hal Food For London Now: Family takes on 813 mile walking challenge equivalent to John O' Groat's to Lands End By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T13:03:00Z The Budd family hopes to raise £20,000 for charities including The Felix Project You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW Full Article
hal Food For London Now faces: 'The biggest challenge is unlocking more food' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T10:48:05Z Damien Conrad from The Felix Project shares his story You can donate here virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW Full Article
hal Stampede for £50,000 bounce back loans to halt bankruptcies during coronavirus crisis By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T09:43:00Z Thousands of firms today rushed to get "bounce back" loans of up to £50,000 to avoid going bust within weeks as the coronavirus crisis wreaked havoc in the economy. Full Article
hal Half of Brits have come across false or misleading information about Covid-19, Ofcom says By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T10:27:09Z Half of those reading about coronavirus in the UK have come across false or misleading information, a watchdog has warned. Full Article
hal Furious customers slam Tesco for rolling out half price clothes sale in stores during lockdown By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T12:28:00Z Tesco has been slammed after putting clothing on a half price sale in stores despite lockdown rules banning non-essential shopping. Full Article
hal Ritz 'sold for half price after £1.3bn offer secretly recorded in family dispute' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T14:01:00Z London's iconic Ritz hotel was sold for "half the market price" after conversations were secretly recorded by the nephews of the billionaire co-owner and a Saudi investor offering £1.3bn, the High Court has heard. Full Article
hal Two adorable beluga whales swim 6,000 miles on last leg of journey to world-first sanctuary By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T09:02:35Z They have been living in a temporary facility for the past year to train them to use rocks for exfoliation and fatten them for the cooler temperatures. Full Article
hal Headteachers warn staff shortages and social distancing challenges will make it hard to reopen schools By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T09:48:00Z Low staff numbers and a lack of PPE are among the challenges facing schools as they draw together plans to reopen. Full Article
hal Thousands tune in to watch Katherine Jenkins sing wartime favourites in an empty Royal Albert Hall to mark VE Day By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T17:48:00Z Thousands have tuned in to watch Katherine Jenkins' stunning performance in front of an empty Royal Albert Hall as she marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Full Article
hal Fifty Shades of Sligo: Normal People poses a challenge for Irish tourism By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:31:19Z The travel industry has sifted through the BBC show’s many sex scenes to showcase shots of Ireland’s landscapePromoting Ireland as a tourism destination used to be straightforward – just showcase the bucolic landscape and put a slogan on the end – but that was before Normal People turned a chunk of the Atlantic coast into Fifty Shades of Sligo.The television adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel features beautiful shots of Sligo’s beaches and mountains, plus Trinity College Dublin, but there is also sex. Lots of sex. Continue reading... Full Article Ireland Sally Rooney Books Europe Culture World news Television Television & radio
hal University of Washington wins NASA grant to create spacey contest for Artemis Student Challenges By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:39:49 -0400 NASA has awarded the University of Washington a $499,864 grant to develop a competition that calls on students to turn a simulated lava tube into a habitat suitable for harboring humans on the moon or Mars. The exploration and habitation skills competition will be funded as part of NASA's Artemis Student Challenges program, which plays off the themes of the Artemis moon program to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers. The competition will involve navigating a rover through a facsimile lava tube and surface structures, generating maps, identifying valuable resources and deploying an airtight barrier to seal the… Read More Full Article
hal VDI in the Age of Covid-19: Remote Work and the Challenge of the Virtualized Client By gigaom.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:47:41 +0000 These are trying times, not least because corporate life needs to go on, which for millions of businesses means delivering compute resources… Full Article Blog Cloud Edge Infrastructure Mobile
hal Coronavirus Update: The U.S. Health Care Industry Is Challenged By The Pandemic By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:01:00 -0400 The health care sector has cut 1.4 million jobs in April. And as COVID-19 has consumed health care resources, other essential routine procedures — like screenings for strokes — have gone down. Full Article
hal Half of the ‘euphoric’ wealth gained in tax cut rally fizzled out in 7 days By economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-10-07T11:40:41+05:30 Data showed the domestic equity market gave up half the gains that it had amassed. Full Article
hal The Half-Life effect on PC-VR is the biggest Steam has ever seen By arstechnica.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 20:20:52 +0000 A big jump, but if you were expecting a jolt that would “save” the PC-VR space, well... Full Article Gaming & Culture oculus quest oculus rift oculus rift s steamvr valve index virtual reality Windows Mixed Reality
hal Sir Anthony Hopkins, 82, takes on Drake’s Toosie Slide Challenge By uk.movies.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:50:13 GMT He invited Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger to also take part. Full Article
hal Silver preps NBA players for challenges ahead By www.espn.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 20:20:46 EST Adam Silver outlined a potentially grim future for the NBA in a call with players, calling the pandemic the "single greatest challenge of all our lives." Full Article
hal Coronavirus: Half of health workers experiencing increased levels of stress and trauma By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-23T11:45:00Z Less than a third say government is doing enough to help healthcare workers Full Article
hal Half of UK workers feeling more stressed or anxious during lockdown, study finds By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T12:25:10Z The poll also found Britons are working 28 hours of overtime per month Full Article
hal Proposed class-action lawsuit filed against N.S. mass shooter's estate on behalf of families By atlantic.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:52:00 -0400 A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the estate of the perpetrator of Canada’s worst mass shooting, which left 22 people dead in several Nova Scotia communities last month. Full Article
hal Well-marshalled argument and evidence rather than tub-thumping emotion: Keir Starmer makes his PMQs debut By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T12:00:00Z Political editor Joe Murphy watches the new Labour leader in his first Commons test Full Article
hal The election day that never was: how red letter day in political calendar was brought to juddering halt by coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T06:51:00Z It should have been the first litmus test of Sir Keir Starmer's appeal - as well as a verdict on whether Boris Johnson's general election earthquake in former Red Wall regions translated into long term local success Full Article
