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Coronavirus: The grandad who became a TikTok star without realising it

Joe Allington was persuaded to dance on TikTok for the first time in January. Now he's got 1.5 million followers.




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Coronavirus: 'Depression feels like my cat is sitting on my chest'

Two young people describe how the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown have affected their mental health.




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Coronavirus: Love and dating in lockdown

How dating and love continue for three couples during the coronavirus lockdown.




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Coronavirus: what we can learn from the war generation

What can younger people learn from the generations that lived through World War Two?




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Coronavirus: Volunteers help protect NHS workers

The army of volunteers making essential supplies for NHS workers fighting Covid-19.




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Coronavirus: DIY hair shaving and beauty treatments

As hair dye and clippers become the next thing on the stockpile list - we look at how people are managing their hair and beauty.




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From patient to healer: How this woman is saving lives

Women who have overcome depression are running therapy sessions to help others




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Ramadan and Coronavirus: Breaking my fast on Zoom

How fasting in lockdown and isolation has changed Ramadan for young Muslims this year.




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Coronavirus: 'I'm being bombarded by gambling ads'

Gambling companies have halted TV and radio ads during lockdown - but not online ads.




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Coronavirus: A toast to my cancelled wedding

Today was going to be my big day until Covid-19 intervened. But that won't stop me delivering my speech.




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Coronavirus career pivots: 'I now work in a supermarket'

An actress and a commercial sales leader talk about making the switch to working in a supermarket.




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Coronavirus: Flower grower donates blooms to key workers

Horticulturalist Ben Cross is working with supermarkets to donate flowers to NHS workers.




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Coronavirus: Three perspectives on furloughing

Three people react to the furloughing scheme put in place in response to the coronavirus outbreak.




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Coronavirus: 'We need to recruit hundreds more live-in carers'

The CEO of a social care firm says there is a surge in demand for live-in carers due to coronavirus.




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Coronavirus crisis forces farmers to throw milk away

Some dairy farmers are throwing away thousands of litres amid supply chain disruption due to coronavirus.




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Coronavirus tests and masks sold by fraudsters online

A BBC investigation has found online scams selling fake protective equipment and coronavirus tests.




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Coronavirus: 'My parents' campervan has become my office'

A marketing manager explains why she turned a campervan into her office during coronavirus.




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Bill Gates: Few countries will get 'A-grade' for coronavirus response

The Microsoft billionaire says we find ourselves in uncharted territory with the coronavirus pandemic.




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Coronavirus: Rising commercial PPE costs 'frustrating', says care home CEO

The CEO of Methodist Homes says a secure supply chain from government would mean avoiding inflated prices.




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Coronavirus will have "significant impact" on economy

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told reporters that Covid-19 will cause "hardship ahead".




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Coronavirus: The unexpected items deemed 'essential'

Cheese shops and gun stores are among the services still open in locked down places around the world.




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Coronavirus: ‘Buying a round’ to thank NHS workers

Social enterprise Brewgooder is helping people buy beers for those on the coronavirus front line.




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Coronavirus: How a plus-size fashion retailer is adapting

Ojoma Idegwu, founder of plus-size fashion label Dear Curves, explains how she is adapting to coronavirus.




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Coronavirus: UK chancellor on new microloan scheme for small businesses

Firms will be able to borrow up to £50,000, which will be interest free for the first year.




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Coronavirus: Pint delivery service to challenge Belfast ban

A pub delivering Guinness to people's homes during lockdown says it was operating within the law.




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Coronavirus: Should maternity and paternity leave be extended?

A petition calling for maternity leave to be extended due to coronavirus has attracted many signatures.




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Chancellor: 'Tough times' as coronavirus affects UK economy

The chancellor says there have already been "tough times" as the coronavirus outbreak has an impact on the UK and warns "there will be more to come".




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Coronavirus: 'My cafe's going bust before it's even opened'

A car factory worker turned cafe owner explains how coronavirus is affecting his business dream.




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Coronavirus: Aer Lingus flight had 'no social distancing' says passenger

Sean Mallon's photos of an Aer Lingus Belfast-Heathrow flight showed passengers sitting close together.




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Coronavirus: Bread and cake tips from a self-isolating baker

Ray normally runs his family bakery, Rinkoffs, but is currently staying at home with his wife.




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Coronavirus: Three continents, four lives, one day

The stories of people who died on one day, from an exile who returned home to a disaster survivor.




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Coronavirus coffee farmer: 'We're definitely scared'

Many small coffee producers fear they will go under, as Covid-19 has shut down their usual buyers.




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Coronavirus: Disease meets deforestation at heart of Brazil's Amazon

Coronavirus has overwhelmed Manaus, the Amazon's biggest city, and the worst is yet to come.




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Coronavirus: São Paulo governor at odds with Bolsonaro

São Paulo Governor João Doria has imposed tough virus curbs, a move slammed by President Bolsonaro.




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Coronavirus: Brazil's outbreak 'threatens Paraguay's success'

Paraguay's president says he has reinforced the border with the worst-hit country in South America.




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The Diverse React Navigation Ecosystem

The routing ecosystem around React and React Native is quite different. One is characterized by a strong incumbent, and the other is plagued by rapid change.

React JS

No question about it, React Router (ReactTraining/react-router) is king here. They have the benefit of several years of active development, along with an active community submitting PR’s, fixes, etc. Supplement that with myriad tutorials and how-to’s and you end up with a well-supported, stable product. To be fair, React Router has suffered some major API upsets, and is nearly the poster-child for javascript fatigue but the maintainers have declared their lasting support for a few specific versions, which means you can plop down with V3 and be good to go for the next 12 to 24 months.

