eng Colonel Tom Moore's NHS fundraiser closes after veteran raises £32 million by walking lengths of garden By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-30T22:17:00Z The appeal by NHS fundraiser Colonel Tom Moore topped £32 million as it closed at midnight. Full Article
eng 'Lady in the lake' murder conviction upheld after posthumous challenge By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T09:27:00Z The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of school teacher Gordon Park for the "lady in the lake" murder of his wife following a posthumous challenge. Full Article
eng Coronavirus care home peak 'could be months away' says Care England CEO By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T17:01:00Z The peak of coronavirus infections in care homes could be months away, the head of Care England warned. Full Article
eng Eurostar says its passengers must wear face masks from Monday By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-02T13:19:19Z Eurostar says all its passengers must wear face masks from Monday as a safeguard against the coronavirus. Full Article
eng Passenger plane lands in UK carrying 10 million gloves for NHS staff on coronavirus frontline By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T10:35:00Z A passenger plane has returned to the UK with ten million pairs of surgical gloves for NHS staff on the coronavirus frontline. Full Article
eng Food For London Now: Family takes on 813 mile walking challenge equivalent to John O' Groat's to Lands End By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T13:03:00Z The Budd family hopes to raise £20,000 for charities including The Felix Project You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW Full Article
eng Nightingale field hospitals were not built in error to tackle virus, says NHS England chief By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T16:06:00Z Nightingale hospitals were not build in error, NHS England's national medical director has said. Full Article
eng Food For London Now faces: 'The biggest challenge is unlocking more food' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T10:48:05Z Damien Conrad from The Felix Project shares his story You can donate here virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW Full Article
eng England's first NHS coronavirus recovery hospital named after pioneering nurse opens in Surrey By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T13:42:53Z A hospital set up to care for people recovering from Covid-19 will be named after the pioneering nurse Mary Seacole to pay tribute to nurses on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
eng Tube only able to carry less than 15 per cent of rush hour passengers under social distancing rules By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T08:04:00Z Just 50,000 commuters could board every 15 minutes if they had to keep two metres apart - when rush-hour usually sees 320,000 on board Full Article
eng Somali sports star who died with Covid-19 escaped war to serve London as Tube engineer By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T09:03:36Z An international basketball player who moved to London to escape Somalia's looming civil war has become one of the capital's latest victims of Covid-19. Full Article
eng Huge fire engulfs 48-storey skyscraper in United Arab Emirates city of Sharjah By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T20:54:00Z A huge blaze broke out at a 48-storey skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates city of Sharjah. Full Article
eng Heritage project to help London's children re-engage with community after lockdown By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T21:37:00Z London children who have been cooped up at home will be able to discover the historic buildings on their doorstep when lockdown is over. Full Article
eng Headteachers warn staff shortages and social distancing challenges will make it hard to reopen schools By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T09:48:00Z Low staff numbers and a lack of PPE are among the challenges facing schools as they draw together plans to reopen. Full Article
eng Boris Johnson to announce reopening of garden centres in England from Wednesday By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T19:49:00Z Garden centres in England will be allowed to reopen next week as part of the Government's first-step measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown. Full Article
eng UK Border Force 'intercept record number of migrants crossing English Channel' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-09T11:44:00Z Some 140 people were found making their way to Britain by the Border Force and brought ashore at Dover, according to Sky News. Full Article
eng SpaceX has fired Starship’s Raptor engine, and the vehicle still stands By arstechnica.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 03:00:35 +0000 The Raptor rocket engine burned for about 4 seconds. Full Article Science
eng Researchers engineer photosynthetic bacteria to produce hydrogen By arstechnica.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:39:54 +0000 A solar-driven hydrogen-producing machine that makes more copies of itself. Full Article Science biochemistry bioengineering biofuels Biology cyanobacteria hydrogen photosynthesis renewable energy
eng Rocket Report: Military space plane returns to pad, SLS engine costs soar By arstechnica.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:00:53 +0000 LauncherOne to cap eight years of development with upcoming flight. Full Article Science
eng Tea and history: an evocative brew in Chengdu, China By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2018-11-06T06:30:23Z This centuries-old teahouse in Sichuan province and its regulars are a world away from China’s modern megacitiesOut in the western suburbs of Sichuan’s capital, Chengdu, the town of Pengzhen is home to what’s said to be the oldest teahouse in China. About 300 years old, the Guanyin Pavilion is at the heart of a tiny community of historic streets where, against a tide of rapid modernisation, the local population proudly preserves its heritage and traditional way of life. Continue reading... Full Article China holidays Travel photography Heritage Cultural trips Food and drink Asia Travel Tea Photography
