ir Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels 'fell deeply, deeply asleep' watching Rise of Skywalker for the first time By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T14:04:58Z Daniels played the uptight robot C-3PO in all nine core Star Wars films Full Article
ir Isolation Stories review, episode one: Sheridan Smith shines in first TV drama made under lockdown By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T14:45:00Z The actors were directed over Zoom for the ambitious four-part ITV series – and judging by the inaugural episode, the results are laudable Full Article
ir Piers Morgan tests negative for coronavirus after missing Good Morning Britain By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T05:47:20Z Morgan had developed 'mild' symptoms Full Article
ir Black Mirror series 6 looks unlikely as creator Charlie Brooker hints he will switch back to comedies By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T06:19:28Z 'I don't know what stomach there would be for stories about societies falling apart, so I'm not working away on one of those' Full Article
ir The Mandalorian: Spy Kids filmmaker Robert Rodriguez confirmed as season 2 director By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T07:51:29Z Announcement followed a day of newly revealed Star Wars projects Full Article
ir Charlie Brooker hopes coronavirus pandemic won't make 'psychotic strongman politicians more secure' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T08:51:13Z Writer also said he has no plans for further episodes of 'Black Mirror' Full Article
ir Coronavirus: Game of Thrones actor becomes Asda delivery driver during pandemic By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T09:34:00Z Michael Condron played Bowen Marsh in the fantasy epic Full Article
ir ITV viewers outraged by advert showing squirrel 'humping' Lynx Africa can By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T06:56:00Z The Advertising Standards Authority received 155 complaints Full Article
ir Sopranos creator David Chase writes coronavirus-themed scene in which Tony is alive By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T07:06:12Z Character's fate was famously left ambiguous at the end of the seminal gangster drama Full Article
ir Coronation Street will address coronavirus crisis when filming resumes By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T07:48:34Z Production on the soap was suspended in March Full Article
ir Kirstie Allsopp defends decision to film in Devon during lockdown after accusations she put locals at risk By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T09:02:40Z Presenter said she is 'proud' of craft show despite criticism Full Article
ir My Secret Terrius: Netflix show predicted coronavirus outbreak with alarming accuracy in 2018 By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T17:44:00Z It's the most accurate one yet Full Article
ir Coronavirus: The Masked Singer costume designer is making PPE for NHS staff By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T06:53:33Z 'I have just got to keep going, making sure other people are going to be alright,' said Tim Simpson Full Article
ir SNL at Home: Saturday Night Live announces season finale with third remote episode By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T16:26:01Z Brad Pitt and Tom Hanks have contributed to the programme remotely Full Article
ir Donald Glover to reunite with Community cast for virtual table read and Q&A By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T08:33:06Z The show ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2015 Full Article
ir Elon Musk says he's selling all his possessions so people can't attack him for being a billionaire By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T18:00:00Z Tesla CEO is back on Joe Rogan's podcast Full Article
ir 'Love in the Time of Corona': Coronavirus romance series filmed entirely remotely to air this summer By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T12:11:00Z Show promises a 'funny and hopeful look at the search for love, sex and connection during this time of social distancing' Full Article
ir Roy Horn death: Magician of famous duo Siegfried and Roy dies aged 75 from coronavirus By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-09T06:18:00Z 'Roy was a fighter his whole life including during these final days,' his partner Siegfried Fischbacher said Full Article
ir Miriam Margolyes shocks fans after admitting she 'had difficulty not wanting Boris Johnson to die' during coronavirus battle By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-09T06:50:00Z Actor is famous for making her opinions known during interviews Full Article
ir Comedian Will Hislop goes viral for NHS clap for carers parody By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-09T10:22:00Z Will Hislop engaged in a pretend argument with his neighbour, 'Karen', over whether one of them had broken lockdown rules Full Article
ir Ghostpoet: I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep review – dark but defiant By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-02T13:00:23Z (Pias)Since his last outing, the south London musician and producer has eased up and moved to Margate. Yet this atmospheric return still carries the weight of the world Ghostpoet – the brooding alias of south London-born Obaro Ejimiwe – is roughly a decade old this year. This dour bard has long been an artist ahead of his time. A track such as Cash and Carry Me Home, one of the highlights of his eclectic, jazz-inflected debut album – 2011’s Peanut Butter Blue and Melancholy Jam – defied genre as it mourned the self-inflicted pain of one drink too many. It now locates Ghostpoet as roughly adjacent to the south London jazz renaissance of the past few years – a multi-hyphenate scene in which most things go. Were it to be released today, its languorous, self-aware aperçus would find an even more receptive audience. Continue reading... Full Article Ghostpoet Pop and rock Indie Music Culture