React Native

Ok, this is where things start to get really, really crazy. The most important thing to keep in mind is that the React Native team has produced three navigation helpers: NavigatorIOS, Navigator, and NavigatorExperimental.

  • NavigatorIOS was quickly deprecated, as it was supported only by (you guessed it) IOS.
  • Navigator is the currently endorsed solution for navigation, at least if you are following the official docs. However, its about to be upset by-
  • NavigationExperimental. This is an updated navigator that has learned some lessons from Navigator, and has some solid integration with Redux. ‘Navigator’ is (or was!) sleighted to be deprecated in favor of NavigationExperimental at some point.

Already you have three ‘official’ navigators supported by the React Native team. The big issue with all three of these is that they are somewhat lightweight and don’t include a lot of common navigation situations out of the box, like sidebars, tab bars, headers, etc. To solve that, the community has introduced…

  • React Native Router Flux (aksonov/react-native-router-flux). My personal favorite, this is router is based upon NavigationExperimental. You can imagine that the authors looked at NavigationExperimental, realized that everyone would be writing the same wrapper code around it, and so created this project.
  • React Native Router (t4t5/react-native-router). Haven’t used it, but it is colossally popular.
  • React Router Native (jmurzy/react-router-native). Strives for API conformity with React Router (the above mentioned one). The great approach here is that they bring in the concept of a URL in native apps, where one doesn’t otherwise exist. This is a great approach that simplifies a lot of common routing situations. Of course, there’s one more big solution that is supposedly going to become the standard:
  • React Navigation (react-community/react-navigation). Seen as a solution that will soon be ‘official’ in the community, it is intended to replaced NavigationExperimental. This package is still in active development, so I expect at least a bit of API upset over the coming months. If you want to use official solutions, go with this, if you want a tried and true solution, go with React Native Router Flux.




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Javier Ceppi, Praful Patel, and Jaime Yarza speak to the media during a press conference

KOLKATA, INDIA - OCTOBER 26: L-R: Javier Ceppi, Tournament Director at LOC FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, Patel Praful and Head of FIFA Tournaments, Jaime Yarza speak to the media during a press conference ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 tournament at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on October 26, 2017 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Tom Dulat - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)




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Javier Ceppi, Praful Patel and Jaime Yarza speak during a India 2017 press conference

KOLKATA, INDIA - OCTOBER 26: L-R: Javier Ceppi, Tournament Director at LOC FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, Patel Praful and Head of FIFA Tournaments, Jaime Yarza speak to the media during a press conference ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 tournament at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on October 26, 2017 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Tom Dulat - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)




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Egypt’s Eika puts on a brave face

Egypt's Eika believes that following their gruelling win over Italy, their match against Argentina was one game too far.




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Javid caught between pride and frustration

FIFA.com ​spoke to the disconsolate yet proud Mahdi Javid after Iran were defeated 4-3 by Russia in the semi-finals of the FIFA Futsal World Cup.




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Vote for your favourite goal of Colombia 2016

The FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 saw some superb strikes that will stay in the memory of all who witnessed them live. But which was the most outstanding? Watch the ten goals and choose which one, in your opinion, was the very best?




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Xavi: I'm suffering if we don't have the ball




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Club World Cup veteran Basanta aims to save best for last




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Gabi, a serial leader from Simeone to Xavi




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Mahdi Javid (R) of Iran and Robinho (L) of Russia fight for the ball

MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Mahdi Javid (R) of Iran and Robinho (L) of Russia fight for the ball during the FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-Final match between Iran and Russia at Coliseo Ivan de Bedout stadium on September 27, 2016 in Medellin, Colombia. (Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)




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Hossein Tayebi of Iran battles with Vladislav Shayakhmetov of Russi

MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Hossein Tayebi of Iran battles with Vladislav Shayakhmetov of Russia during the FIFA Futsal World Cup semi-final match between Iran and Russia at Coliseo Ivan de Bedout on September 27, 2016 in Medellin, Colombia. (Photo by Jan Kruger - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)




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Vladislav Shayakhmetov (R) of Russia shoots on goal and scores

MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Vladislav Shayakhmetov (R) of Russia shoots on goal and scores his team's third goal during the FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-Final match between Iran and Russia at Coliseo Ivan de Bedout stadium on September 27, 2016 in Medellin, Colombia. (Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)




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Vladislav Shayakhmetov (C) of Russia celebrates

MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Vladislav Shayakhmetov (C) of Russia celebrates next to his teammates Sergey Abramov (L) and Dmitry Lyskov (2nd L) after scoring his team's third goal during the FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-Final match between Iran and Russia at Coliseo Ivan de Bedout stadium on September 27, 2016 in Medellin, Colombia. (Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)




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Hossein Tayebi (R) of Iran and Danil Davydov (L) of Russia compete for the ball

MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Hossein Tayebi (R) of Iran and Danil Davydov (L) of Russia compete for the ball during the FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-Final match between Iran and Russia at Coliseo Ivan de Bedout stadium on September 27, 2016 in Medellin, Colombia. (Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)




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Danil Davydov of Russia celebrates at the end of the

MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Danil Davydov of Russia celebrates at the end of the FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-Final match between Iran and Russia at Coliseo Ivan de Bedout stadium on September 27, 2016 in Medellin, Colombia. (Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)