hal Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Most Americans deny Trump virus response is a 'success' — nearly half say Obama would be doing better By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:43:16 -0400 The unfavorable comparison between the current president and his predecessor is one of the clearest signs to date of an emerging dynamic that will define the remainder of Trump’s term and the presidential election. Full Article
hal How Are Neanderthals Different From Homo Sapiens? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:00:00 GMT Based on fossils and artifacts, archaeologists try to understand the differences between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. Full Article
hal New regulations to protect killer whales ask fishermen to stop fishing near whales year round By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:41:11 EDT For the second year in a row, the Government of Canada is enacting restrictions to help protect the southern resident killer whale population. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia
hal Icebergs and whales galore! Take a virtual tour of Bonavista Bay By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:30:00 EDT Whale and iceberg season has come early, but the local tourism industry has been forced to press pause. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
hal SNL returning with original content after coronavirus halted production By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T20:11:45Z 'Weekend Update' among segments returning Full Article
hal Tiger King: Joel McHale responds to 'weird' backlash over Joe Exotic question in Netflix special By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T13:31:49Z Comedian said he got 'such s***' for suggesting tiger trader deserves his prison sentence Full Article
hal STUDY: US death toll halved had it acted 4 days sooner... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z STUDY: US death toll halved had it acted 4 days sooner... (First column, 12th story, link) Related stories:Pence press secretary tests positive...White House shaken...President flouts virus protocols...Secret Service has 11 current cases, as concerns about staff grow...Nine disasters we still aren't ready for...Why farmers dump food and crops while grocery stores run dry and Americans struggle... Full Article
hal 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
hal That Black Stuff on the Road? Technically Not Asphalt By science.howstuffworks.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T19:18:06+00:00 If you think asphalt is what hot tar roads are made of, you'd be wrong. Asphalt is only one ingredient in the recipe that makes up our roads. And it has a very long, very interesting history. Full Article
hal Nicole Scherzinger takes on TikTok dance challenge - and aces it, naturally By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T09:45:35Z The star gave the Blinding Lights TikTok challenge a go while clad in fluorescent exercise gear Full Article
hal Julie Hesmondhalgh: I hope I wouldn't be offered role of Hayley Cropper today By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T12:06:20Z Hesmondhalgh said she did a "decent job" of playing Corrie's first trans character - but would not take the part now Full Article
hal Kim Kardashian-West offers fan chance to have lunch with her as she joins All-In Challenge By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T01:29:00Z Kim Kardashian-West has revealed she is offering a lucky fan the chance to have lunch with her and her famous sisters as part of the All-In Challenge. Full Article
hal Katherine Jenkins and Beverley Knight to mark VE Day with virtual Royal Albert Hall concert By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T10:46:40Z Katherine Jenkins will sing at an empty Royal Albert Hall tomorrow in a concert being streamed online Full Article
hal Run 5, Donate 5 challenge: How to get involved in the Run For Heroes to raise money for the NHS By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T09:34:00Z Coronavirus: The Symptoms Full Article
hal Instagram's Pillow Challenge is here to switch up your lockdown look By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T14:40:07Z No clothes? No worries! Instagram is teaching us how to style our bedding Full Article
hal Nearly half of all UK insurance companies stop selling travel insurance amid coronavirus crisis By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-03-31T15:33:00Z Many insurers either no longer sell travel insurance or have amended existing policies, a Which? report has found Full Article
hal Met Gala Challenge: Billy Porter is encouraging you to recreate your favourite Met Gala looks in new Instagram challenge By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T07:57:28Z Lockdown is about to get considerably more fash-un Full Article
hal Colour codes: Instagram's rainbow challenge is daring us to embrace colour, but what do the shades symbolise? By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T13:10:24Z Red and yellow and pink and blue, which one is most you? Full Article
hal Meet the woman behind the Run For Heroes 5k challenge – that has raised over £5m By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T13:44:00Z 'I hoped to raise £5k with Run For Heroes ... now the total is over £5m' Full Article
hal What is the Shopping Bag Challenge? Instagram's latest trend explained By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T09:20:00Z Have you got bags of style? Full Article
hal University Challenge quizmaster Brandon Blackwell's exclusive 20-question test By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T12:55:08Z Gone quiz-crazy in lockdown? University Challenge quizmaster Brandon Blackwell shares his top tips for triumph Full Article
hal Sicily will pay for half of your flights if you visit this autumn By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T07:58:00Z Covid-19 has caused losses of €1 billion in tourism revenue Full Article
hal Reach for the stars to support midwives in this star jump challenge By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T13:37:00Z Time to get moving again Full Article
hal What's the 100k in May challenge and how do I sign up? By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T10:16:00Z It's not too late to join Full Article
hal Tuesday morning news briefing: More than half of adults paid by the state in coronavirus lockdown By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 06:31:41 GMT Full Article topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown structure:news topics:in-the-news/coronavirus structure:news/uk-news storytype:standard
hal Yoga can help half the number of headaches migraine sufferers experience, study shows By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:48:19 GMT Full Article structure:news topics:things/yoga topics:things/health structure:news/uk-news storytype:standard
hal Duke and Duchess of York sued for £6.7m over Swiss ski chalet By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:22:29 GMT Full Article structure:news topics:people/prince-andrew topics:people/jeffrey-epstein topics:people/sarah-ferguson topics:places/switzerland structure:news/uk-news storytype:standard
hal Halima Aden using lockdown to experiment with new hijab styles By www.film-news.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:30:00 +0100 Model Halima Aden has been writing thank you notes to keep her spirits up during the coronavirus lockdown. Full Article