eng Fifty Shades of Sligo: Normal People poses a challenge for Irish tourism By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:31:19Z The travel industry has sifted through the BBC show’s many sex scenes to showcase shots of Ireland’s landscapePromoting Ireland as a tourism destination used to be straightforward – just showcase the bucolic landscape and put a slogan on the end – but that was before Normal People turned a chunk of the Atlantic coast into Fifty Shades of Sligo.The television adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel features beautiful shots of Sligo’s beaches and mountains, plus Trinity College Dublin, but there is also sex. Lots of sex. Continue reading... Full Article Ireland Sally Rooney Books Europe Culture World news Television Television & radio
eng University of Washington wins NASA grant to create spacey contest for Artemis Student Challenges By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:39:49 -0400 NASA has awarded the University of Washington a $499,864 grant to develop a competition that calls on students to turn a simulated lava tube into a habitat suitable for harboring humans on the moon or Mars. The exploration and habitation skills competition will be funded as part of NASA's Artemis Student Challenges program, which plays off the themes of the Artemis moon program to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers. The competition will involve navigating a rover through a facsimile lava tube and surface structures, generating maps, identifying valuable resources and deploying an airtight barrier to seal the… Read More Full Article
eng Heathrow to carry out temperature checks on passengers By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T16:16:47Z Airport’s boss says global standard for screening is crucial to restoring confidenceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHeathrow will start using thermal cameras to carry out temperature checks on passengers within the next fortnight, as it called for common health screening standards around the world for air travellers.The UK’s busiest airport said it would trial thermal cameras capable of monitoring the temperature of people in the immigration halls, initially in Terminal 2. Continue reading... Full Article Airline industry Heathrow airport Air transport Transport UK news Coronavirus outbreak Business Environment World news
eng VDI in the Age of Covid-19: Remote Work and the Challenge of the Virtualized Client By gigaom.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:47:41 +0000 These are trying times, not least because corporate life needs to go on, which for millions of businesses means delivering compute resources… Full Article Blog Cloud Edge Infrastructure Mobile
eng From new ultraviolet wavelengths to virucidal face masks: Could these new technologies help defeat coronavirus? By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T15:40:09Z David Keys speaks to scientists and health experts about the new tools that could help in the fight against Covid-19 and future coronavirus outbreaks Full Article
eng UK's largest bird of prey returns to England for first time in 240 years By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T10:20:00Z White-tailed eagles last seen on Isle of Wight in 1780 Full Article
eng Coronavirus Update: The U.S. Health Care Industry Is Challenged By The Pandemic By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:01:00 -0400 The health care sector has cut 1.4 million jobs in April. And as COVID-19 has consumed health care resources, other essential routine procedures — like screenings for strokes — have gone down. Full Article
eng Bank of England warns UK faces deepest recession for centuries By www.channel4.com Published On :: The UK is facing the deepest recession not just in living memory but for centuries, the Bank of England has warned Full Article
eng Lily Allen Hints About Engagement With David Harbour By www.chartattack.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:21:04 +0000 It seems like Lily Allen confirmed her engagement with her partner David Harbour. Lily shared an Instagram photo showing off her abs, but accidentally (or maybe not?) gave a glimpse of the diamond ring. Allen was referring to the line from “Fight Club” movie. “The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk […] The post Lily Allen Hints About Engagement With David Harbour appeared first on Chart Attack. Full Article Celebrity Entertainment david harbour Lily Allen
eng Docs reveal contents of first wire msg between India & Eng By economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2012-02-21T15:19:25+05:30 Newly discovered documents have revealed the first telegraph messages and joy when England was linked for the first time with India on 23 June, 1870. Full Article
eng Fans Think Zayn Malik Is Dropping Clues That He’s Engaged To Gigi Hadid By www.mtv.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:04:33 +0100 Marriage ~and~ a baby? It's a lot to take in Full Article
eng Beyond emulation: The massive effort to reverse-engineer N64 source code By arstechnica.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:33:58 +0000 It's about much more than just enabling PC ports. Full Article Gaming & Culture
eng Revenge - Limited Edition Blu-ray Trailer By uk.movies.yahoo.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:12:08 GMT A white-knuckle tale of transgression and transformation, 'Revenge' gloriously blurs the lines of vengeance and survival while simultaneously delivering a ferocious dissection of gender and genre. MyMovies, trailer, 2020, Suspense, Coralie Fargeat, Kevin Janssens, Matilda Lutz Full Article
