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As European countries develop coronavirus tracing apps, the EU is urging them to make the platforms voluntary and ensure that the many national systems can work togetherBy LORNE COOK Associated PressApril 17, 2020, 11:33 AM4 min readBRUSSELS — As European countries develop coronavirus tracing apps, the European Union is urging its 27 member states them…
The Quarantine Quiz returns on Saturday, with Reece Parkinson co-host with Liam LoftusThe Quarantine Quiz is back on Saturday and we have a bonus round to get you in the mood.How many of these sports people can you name? And, as a clue, they have all featured in previous editions of BBC Sport’s weekly sporting…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The jackpot winner will scoop £57.8m once the ticket is verified A Euromillions player in South Ayrshire has made a claim for a £57.8m jackpot.An appeal was issued last month after the winning ticket went unclaimed.But National Lottery operator Camelot has confirmed a claim has now been made.The winner…
Professor Anthony Costello of University College London’s Institute for Global Health has suggested that the UK “could see 40,000 deaths in this wave” of coronavirus cases. He also warned that the country was “going to face further waves” of infections and said that the development of a vaccine was key in the fight against the…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mixed-gender concerts are now permitted in the kingdom A man who stabbed at least three Spanish dancers in Saudi Arabia during a live performance has been executed.The assault on the theatre group took place during a festival in the capital Riyadh in November.State media linked the attacker, named as…
Arsenal have not played in the Champions League since 2016-17Arsenal players are set to be the first in the Premier League to agree to a pay cut after being offered Champions League qualification incentives.The Gunners players will take a 12.5% wage cut but be reimbursed if they qualify for next season’s Champions League or the…
Wayne Pivac took over as Wales coach from fellow New Zealander Warren GatlandThree Wales players contracted coronavirus, says coach Wayne Pivac.The 57-year-old New Zealander has not identified the trio of players and it is understood they have since recovered.”It’s ripping through the communities here (in Wales),” Pivac told 1 NEWS in New Zealand.”At the moment…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tim Roache is urging the two sides to let inquiry do its work GMB chief Tim Roache has sought to calm a bitter row over a leaked Labour report on the party’s handling of anti-Semitism allegations.GMB members at Labour HQ voted for a motion accusing the party’s general secretary…
BJ Watling (left) was due for his first spell at Old Trafford, but Maxwell and Faulkner have played for Lancashire beforeLancashire have cancelled the contracts of their three overseas signings for the 2020 campaign, and all staff have agreed to a 20% wage reduction in May.Australian pair James Faulkner and Glenn Maxwell and New Zealand’s…
Jofra Archer made his England debut in the four-wicket win over Ireland in Dublin last summerIreland will be “very flexible” over a potential rescheduling of their one-day series in England in September, according to Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom.Amid disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is hoping…