Coronavirus: Rise in US unemployment leads to food bank queues
One food bank pick-up in Los Angeles had a car queue that stretched one mile long (1.6km). There are also queues for those without vehicles. Food banks have switched to…
Coronavirus: Has the NHS got enough PPE?
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Unions have been concerned that some care workers do not have proper protective equipment Personal protective equipment (PPE) – masks, gloves and other clothing…
Coronavirus: How Premier League has been hit by pandemic
A day after Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus, the professional game in England was suspended Exactly one month ago, Manchester City’s game against Arsenal became the first Premier League…
Coronavirus: Pastor who decried ‘hysteria’ dies after attending Mardi Gras
Image copyright Courtesy of family Image caption Landon with his wife and four daughters Pastor Landon Spradlin wasn’t worried about coronavirus when he went to New Orleans to preach during…
Remember when the women of Twin Peaks made nostalgia new again?
Written by Ananda Pellerin, CNN Before Netflix, before sagas like “Game of Thrones” — before high-speed internet — there was “Twin Peaks.” It’s not a stretch to say that without…
Radiohead sharing concert films on YouTube to ease your isolation
Months after launching a “public library” of rare EPs, the British band is now uploading concerts to YouTube to help us pass the hours at home. They announced Wednesday via…
Joe Swash soaks Stacey Solomon in water as she performs saucy lip sync
Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash have been left to their own devices for Easter weekend as her two oldest sons are visiting with their fathers. After their 11-month-old son Rex…
Coronavirus: Russian banker donates £1m to NHS hospital
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tatiana Borodin and her husband Andrey Borodin pictured in 2014 An exiled Russian banker who fled to the UK after being accused of fraud…
Coronavirus: Indien soll landesweite Sperrung verlängern, sagt Staatsminister
Bildrechte AFP Bildbeschreibung Straßen in ganz Indien wurden wegen der Sperrung verlassen Indien hat beschlossen, eine im letzten Monat verhängte strikte landesweite Sperrung zu verlängern, um die Ausbreitung des Coronavirus…
Coronavirus: When will the outbreak end and life get back to normal?
Image copyright Getty Images The world is shutting down. Places that were once teeming with the hustle and bustle of daily life have become ghost-towns with massive restrictions put on…
The athletes going ‘back to school’ during coronavirus pandemic
Jordanne Whiley plans to become a mortage broker afterher tennis career ends An athlete’s career can be relentless – leaving little time to plan for a future beyond sport. With…
Coronavirus: Irish restrictions extended until 5 May
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Gardaí (Irish police) set up 1,000 checkpoints across the country on Friday The Republic of Ireland is to extend its Covid-19 restrictions for a further…
Coronavirus: Helping frontline medics with a place to stay
Doctors and nurses treating coronavirus patients have to self-isolate away from family between shifts. To avoid the stresses of looking for accommodation, a social media group set up a way…
Drake opens doors to his extravagant Toronto mansion
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN A one-ton bed, a two-story closet and a 4,000-pound bathtub carved from a single slab of black marble — Drake’s Toronto mansion is a case…
The Weeknd accuses Usher of copying his style
The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, explains why, saying that he thinks Usher heard his 2011 mixtape “House of Balloons,” borrowed his style, then made it his…
Postponed Olympics could be in doubt even for 2021, says Tokyo Games CEO
Earlier this month it was confirmed the Olympics would be held from July 23 to August 8 next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish tests positive for coronavirus
The 69-year-old former Scottish international striker is not showing any symptoms of the disease, his family said in a statement released by English Premier League leader Liverpool. Dalglish has been…
Amanda Holden says she ‘would put anything in her mouth’ if she took part in I’m A Celeb
There’s only one way Amanda Holden will ever appear on I’m A Celebrity and that’s if the ITV series was to come to an end. The cheeky Britain’s Got Talent…
Coronavirus: NI health minister calls on Army for assistance
Image copyright MOD Image caption Troops helped build the UK’s first so-called Nightingale Hospital at the ExCel conference centre in London The health minister has made two formal requests to…
Rare Ravi Shankar footage released to mark centenary
This week would have seen the 100th birthday of the Indian musician Ravi Shankar, one of India’s most celebrated artists who famously taught Beatle George Harrison to play the sitar.…