ir UPDATE: Arkansas venue plans concert despite state's virus limits... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:40Z UPDATE: Arkansas venue plans concert despite state's virus limits... (Third column, 9th story, link) Full Article
ir Officials say Iran attempted hack of Israel's water system... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Officials say Iran attempted hack of Israel's water system... (Third column, 6th story, link) Full Article
ir Maduro charges two Americans with 'terrorism, conspiracy'... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Maduro charges two Americans with 'terrorism, conspiracy'... (Third column, 4th story, link) Related stories:REPORT: Russia helping Venezuela search for members of failed incursion...Plans to bring USA to International Criminal Court... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
ir Elon Musk, Cash-Poor Billionaire... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Elon Musk, Cash-Poor Billionaire... (Second column, 12th story, link) Related stories:Why Is Stock Market Rallying When Economy Is So Bad?Tech firms emerge as big winners...GRUBHUB Collected Record Fees From Restaurants Struggling To Stay Alive...Hispanic unemployment rate sets new record high: 18.9%... Full Article
ir Tech firms emerge as big winners... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Tech firms emerge as big winners... (Second column, 11th story, link) Related stories:Why Is Stock Market Rallying When Economy Is So Bad?Elon Musk, Cash-Poor Billionaire...GRUBHUB Collected Record Fees From Restaurants Struggling To Stay Alive...Hispanic unemployment rate sets new record high: 18.9%... Full Article
ir Cat and owner die after catching virus... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Cat and owner die after catching virus... (Second column, 7th story, link) Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
ir Mark Cuban Hires Secret Shoppers To Monitor Dallas Businesses Reopening... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Mark Cuban Hires Secret Shoppers To Monitor Dallas Businesses Reopening... (Second column, 5th story, link) Related stories:96% Of Stores 'Non-Compliant' With Mandatory Protocols... Full Article
ir Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy Dies of Coronavirus... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy Dies of Coronavirus... (Second column, 1st story, link) Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
ir San Antonio passes resolution declaring 'Chinese virus' hate speech... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z San Antonio passes resolution declaring 'Chinese virus' hate speech... (First column, 23rd story, link) Full Article
ir DEMS MULL VIRTUAL CONVENTION... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z DEMS MULL VIRTUAL CONVENTION... (First column, 20th story, link) Related stories:California to use mail-in ballots for all 2020 voters...Tax Hikes No Matter Who Wins in November? Full Article
ir President flouts virus protocols... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z President flouts virus protocols... (First column, 10th story, link) Related stories:Pence press secretary tests positive...White House shaken...Secret Service has 11 current cases, as concerns about staff grow...STUDY: US death toll halved had it acted 4 days sooner...Nine disasters we still aren't ready for...Why farmers dump food and crops while grocery stores run dry and Americans struggle... Full Article
ir Anxious About Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z Anxious About Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump... (Top headline, 14th story, link) Related stories:RECORD 103,415,000 NOT IN LABOR FORCE...20.5 MILLION JOBS VANISH IN APRIL...UNDERCOUNTED!'The government is failing us'...Trump's 2020 Jobs Bet Unravels...Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans...Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days!Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report...NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities...Pandemic has widened racial and political divisions...Post-Outbreak Crime Surge?Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey...Fight Over Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle...Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically...U.S. DEATHS: 77,313...WORLD SICK MAP...AMERICA SICK MAP... Full Article
ir Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey... (Top headline, 12th story, link) Related stories:RECORD 103,415,000 NOT IN LABOR FORCE...20.5 MILLION JOBS VANISH IN APRIL...UNDERCOUNTED!'The government is failing us'...Trump's 2020 Jobs Bet Unravels...Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans...Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days!Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report...NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities...Pandemic has widened racial and political divisions...Post-Outbreak Crime Surge?Fight Over Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle...Anxious About Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump...Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically...U.S. DEATHS: 77,313...WORLD SICK MAP...AMERICA SICK MAP... Full Article
ir Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days! By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days! (Top headline, 7th story, link) Related stories:RECORD 103,415,000 NOT IN LABOR FORCE...20.5 MILLION JOBS VANISH IN APRIL...UNDERCOUNTED!'The government is failing us'...Trump's 2020 Jobs Bet Unravels...Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans...Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report...NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities...Pandemic has widened racial and political divisions...Post-Outbreak Crime Surge?Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey...Fight Over Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle...Anxious About Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump...Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically...U.S. DEATHS: 77,313...WORLD SICK MAP...AMERICA SICK MAP... Full Article
