Stop – the crazy world
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Small businesses have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic A new £100m grant support package for smaller businesses and newly self-employed people has opened for applications.The three separate funds will be administered by local authorities and Scotland’s enterprise agencies.The money will start to be paid out in early…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The policies in Wales and England differ Wales’ health minister was not told about a change in policy in England to offer all staff and residents in care homes coronavirus tests, he has said.Currently, in Wales, only residents and staff with symptoms are tested.But ministers here have faced questions…
Image caption Ms Faulds’ body was found in May last year A former prison officer accused of murdering 39-year-old Emma Faulds has failed in a bid to be released on bail.Ross Willox, 40, was due to go on trial in June but that date was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.He is alleged to have…
Image copyright EPA Image caption The jail in Villavicencio is at the centre of one of the worst outbreaks in Colombia Guards have foiled an attempted jail break and riot at a prison in central Colombia which has hundreds of cases of coronavirus, officials say.Seven inmates tried to dig a tunnel out of one of…
Image copyright Aissatou Bah At first it looks like a cute Twitter picture to cheer us up in these uncertain times.But as the man sharing the image of his 10-month-old daughter tied to his back during an online meeting was Sierra Leone’s education minister, the conversation turned to gender roles.David Moinina Sengeh said he wanted…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Airlines across the world have grounded aircraft as passenger numbers collapse British Airways has told staff that its Gatwick airport operation may not reopen after the coronavirus pandemic passes.The admission came in a memo, written by the head of BA’s Gatwick hub and seen by BBC News.BA’s Gatwick operation,…
Image copyright Getty Images The NHS has set out plans for the second phase of the epidemic, including stepping up non-Covid-19 urgent services over the next six weeks as it attempts to return to normal.In a letter to local trusts and GPs, the head of NHS England said urgent outpatient appointments should go ahead and…
Image caption Evan Davis has presented PM since November 2018 Essays submitted to BBC Radio 4’s PM programme detailing its listeners’ coronavirus experiences are to be archived by the British Library.The Covid Chronicles were launched last month when presenter Evan Davis asked his audience to write in with personal accounts of life during lockdown.Hundreds of…
A host of England players including Joe Root, Heather Knight, Ben Stokes and Anya Shrubsole were set to play in the inaugural season of The HundredThe Hundred – the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new city-based tournament – has been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 100-ball competition, involving eight teams in…
