be How can the globe avoid a future pandemic? By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:55:59 +0100 How is it possible to prevent a future pandemic if the origins of the novel coronavirus still remain unclear? Full Article
be Spread of coronavirus in hospitals and care homes is the big problem, writes Robert Peston By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:39:57 +0100 In the community, the rate of transmission is probably as low as 0.5/0.6, which means its progress through the population has been arrested. Full Article
be Study begins into how coronavirus spreads and why some people are more affected than others By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:07:23 +0100 As part of the study, samples of blood, saliva and nasal swabs from healthcare workers in a bid to answer key questions about the virus. Full Article
be Is the UK ready for the coronavirus lockdown to be eased? By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:13:22 +0100 Number 10 said the government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting restrictions in England, but some are worried. Full Article
be Boris Johnson pays respects at Westminster Abbey ahead of VE Day celebrations By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:13:14 +0100 The Prime Minister was welcomed to the abbey by the Dean of Westminster, and lit a candle on the eve on the 75th anniversary of the Allied v Full Article
be Coronavirus lockdown faces test of long weekend before PM’s announcement By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:03:15 +0100 Officials will scrutinise the latest data on the spread of the disease, and ministers are expected to convene over the weekend. Full Article
be UK remembers the end of World War Two on VE Day anniversary By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:03:15 +0100 Despite large-scale public events being unable to go ahead, tributes will be paid by members of the royal family. Full Article
be At-risk workers must have right to be furloughed, says charity By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:03:17 +0100 Citizens Advice claims cancer patients are among those having to go to work despite being eligible for the job retention scheme. Full Article
be VE Day remembered as 'day of hope' and lockdown exit plans lead the papers By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:30:10 +0100 The marking of Victory in Europe and the coronavirus lead the Friday papers. Full Article
be Father and son charged with murder in death of Ahmaud Arbery By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:07:15 +0100 The arrests followed the release of a video of the February incident which sparked national outcry. Full Article
be Lockdown changes for Wales to be announced tomorrow By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:32:38 +0100 Welsh ministers understood to have agreed only 'cautious' changes to lockdown restrictions here in Wales Full Article
be Gogglebox star June Bernicoff dies aged 82 By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:15:42 +0100 June and her husband Leon were favourites on the show. Full Article
be UK Weather Forecast: Saturday will be warmer with the risk of showers and some rain for Scotland By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:42:09 +0100 Saturday is set to be even hotter than Friday. Full Article
be Saturday could be hottest day of the year with scorching 26C temperatures By www.itv.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:23:44 +0100 Most of the country will bask in warm sunshine, as London and the South East will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez. Full Article
be Mandatory quarantine for UK arrivals would be devastating, trade body warns By www.itv.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:17:56 +0100 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the move in an address to the nation on Sunday. Full Article
be Travel, garden centres and schools – how England’s lockdown could be eased By www.itv.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:56:02 +0100 People in England are eagerly awaiting Boris Johnson’s announcement on Sunday around what changes might be made to the lockdown. Full Article
be Liberation 75: How Channel Islanders are marking the anniversary under lockdown By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:51:43 +0100 Islanders have been finding ways to mark the anniversary and help the spirit of the Liberation shine during difficult circumstances. Full Article
be 'Let the Games ... wait for a while': Shinzo Abe's big call By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:00:00 GMT It fell to the Japanese Prime Minister to make the heartbreaking but unavoidable decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until next year. Full Article
be Bernie Sanders says he's staying in the presidential race. Many Democrats fear a reprise of their 2016 defeat By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:05:03 GMT Bernie Sanders has been called "selfish" for failing to "get out" of the presidential race but the senator from Vermont has given no indication he is going anywhere. Full Article
be 'Better to die standing': a European strongman scoffs at coronavirus By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 02:02:01 GMT Seen as one of Europe's most restrictive countries, Belarus is taking a more laissez-faire approach to the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Full Article
be 'Urban centres will be engulfed': coronavirus cases surge beyond New York By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:46:03 GMT Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly in cities across the United States, with major hot spots emerging in Detroit, Miami, Chicago and New Orleans. Full Article
be China should be sued for $6.5 trillion for coronavirus damages says top UK think tank By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 05:01:03 GMT China could be sued under 10 possible legal avenues for its role in the early cover up and spread of the coronavirus, according to report. Full Article
be 'It's going to be very bad': COVID-19 fears for Australia's neighbours By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:20:02 GMT One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, Johnson & Johnson, is racing to make a billion vaccines. Its chief scientist is most worried about the impact of coronavirus on developing nations. Full Article
be New Zealand Health Minister demoted after breaking lockdown for beach trip By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:25:10 GMT Minister said he recalled the beach trip only after attracting public scrutiny for a mountain bike ride. Full Article
be Police recover body of Kennedy family member in bay By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:27:01 GMT After an exhaustive search, the body of one of Bobby Kennedy's granddaughters was found in seven metres of water. Her son is still missing. Full Article