ir Sport documentaries: readers recommend their favourite films By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-03T07:00:45Z From skateboarding to Sunderland, here are the documentaries you suggested to get through live sport’s long shutdownWe recently recommended 12 sports films to watch during lockdown, and asked readers for their favourite documentaries. Here are some of your selections:Available on Curzon Home Cinema (UK) and Prime Video (US); watch trailer hereAvailable on Netflix or to rent from YouTube/Google Play/Prime Video Related: Missing live sport during lockdown? Here are 12 sporting films to watch Available on Prime Video (free in UK)Available to buy via Curzon (UK) and Beamafilms; watch the trailer hereAvailable to rent on Apple/Google Play/YouTube; watch the trailer hereAvailable via Starz on Prime Video (US) and on DVD; watch trailer hereAvailable on DVD and online; watch trailer hereAvailable on ESPN Player; watch the trailer hereAvailable on Prime Video (UK) and to rent on YouTube. Watch trailer here Related: The Simpsons: Springfield's greatest sporting moments – quiz Continue reading... Full Article Sport Football US sports Cricket Motor sport Athletics Television & radio
ir McIlroy and Johnson to team up in $3m golf event for coronavirus charities By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:24:08Z Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff the opposition at SeminoleBroadcast to be screened live in UK and United StatesRory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff are to take part in an event to raise money for coronavirus charities. The foursome will play in the TaylorMade Driving Relief – a two-team skins challenge over 18 holes – at Seminole in Florida on 17 May.McIlroy, the world No 1, will team up with Johnson against Fowler and Wolff, with up to $3m (£2.38m) going to the American Nurses Foundation and CDC Foundation. All four will follow strict physical-distancing measures and comprehensive testing will be used to protect players, TV staff and others at the course. Related: Golf must be force for good when it makes long-awaited return | Ewan Murray Continue reading... Full Article Rory McIlroy Sport Dustin Johnson Golf PGA Tour US sports
ir Ravens' Earl Thomas held at gunpoint by wife over alleged affair, police say By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T20:51:22Z Wife of seven-time Pro Bowler faces felony burglary charge‘Stuff like this happens,’ says future Hall of Fame free safetyNFL 2020 schedule: Chiefs kick off title defense against TexansThe lawyer for the wife of Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas said she is being subjected to an “unfounded ongoing investigation” by Texas police after she allegedly pointed a gun at her husband’s head upon finding him in bed with another woman last month.According to a police affidavit, Nina Thomas tracked down her husband at a short-term rental home in Austin in the early morning hours of 13 April and found him and his brother, Seth, in bed with two women. Related: NFL 2020 schedule: Chiefs kick off title defense against Texans in season opener Continue reading... Full Article NFL Sport US sports Baltimore Ravens
ir More Proof Neanderthals Weren't Stupid: They Made Their Own String By science.howstuffworks.com Published On :: 2020-04-14T18:00:45+00:00 We make a big deal about modern humans being smarter than Neanderthals, but, really, are we? Full Article
ir How Coronavirus Has Helped to Clear the Air By science.howstuffworks.com Published On :: 2020-04-21T23:00:02+00:00 Satellite data shows just how much air quality has improved during the coronavirus crisis, from China, India, Italy and beyond. Full Article
ir How the Environment Has Changed Since the First Earth Day 50 Years Ago By science.howstuffworks.com Published On :: 2020-04-22T20:00:04+00:00 It's been 50 years since the first Earth Day, and while progress has been made in some areas, humanity still has had a major impact on the planet. Full Article
ir Can you get coronavirus twice? – video explainer By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-14T10:52:18Z A serious concern since the emergence of Covid-19 has been whether those who have had it can get it a second time – and what that means for exiting this crisis.The Guardian’s science correspondent, Hannah Devlin, looks at how our bodies fight coronavirus when infected, how we develop immunity and if we can get reinfected with Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesFollow all our coronavirus coverage here Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Health Science UK news US news World news China Australia news
ir Asic looking at new investment product offered by Dunk Island developer Mayfair 101 By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T05:36:20Z Corporate watchdog’s move comes after a court earlier banned Mayfair 101 from advertising two other productsThe corporate watchdog is looking into a new investment product issued by Mayfair 101, the group that has bought the cyclone-ravaged Dunk Island resort, after alleging in court that it had misled people by comparing its previous offerings to bank term deposits.On Thursday, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued a general warning against advertisements that compare fixed-interest products to bank term deposits as part of a broader crackdown on potentially misleading marketing by investment groups. Continue reading... Full Article Business Queensland Australia news Coronavirus outbreak
ir Melbourne Airbnb superhost jailed for at least five years for raping guest By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T04:12:48Z Nicholas David Weston found guilty of four counts of rape of 19-year-old woman during her 2017 stay at his city apartmentAn Airbnb superhost has been jailed for raping a young woman in Melbourne while she was visiting the city with her friend.Nicholas David Weston was found guilty of four counts of rape of the 19-year-old woman over the horror stay at his Melbourne CBD apartment in November 2017. Continue reading... Full Article Melbourne Victoria Australia news Crime - Australia Airbnb