eng Sir Anthony Hopkins, 82, takes on Drake’s Toosie Slide Challenge By uk.movies.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:50:13 GMT He invited Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger to also take part. Full Article
eng Silver preps NBA players for challenges ahead By www.espn.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 20:20:46 EST Adam Silver outlined a potentially grim future for the NBA in a call with players, calling the pandemic the "single greatest challenge of all our lives." Full Article
eng Coronavirus: Miss England who returned to work as NHS doctor 'concerned' about lack of PPE By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T09:49:42Z 'Nurses are constantly in contact and unwittingly the virus can be spread to other parts of the hospital due to this appalling lack of PPE' Full Article
eng Keir Starmer urges Government to publish lockdown exit strategy as he warns England could 'fall behind' other countries By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T12:06:00Z Sir Keir Starmer has urged the Government to publish an exit strategy for the coronavirus lockdown amid warnings the country could "fall behind" without one. Full Article
eng Avengers star Tom Holland pretends to be Peter Parker for Jimmy Kimmel's son's birthday By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T13:11:51Z Viewers reacted positively to the Spider-man star's 'adorable' gesture Full Article
eng This Is England creator Shane Meadows says he wants to do another series, set around the millennium By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T06:56:33Z 'I'd love to do a millennium one' Full Article
eng My favourite game: England v Australia, fifth Ashes Test, 1968 | Stephen Bates By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T11:00:54Z A Derek Underwood-inspired England – assisted by the Oval’s resourceful spectators – beat the final-day flood, clock and Australian resistance to start my lifelong obsession with cricketI was clearing out some old papers a while back when a small pink slip fell out. Even after 50 years I knew instantly what it was because it had been stuck to my bedroom wall when I was a teenager: indeed the old brown shadows of the tape were still there. It was the ticket for my first day’s Test cricket: the fifth Test against Australia at the Oval on 22 August 1968: Derek Underwood’s match and the game that started a lifelong obsession.We joined my friend Matthew and his mother – two teenagers, what were we thinking of, taking our mothers? – and caught an early train from deepest Berkshire. London was a big, strange place where we rarely ventured and never as far south as SE11. We were square to the wicket and the players were so distant as to be indistinct, almost lost against the crowd. Continue reading... Full Article Cricket The Ashes England cricket team Australia cricket team Australia sport Sport
eng Revenge porn in Australia: the law is only as effective as the law enforcement By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T20:00:36Z One study suggests one in three people from 16 to 64 have been victims of image-based abuse. But most will never step foot in a police stationWhen Laura* was 14, she was convinced that her boyfriend was the love of her life. So, when several girls messaged her to say he had sent them a video of her drunk and engaging in a sexual act, she told herself they were lying.“I was just like, ‘Oh, you don’t know anything about our relationship. I don’t believe you,’” she says. “But after we broke up, he pretty much sent it to everyone that I knew. Continue reading... Full Article Online abuse Bullying Pornography Australia news Social media Children Child protection Crime - Australia Digital media
eng Love Island's Mike Boateng admits he lied to take day off from police force By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-16T11:56:09Z The incident took place in December 2018 Full Article
eng Nicole Scherzinger takes on TikTok dance challenge - and aces it, naturally By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T09:45:35Z The star gave the Blinding Lights TikTok challenge a go while clad in fluorescent exercise gear Full Article
eng Craig Revel Horwood and boyfriend Jonathan Myring announce engagement By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T07:57:45Z The couple met while the judge was on the Strictly tour Full Article
eng Kim Kardashian-West offers fan chance to have lunch with her as she joins All-In Challenge By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T01:29:00Z Kim Kardashian-West has revealed she is offering a lucky fan the chance to have lunch with her and her famous sisters as part of the All-In Challenge. Full Article
eng Lyft requires drivers, riders to wear face coverings, avoid using the passenger seat By rssfeeds.usatoday.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:46:53 +0000 Lyft users must self-certify that they are following CDC guidelines related to COVID-19. Full Article
eng Run 5, Donate 5 challenge: How to get involved in the Run For Heroes to raise money for the NHS By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T09:34:00Z Coronavirus: The Symptoms Full Article
eng Instagram's Pillow Challenge is here to switch up your lockdown look By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T14:40:07Z No clothes? No worries! Instagram is teaching us how to style our bedding Full Article
eng Perspectives: Penguin releases powerful essays about the pandemic from top authors including Philip Pullman and Nick Hornby By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T10:17:06Z Malorie Blackman, Lee Child and Philip Pullman are among the first five essayists published Full Article
eng St George's Day 2020: Who was England's patron saint? By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-23T07:05:45Z This year's celebrations will be a little different amid the coronavirus lockdown Full Article