be Australia withdraws ambassador to Indonesia because of COVID-19 fears By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:45:02 GMT The Australian government has taken the extraordinary step of withdrawing its ambassador to Indonesia for health reasons. Full Article
be Boris Johnson 'able to do short walks' but UK Prime Minister's recovery only just beginning By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:56:01 GMT Johnson's father Stanley said his son's illness "got the whole country to realise this is a serious event". Full Article
be More needed from Biden than not being Trump By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:55:09 GMT Joe Biden is going to have to offer US voters inspiration If he is to derail a candidate as adept at media manipulation as Donald Trump. Full Article
be COVID-19 took my beloved mother, but in every way she is greater than this virus By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:56:20 GMT There's a thought that really distresses me as I grieve for my 87-year-old mother. Full Article
be 'My child won't be a lab rat!': Danish parents threaten to boycott end of school lockdown By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:47:18 GMT Parents say there are too many unknowns about COVID-19 for it to be safe to expose their children to the risk of contagion. Full Article
be Countries rally behind WHO after Trump suspends payments By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 20:37:36 GMT While Trump's criticism of the WHO is being shared by others, US allies disagreed with a suspension of payments. Full Article
be Europe is emerging from the pandemic with beds and ventilators to spare By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:53:04 GMT All across Europe, the numbers are coming down. There is finally good news to share. Full Article
be Trump's 'LIBERATE MICHIGAN!' tweets incite insurrection. That's illegal in the US By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 05:12:01 GMT Using the current crisis to encourage a backlash against lawful and expert-recommended public health measures enjoys no protection under the US Constitution. Full Article
be Joe Biden sketches out his would-be administration By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:49:05 GMT Biden casts Donald Trump as chaotic and woefully unreliable in moments of crisis, such as the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
be Coronavirus study shows more deaths, no benefit from Trump's drug treatment suggestion By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:49:01 GMT Researchers did not track side effects, but noted a hint that hydroxychloroquine might have damaged other organs, too. Full Article
be Some form of exams still the best solution for our year 12s By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:50:00 GMT Relying on school-based assessments or a general intelligence like the SAT is not the solution. Full Article
be Turnbull's memoirs spill beans on Murdoch 'hate' campaign By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:41:05 GMT Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull reveals his run-ins with the Murdoch press in his memoir. Full Article
be As normal everyday functioning vanishes, our society has been put on trial By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT The fabric of our society is generally taken for granted as flexible and difficult to tear, but the pandemic has torn our society out of its routine. Full Article
be A man got COVID-19 three times. Should we be worried about reinfection? By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 23:19:01 GMT The 68-year-old Chinese man was in a bad way. He had COVID-19, and his heart was failing. Full Article
be Meet the Sydney-born virologist who became Greece's coronavirus 'hero' By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:07:03 GMT Sotiris Tsiodras has been rated the most popular person in Greece for helping the country avoid disaster. Full Article
be Don't touch the flags! Golfers find a fairway to beat coronavirus handicap By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT Sydney golf clubs have never been more booked up as players flock to the greens for a dose of the outdoors. Full Article
be YouTube sermons and prayers at home: Muslims prepare for 'a very different Ramadan' By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:05:04 GMT The coronavirus pandemic has forced significant changes to how Australia's Muslim community observe the holy month of Ramadan. Full Article
be Liberal Party conservatives want 'immediate' expulsion of Turnbull By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 08:05:05 GMT Malcolm Turnbull's memoir has yet to be released, but that hasn't stopped an outbreak of Liberal Party infighting over the weekend. Full Article
be Canberra's Male Champions of Change still struggling to promote women By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 23:28:07 GMT How is it that decades after first realising gender inequity was a serious problem, the good burghers at the Commonwealth public service have yet to act? Full Article
be 'Some beautiful souls out there': mates' volunteer start-up makes global connections By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:41:21 GMT Within five days, the trio had created Crisis Heroes, a platform to connect strangers struggling in lockdown with those who could help them. Full Article
be Nurse moved serenely between generals and beggars in the street By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 05:03:01 GMT Mother Teresa expected much of others but even more of herself. Full Article
be As others drove up prices, Gavin began his long-haul ventilator drive By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 05:45:00 GMT Medical equipment supplier Gavin Berry drove from Victoria to Queensland to the Illawarra to deliver ventilators. Other operators were a bit less altruistic. Full Article
be Flu season that looked like 'a big one' beaten by hygiene, isolation By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 07:02:01 GMT Confirmed cases of influenza dropped from 7002 in February to just 95 in April so far as the government’s measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 kicked in. Full Article
be Locked-down lives drive emergency department numbers to record lows By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:58:01 GMT Numbers of patients visiting hospital emergency departments have dropped to record lows across Australia amid fears people are delaying life-saving treatment. Full Article
be One in five Australian five-year-olds at risk of falling behind in school By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT New research has found that 22 per cent of Australian children are "developmentally vulnerable" at age five. Full Article