ir Sydney harbour master tells Ruby Princess inquiry he 'did not understand' email By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T03:56:43Z NSW Health assessment the cruise ship was ‘low risk’ introduced ‘an unfortunate element’ into his decision-makingSign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsA New South Wales harbour master has told an inquiry he “did not understand” an email that told him to treat the Ruby Princess “as if it has a positive Covid-19 result” when it came into Sydney Harbour on 18 and 19 March.Cameron Butchart, who was the duty harbour master on 18 March, said NSW Health’s assessment that the ship was “low risk” introduced “an unfortunate element” into his decision-making. Continue reading... Full Article Ruby Princess Coronavirus outbreak New South Wales New South Wales politics Health Australia news
ir Australian government stops listing major threats to species under environment laws By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T22:10:31Z Exclusive: Documents show department has stopped recommending assessment of ‘key threatening processes’ affecting native wildlifeThe federal government has stopped listing major threats to species under national environment laws, and plans to address listed threats are often years out of date or have not been done at all.Environment department documents released under freedom of information laws show the government has stopped assessing what are known as “key threatening processes”, which are major threats to the survival of native wildlife. Continue reading... Full Article Australia news Environment Scott Morrison Coalition Wildlife Australian politics Conservation
ir Australia We're Full Party or an Independent? Who will win the Eden-Monaro by-election? | First Dog on the Moon By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T05:34:40Z Is it all moot because of the deadly virus infecting Australia and no I don’t mean the National party ahahahaSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading... Full Article Australian politics NSW south coast Liberal party Labor party Australia news
ir Sharri Markson's coronavirus 'bombshell' impresses Fox's Tucker Carlson | Weekly Beast By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T03:12:18Z Those less convinced in Australia cast doubt on source of Wuhan lab ‘intelligence’. Plus: Trump and Jennifer HawkinsThe origin of the coronavirus has opened up a new battlefield between the Murdoch press and just about everyone else – and given the Daily Telegraph’s Sharri Markson an international platform on Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News.Following in the footsteps of her colleague Miranda Devine, who also made it onto Fox News, Markson told Tucker Carlson Tonight the “bombshell dossier” she had uncovered showed some of the world’s foremost intelligence agencies were investigating whether the virus was linked to a lab in Wuhan. Continue reading... Full Article News Corporation Australian media Australian Broadcasting Corporation Coronavirus outbreak Fox News
ir The Murdoch media’s China coronavirus conspiracy has one aim: get Trump re-elected | Kevin Rudd By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T03:41:08Z News Corp is campaigning full-bore for the US president, with reports of a Wuhan lab ‘intelligence’ dossier being seeded across its empireIn liberal democracies, the integrity, impartiality and professionalism of intelligence agencies matters. That’s why it is essential that intelligence agencies remain aloof, not only from the political debates of the day, but also from the policy decisions that individual governments may take. The intelligence community’s core task is to provide brutally realistic analysis on the threat environments we face so that governments can then make the best-informed policy decisions possible to preserve our common security.The failures of the intelligence community before the Iraq war, the gullibility of much of the western media, as well as the cynical manipulation of both by the political class of the day, provide us with a stark reminder of what can go radically wrong. On 8 September 2002 the New York Times published one of this century’s most consequential news articles. The front-page story, supplied by the Bush administration, claimed that Saddam Hussein had stepped up his quest for weapons of mass destruction by acquiring key components for a nuclear weapon. In the UK, the Blair government’s “dodgy dossier” compounded the error. John Howard did the same in Australia. The problem was that it just wasn’t true. These were over-egged stories designed to soften the public up for what would become a disastrous war. Continue reading... Full Article News Corporation Rupert Murdoch Fox News Australian media Australian politics Espionage US elections 2020 Donald Trump Iraq Middle East and North Africa Media US news Coronavirus outbreak China Saddam Hussein World Health Organization Australia news Infectious diseases Mike Pompeo Australian security and counter-terrorism
ir Covidsafe app: how to download Australia’s coronavirus contact tracing app, how it works, what it does and problems By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T03:49:14Z The app will ask for your name (or pseudonym), age range, postcode and phone number. Scott Morrison says the Australian government’s covid safe tracking app won’t be mandatory to download and install, but its uptake numbers could play a part in easing Covid-19 restrictionsAuthorities admit app is not working properly on iPhonesHow Australia’s Covidsafe compares to other countries’ contact tracing technologySign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsThe Australian government has launched Covidsafe, an app that traces every person running the app who has been in contact with someone else using the app who has tested positive for coronavirus in the previous few weeks, in a bid to automate coronavirus contact tracing, and allow the easing of restrictions.Here’s what we know about the app so far. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Australia news Privacy Technology Health Australian politics Scott Morrison Christian Porter Infectious diseases