hi Tesla chief Elon Musk set for £600m payday after targets reached By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 02:28:23 +0100 He will receive nearly 1.69 million stock options priced at 350.02 dollars (£285). Full Article
hi China declares whole country ‘at low risk’ after coronavirus pandemic By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 05:16:24 +0100 There have been no deaths reported from the virus in China for more than three weeks. Full Article
hi A warm day with plenty of sunshine for most of the country By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:17:12 +0100 Temperatures will reach highs of 23 Celsius (73F) and it will feel noticeably warmer along North Sea coasts. Full Article
hi Shipment of 400,000 delayed protective gowns from Turkey deemed unusable By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:22:18 +0100 A shipment of 400,000 gowns from Turkey which was part of a delayed consignment of PPE has been impounded after falling short of standards. Full Article
hi People from black backgrounds four times more likely to die from virus than people from white backgrounds, ONS finds By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:55:41 +0100 People from black backgrounds are four times more likely to die from coronavirus than people from white backgrounds, new statistics suggest. Full Article
hi Report appears to show link between Covid-19 and a rare inflammatory syndrome seen in children By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:25:30 +0100 A report published in The Lancet appeared to show there was a link between Covid-19 and a deadly syndrome that affects some children. Full Article
hi Notting Hill Carnival 2020: Event cancelled for the first time ever By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:35:55 +0100 Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled for the first time ever because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Full Article
hi Police chief calls on Premier League clubs objecting to neutral venues to 'get a grip' By www.itv.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:28:12 +0100 Mark Roberts believes those who say the proposal compromises the integrity of the league need to look at the broader context. Full Article
hi Lower paid essential workers ‘substantially constrained’ over childcare By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:03:16 +0100 The report stated that the groups identified are not an exhaustive list of essential employees. Full Article
hi Call to ‘grab chance’ to end overfishing in Europe’s seas amid lockdown By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:04:17 +0100 A drop in demand from overseas markets and restaurants at home means 2020 could be the first year without overfishing in European waters. Full Article
hi Fart leads police to hiding man By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:27:22 +0100 Officers heard a noise ‘believed to be the sound of someone breaking wind from a nearby bush’. Full Article
hi Warm and sunny day for most of the UK with highs of 25C By www.itv.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:54:29 +0100 A scattering of showers will develop, particularly during the afternoon. Full Article
hi UK weather: Temperatures could hit 26C in parts of the country By www.itv.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:55:44 +0100 Southern parts of the UK will be fine, warm and dry. Full Article
hi 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
hi 'Never seen anything like it': US coronavirus havoc revealed By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 05:21:01 GMT The United States has become the world leader in COVID-19 cases while posting its biggest spike in unemployment claims in history. Full Article
hi 'I love waking up to Cuomo': US governors shine in coronavirus crisis By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:45:00 GMT State governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are making the big decisions on the coronavirus outbreak, and are providing a vivid contrast to Donald Trump. Full Article
hi '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
hi Britain's Prime Minister, Health Secretary and Chief Medical Officer all hit by coronavirus in a single day By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:39:04 GMT In the middle of a national crisis, three of the four key figures leading Britain's response have been knee-capped by COVID-19. Full Article
hi The war within the war over coronavirus By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 22:45:02 GMT China and the US are waging a battle to shape the global narrative over responsibility for the outbreak. Full Article
hi Social distancing, hand washing are fantasy concepts in Europe's squalid migrant camps By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:41:01 GMT A growing chorus of aid workers is warning of an impending humanitarian catastrophe if coronavirus sweeps into makeshift refugee cities. Full Article
hi Intentionally incomplete: US intelligence says China concealed extent of outbreak By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:09:04 GMT China’s public reporting on cases and deaths is intentionally incomplete. Full Article
hi Free speech for doctors in China. Now By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 02:06:01 GMT Not only is free expression a core value at home, it's a value that Australia needs to stand for in the world. We should reassert our belief in the importance of the value now. Full Article
hi White House to advise Americans to cover face to slow coronavirus spread By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:42:01 GMT Evidence showing asymptomatic people can pass on the coronavirus has led public health authorities to reassess their resistance to mask wearing. Full Article
hi China's face-mask diplomacy could reshape power in south-east Asia By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:30:03 GMT Chinese aid and medical experts are flying around the world to help other countries hit by COVID-19. But will the assistance redraw the strategic map? Full Article
