity to shave head in isolation
Ovie Soko has shocked fans as he becomes the latest celebrity to shave their head during lockdown. The 29 year old took to social media to share a photo of…
Coronavirus: Labour calls for lockdown exit strategy this week
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Sir Keir Starmer is calling for more transparency Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is urging the government to publish an exit strategy from the…
Fuminho: One of Brazil’s most wanted criminals arrested in Mozambique
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos was arrested in an international sting operation in Maputo (file image) One of Brazil’s most wanted criminals has been arrested…
Coronavirus: Rising commercial PPE costs ‘frustrating’, says care home CEO
The rising cost of privately-acquired personal protective equipment (PPE) is putting added pressure on care homes, the CEO of one care home group has told the BBC. Sam Monaghan, CEO…
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…