Sunday, 28 February 2021

Tips for first-time runners in lockdown

Radio 1 Newsbeat finds out what you should and shouldn't be doing as a first-time runner.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55996596

Coronavirus and homelessness: 'I was living in the back of a transit van’

Alex has been homeless on and off for 10 years, and lost his job as lorry driver when the pandemic hit.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56216177

This year, almost all of the nominated films bypassed theaters because of the pandemic.


By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-golden-globes/this-year-almost-all-of-the-nominated-films-bypassed-theaters-because-of-the-pandemic?partner=IFTTT

And the Golden Globes ceremony begins, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on opposite coasts.


By BY MATT STEVENS from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-golden-globes/and-the-golden-globes-ceremony-begins-with-tina-fey-and-amy-poehler-on-opposite-coasts?partner=IFTTT

Golden Globes Winners 2021: The Complete List


By BY GABE COHN from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/movies/golden-globes-winners-list.html?partner=IFTTT

Awards for ‘Minari’ and ‘The Crown’ are near-locks.


By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-updates-golden-globes-highlights/awards-for-minari-and-the-crown-are-near-locks?partner=IFTTT

What the Beverly Hilton ballroom scene would feel like in a normal year.


By Unknown Author from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-golden-globes/what-the-beverly-hilton-ballroom-scene-would-feel-like-in-a-normal-year?partner=IFTTT

CPAC Takeaways: Trump Dominates, and DeSantis and Noem Stand Out


By BY SHANE GOLDMACHER AND ELAINA PLOTT from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/us/politics/cpac-trump-kristi-noem.html?partner=IFTTT

Black actors were recognized with show’s first two awards.


By Unknown Author from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/movies/daniel-kaluuya-john-boyega.html?partner=IFTTT

The Morning


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://static01.nyt.com/slideshow/2021/02/28/briefing/the-morning.html?partner=IFTTT

A woman could win best director for the first time since 1984.


By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-updates-golden-globes-highlights/a-woman-could-win-best-director-for-the-first-time-since-1984?partner=IFTTT

There was no traditional red carpet, but the stars did much better than Zoom shirts and loungewear.


By BY VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-golden-globes/there-was-no-traditional-red-carpet-but-the-stars-did-much-better-than-zoom-shirts-and-loungewear?partner=IFTTT

Voter Suppression Is Grand Larceny


By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/opinion/voter-suppression-us.html?partner=IFTTT

Forget ‘Succession.’ You Can Watch ‘90 Day Fiancé’ for 100 Hours Straight.


By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/business/media/cable-tv-streaming-discovery.html?partner=IFTTT

Full Text of Cuomo’s Statement in Response to Harassment Accusations


By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/nyregion/full-text-of-cuomos-statement-in-response-to-harassment-accusations.html?partner=IFTTT

Black artists may fare poorly, prompting new backlash.


By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-updates-golden-globes-highlights/black-artists-may-fare-poorly-prompting-new-backlash?partner=IFTTT

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the Golden Globes, is under scrutiny this year.


By BY MATT STEVENS AND CARA BUCKLEY from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-golden-globes/the-hollywood-foreign-press-association-which-puts-on-the-golden-globes-is-under-scrutiny-this-year?partner=IFTTT

What will win tonight? Here are our predictions.


By Unknown Author from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-golden-globes/what-will-win-tonight-here-are-our-predictions?partner=IFTTT

How to watch the Golden Globes on TV and Online.


By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-golden-globes/how-to-watch-the-golden-globes-on-tv-and-online?partner=IFTTT

China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out


By BY DAVID E. SANGER AND EMILY SCHMALL from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/us/politics/china-india-hacking-electricity.html?partner=IFTTT

Yankees Feel Butterflies Before Playing in Front of a Crowd


By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/sports/baseball/yankees-spring-training-fans.html?partner=IFTTT

‘Ted Lasso’ could be the new comedy darling.


By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/movies/live-updates-golden-globes-highlights/ted-lasso-could-be-the-new-comedy-darling?partner=IFTTT

The Papers: 'Race to stop Brazil variant' and jabs pass 20m

Many papers report the Brazil variant being found in the UK as officials "hunt" an unidentified case.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-56234291

Saturday, 27 February 2021

A health care provider’s vaccine supply was cut off after it inoculated ineligible people.