hi 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
hi From the Archives, 1895: Oscar Wilde arrested in London By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT The glittering life of playwright Oscar Wilde came undone when his attempt to prosecute the Marquess of Queensberry for libel resulted in his own arrest for "gross indecency". Full Article
hi 'We will meet again': The Queen invokes war during historic coronavirus broadcast By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:49:03 GMT The rare address from Windsor Castle was filmed by a lone cameraman dressed in full-body protective equipment. Full Article
hi This is how America's coronavirus response went wrong By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 01:51:03 GMT Rather than affirming American exceptionalism, the pandemic has fed into a narrative of American decline. Full Article
hi Julian Assange 'fathered two children' while holed up in embassy By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 05:35:01 GMT The claims have been made as the WikiLeaks founder's legal team seeks his release from a London prison. Full Article
hi Ship's smooth passage represents a favour repaid By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 02:00:02 GMT Relieved Australian cruise passengers flown home from Uruguay might care to reflect on another humanitarian act nearly 50 years ago. Full Article
hi Chinese authorities' latest wildlife trade outrage is mindbogglingly reckless By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:32:03 GMT China's government is putting on a show of sending aid to countries suffering from COVID-19, but undermining efforts to control the source of further pandemics. Full Article
hi 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
hi 'This means the world to me': Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:38:33 GMT In his 12-minute video statement, Obama did not mention Donald Trump by name, but delivered a scathing denunciation of the Republican Party. Full Article
hi '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
hi Trump fundraisers embrace anti-China message in pitch for donations By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:03:19 GMT The appeal reflects an increased effort by the Trump campaign to use US-China relations as a campaign issue against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Full Article
hi China vows equal treatment for Africans after McDonald's apology By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:17:21 GMT McDonald's said it had closed a restaurant in Guangzhou for diversity and inclusion training after an investigation confirmed social media reports it was barring "black people". Full Article
hi 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
hi After 10 days of hell, take it from me: you don't want to catch this virus By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:33:32 GMT I did not think I was going to die but it absolutely felt like the virus was trying hard to kill me. I've never been so sick, or scared. Full Article
hi 'Everything has shifted': How a pandemic is reshaping the US election By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 15:19:07 GMT As a rule, if the economy is going well then US presidents get re-elected. If it's going badly, they lose. But will that hold in a global health emergency? Full Article
hi WHO defends China's new Wuhan coronavirus death toll By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:25:01 GMT US President Donald Trump seized on the new figures as evidence China has been deliberately concealing its true toll from the rest of the world. Full Article
hi 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
hi 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
hi UNSW graduate, Chinese Vice Minister investigated for 'severe violations of discipline and law' By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 07:46:03 GMT The move comes a month after Sun Lijung played a key role in the Chinese Communist Party's response to the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
hi 'Immunity passport' to free recovered Chileans from lockdown By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 03:20:03 GMT Critics warn against moving too quickly with a medical union secretary saying: "There are serious doubts over existence of long-term immunity to this virus." Full Article
hi Trump-aligned states ready to reopen for business from this week By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:42:01 GMT Republican governors, including in Georgia, are reopening gyms, churches, bowling alleys and hairdressers later this week despite COVID-19 cases still rising. Full Article
hi Scared new world: in some ways, this lockdown is worse than a coup By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:21:01 GMT We were down the pub when the generals took control. This is very different. Full Article
hi Pandemic is an opportunity to entirely rethink university education By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 13:28:00 GMT Students ought to be allowed to sample lectures to find which path best suits them before they put money down. Full Article
hi As the day unfolded: Australia's COVID-19 deaths rise to 71, WHO defends China's revised death toll By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:13:01 GMT If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080. Full Article
hi The assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things unseen By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:40:01 GMT These are days, obviously, when faith is being tested; this is not unique. But the isolation requirements add a new measure of distress and psychological challenge. Full Article
hi $5000 spitting and coughing penalty expanded to protect all workers By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:00:00 GMT One customer deliberately coughed in the face of a checkout operator when they were refused a refund they were not entitled to. Full Article