PETER HITCHENS: Here I am, asking bluntly - is the closedown of the country the right answer to the coronavirus? If we have this wrong we have a great deal to lose.

In an effort to preserve the legacy of some of the world's most famous landmarks, Google has announced a new project transform five of the most endangered by climate change into 3D models.

Their need to travel comes as more than 1,000 people in the US have tested positive for COVID-19 across 38 states and the District of Columbia, and 31 people have died.

Britons have been using Google to look up the Government's guidance on helping firms with furloughed workers to keep them employed but without working.

Trade body TechUK, which represents hundreds of technology companies in Britain including Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon, said the Government should 'look again' at the new tax.

After schools were closed in March and children were sent home, many pupils have been taught by their parents and taken to Google themselves to help with school work.

Raj Nathwani (left, with his mother Kanchan, father Suri and brother Manish) also used a Google spreadsheet to monitor 81-year-old Suri's vital signs and kept his house clean in Watford.

A retired NHS worker snapped this uplifting picture of what appears to be silver-lined clouds in the shape of the British Isles.

Whenever I think of Honor Blackman, I will remember someone who in her 80s campaigned passionately for financial justice to be given to investors who lost money following the near collapse of Equitable Life.

Lincolnshire couple Oliver Wilson and Rebecca Holloway formed a twisted relationship so they could rape children under the age of 13 during a campaign of horrific abuse.

The official soft toy is on sale at John Lewis and Waitrose for £15, but is already being advertised for nearly four times that price - despite the commercial itself not even airing on TV until Saturday.

Amaan Zameer, 30, Mohammed Nadeem, 28, Nadeem Arshad, 42, (who admitted a lead role) and Zahir Hussain, 31, stole at least 117 vehicles from across England in burglaries and carjackings.

Buttler was the man who broke the stumps during the decisive super-over victory against New Zealand at Lord's, the act which ultimately secured England's unforgettable first World Cup success.

At the launch event in Cupertino, California, the iPhone maker debuted a white titanium card with no number, security code, expiry date or name, only the Apple logo. Could it launch in Britain too?

It is Bristol where the highest proportion of card payments are swiped, with 73 per cent of 11.5million card transactions in the West Country city using contactless.

Britain's biggest payday loan collapse since Wonga could be on the cards as QuickQuid is on the verge of going into administration, according to reports.

Households are increasingly saving less and getting into more debt and a payday loan crackdown hasn't solved the problem. This is Money rounds up some of the start-ups trying to help

American Express and Vitality have launched a new cashback credit card with a difference. The more exercise you do, the more you earn - up to an eye-catching 3 per cent. But is it any good?

Households have £45bn more debt on credit cards, personal loans and overdrafts compared to the start of 2010 - growth of 25% in 10 years, Bank of England data shows.

Households paid back a whopping £3.8bn more than they borrowed in March, the biggest figure on record, as households shunned their credit cards in the face of the coronavirus crisis.

Britain has been busily taking on its own emergency loans to deal with coronavirus. What do we do to pay all this extra borrowing off?

Sex expert Tracey Cox reveals why forbidding sex could actually help your relationship and says a ban on intercourse could make it more appealing to both you and your partner in the long run.

Ram Kumar spent close to 20 days at the city's Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS).

Rahul has many miles to go before he can walk in Modi's shoes, but there is an unmistakable spring in his step and the pace of his ascent is directly proportionate to the pace at which Modi falters.

Kotla Test disrupted as players left breathless after the recent recent U-17 World Cup and Half Marathon faced crisis. More events to be held next year are currently under a cloud.

Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, lost its licence to operate, with immediate effect, after the Delhi government came down heavily on the institution. It is now barred from registering new patients.

Delhi Medical Council (DMC), which keeps a close watch on the functioning of the hospitals in the city, receives at least 30 serious grievances every month.

The Capital generates 10,000 metric tonnes of trash a day. Pollution is a major problem across all life and sites in Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla have created a unique challenge to the city's fire service.

A police officer in Maharashtra said she 'could complete only 300' sit-ups, adding: 'Later in the day, she complained of pain in her right leg, which was shaking continuously'.

Last week, the AAP-led Delhi government passed an order to reserve half of the beds available at its GB Pant Hospital for the residents of the national Capital requiring specialised treatments.

Selena Gomez, 25, happily cheered on her man Justin Bieber, 23, as she watched him play a game of ice hockey in Los Angeles on Monday.

Lille are demanding around £60million for the 21-year-old Nigeria international while he also has strong interest from Italian sides Juventus and Inter Milan.

Chelsea star Christian Pulisic has promised to donate Mexican food to the workers at an American hospital every Saturday for the next month as they continue to fight coronavirus.

The breakthrough discovery was announced during the annual American Astronomical Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Scientists convened on an unfinished underground power plant in Elma, Washington to test a group of autonomous military robots in a simulated disaster scenario searching for survivors.

ESA released satellite images Venice from this month and the same time last year to highlight a distinct lack of boat traffic following the lockdown in March to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Building off of a concept introduced by physicist Gerard O'Neill - who Bezos himself studied under during his time at Princeton - the Blue Origin founder outlined habitats that could hold cities.

The US Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane will conduct three experiments in low orbit, including converting the sun's power into radio frequency microwave energy.

A study from the US found patients with a severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications, including death.

Ofgem has issued Gnergy with a notice of failure to comply with a final order over unpaid Renewables Obligation payments.

If one of your financial New Year's resolutions was to make this year as tax-efficient as possible, then it's the perfect time to apply it to your charitable giving plans.

Those in the B5 postal area, which includes Digbeth, Highgate and Lee Bank, have made the most burglary claims over the last two years, with a rate of 57.14 claims per 1,000 quotes.

Vodafone is the most complained about broadband, mobile and landline provider, new data has revealed. It is the second quarter in a row it has been voted the worst for broadband.

We challenged Ofgem after being inundated by letters from angry customers. In the worst cases, some had been made to wait up to a year for refunds of hundreds of pounds.

One positive from this devastating coronavirus pandemic, is the willingness for more people to get in the kitchen to cook and adapt recipes for the ingredients they have knocking around.

The Liverpool full back was defeated by tournament favourite Diogo Jota, with the Wolves ace securing victory in the online showpiece after yet another golden goal strike.

The 22-year-old centre back arrived at the Bernabeu last summer in a £44million move from Porto, but has played just 13 games all season and has played a lot out of position at Real Madrid.

For passenger safety, a fund to be created with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh cr over a period of 5 years

Knowledge-driven services for agriculture can bring a revolution in the way farming is practiced

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