Coronavirus: First sailor on virus-stricken USS Roosevelt dies
Image copyright Getty Images/Smith Collection Image caption File photo of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier A sailor who was serving aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has become…
Coronavirus: The race to find the source in wildlife
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A trafficked pangolin in Kuala Lumpur: the animal is a suspect in the outbreak The race is on to find out how the deadly…
James Ward-Prowse says Southampton players wanted to ‘repay’ community
James Ward-Prowse has made more than 200 senior appearances for Southampton Southampton may have been the first Premier League club to announce player wage deferrals, but vice-captain James Ward-Prowse said…
Forest fire burns 5km from Chernobyl nuclear plant
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shows wildfires near the nuclear disaster site A forest fire that has been burning for several days in northern Ukraine is…
Coronavirus: Pilot asks medical workers to stand for applause
When Jim Crail found out why some of his passengers were heading to New York, he had something to say.
Boris Johnson is getting better, but the nation he leads is not
Questions over whether Downing Street was fully transparent about the Prime Minister’s health will doubtless dominate the British media in the days to come. But while important, they risk overshadowing…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Jennifer Lopez reunite for dance party
Sean “Diddy” Combs and his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez showed off their friendship and their dance moves Sunday during his Instagram Live fundraiser. On Saturday the mogul posted on his verified…
Stirling Moss: Motorsport world pays tribute to ‘racing legend’
The British motor racing legend is widely considered one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers, despite never winning a world championship title. Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton praised Moss, describing…
Coronavirus: Germany turning roads into bike lanes to aid Covid-19 prevention
Cities in Germany are turning roads into bike lanes to help people keep their distance from one another during the coronavirus lockdown. Authorities in cities and town across the world have…
Chloe Ferry flaunts her toned physique after losing five pounds in just two days
Chloe Ferry has shared her delight at being able to see the “outlines” of her abs after claiming to have lost five pounds in just two days. The 24 year…
Coronavirus: Don’t expect changes to UK lockdown this week – Dominic Raab
Image copyright AFP The government does not expect to make changes to coronavirus lockdown restrictions this week, Dominic Raab has said. The foreign secretary said the UK’s plan “is working”…
Coronavirus: Egypt PM deplores blocked burial of virus doctor
Image copyright AFP Image caption Egypt has introduced a series of restrictive measures to fight the virus Egypt’s prime minister has condemned as “disgraceful” a group of villagers who blocked…
Coronavirus: ‘Difficult’ cancer care decisions taken
Image caption Roisin’s cancer treatment has been stopped for 12 weeks Cancer doctors say difficult decisions are having to be made to postpone some patients’ care during the coronavirus crisis.…
Opposition to Jeremy Corbyn ‘hindered’ anti-Semitism action, claims report
Image copyright PA Media Anti-Jeremy Corbyn sentiment within Labour hindered the party from tackling anti-Semitism, says a leaked report. The internal party document said an “abnormal intensity of factional opposition”…
Italian Football Federation hopes to test players for coronavirus in May before season restart
Juventus are a point clear at the top of Serie A after 26 matches The Italian Football Federation hopes that players can be tested for coronavirus at the start of…
Coronavirus: What Boris Johnson’s Greek hero teaches us about epidemics
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson at the Parthenon in May 2012, shortly before the London Olympics As Boris Johnson recovers from Covid-19, he will undoubtedly be thinking…
In Belarus, Covid-19 is a modern-day Chernobyl
I was born and raised in Gomel, Belarus, about 120 miles from the town of Pripyat in modern-day Ukraine, part of the former Soviet Union, where the ill-fated Reactor 4…
John Krasinski and David Ortiz surprise nurses and respiratory therapists to say thanks
“The Office” star and Boston native told the nurses and respiratory therapists that he heard they were big Red Sox fans. “I know we’re all missing baseball season, but that…
Marc Hauser: Skydiver completes first jump into the jet stream to promote sustainable energy
But he wasn’t only intent on conquering his fear of heights. Hauser wanted to raise awareness about what he says is the untapped, clean energy potential of the jet stream,…
Women lead many of the nations dealing best with coronavirus – proof a level playing field can help us all
When it comes to coronavirus, what’s the difference between The USA and New Zealand? Or the UK and Germany? Their responses to the crisis have been at variance, with New…