By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/27/world/covid-19-coronavirus/a-health-care-providers-vaccine-supply-was-cut-off-after-it-inoculated-ineligible-people?partner=IFTTT

Covid-19: People aged 60 to 63 in England to get jab invites from Monday

The vaccine rollout is gaining "fresh momentum," the NHS says as the next batch of letters are sent out.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56226020

Budget 2021: The challenge facing Rishi Sunak

The BBC looks at the state of the UK economy ahead of the spring Budget.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56112755

Maids in Lebanon: 'My employer treats me like a slave'

Lucy's dream of working in the Middle East turned into a nightmare of abuse. She's not the only one.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56202987

Sam Ryder: TikTok's singing superstar

Sam Ryder on TikTok, Britney, Justin Bieber and his new solo career.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-56212555

Your pictures on the theme of 'the beauty of trees'

A selection of striking images from our readers on this week's theme.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-56211135

‘Pawstep’ Portraits: Photographing Tails of the Pandemic

"Pawstep Portraits" captures dogs with their owners, who then donate to the NHS or Lanta Animal Welfare.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-56200547

Selby rail crash: 2001 disaster remembered

Twenty years on, the Selby rail crash remains the UK's worst rail disaster of the 21st century.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-56085631

The challenge of being gay and an MI6 spy

Former intelligence officers describe a precarious existence in which your career could end at any moment.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56211665

Golden Globe Awards 2021: Stars prepare for virtual ceremony

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to host the year's first major film and TV awards ceremony on Sunday.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56160807

The influencer effect: 'Love Island star transformed my business'

Influencers can have a bad reputation but for some people they have proved to be a business lifeline.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56209250

LGBT+ History Month: The kiss - a seminal moment, a total accident

Neither Gus Kenworthy nor his then-boyfriend knew the cameras were rolling when they shared a seminal kiss at Pyeongchang 2018.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/56168548

Three Wichita Police Officers Injured in ‘Possible Explosion,’ Officials Say


By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/us/wichita-police-explosion.html?partner=IFTTT

A Day Before He Speaks, Conservative Gathering Is Mostly About Trump


By BY JONATHAN MARTIN from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/us/CPAC-republicans-pompeo.html?partner=IFTTT

Covid vaccine: Germany urged to back AstraZeneca jab for over-65s

A senior German immunologist tells the BBC that his country should reverse its decision on the jab.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56227171

Six million accidental savers 'created by Covid crisis'

Lower commuting costs, cancelled holidays and fewer meals out boost some bank accounts, a report says.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56210579

Smoky Artwork by Judy Chicago at Desert Zoo Is Canceled


By BY JORI FINKEL from NYT Arts https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/arts/desert-x-judy-chicago-smoke.html?partner=IFTTT

Cuomo Is Accused of Sexual Harassment by a 2nd Former Aide


By BY JESSE MCKINLEY from NYT New York https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/nyregion/cuomo-charlotte-bennett-sexual-harassment.html?partner=IFTTT

F.D.A. Clears Johnson & Johnson’s Shot, the Third Vaccine for U.S.


By BY NOAH WEILAND AND SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT Health https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/health/covid-vaccine-johnson-and-johnson.html?partner=IFTTT

New Zealand’s largest city enters its second lockdown in February.


By BY NATASHA FROST from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/27/world/covid-19-coronavirus/new-zealands-largest-city-enters-its-second-lockdown-in-february?partner=IFTTT

Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab

The US is the first country in the world to approve the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56226979

Covid-19: Police officers injured at Dublin anti-lockdown protest

Police say 23 people have been arrested after disorder at an anti-lockdown protest.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56222942

The Papers: Sunak's 'tax raid' and 'goodnight Captain Tom'

Several of Sunday's papers carry details of the chancellor's proposals ahead of the Budget.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-56227009

Friday, 26 February 2021

Budget 2021: BBC editors on what to expect

BBC editors Faisal Islam and Simon Jack tell us what Chancellor Rishi Sunak might have in store.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56209030

Golden Globes: Celebrity make-up artists on their job in the pandemic

Hollywood make-up artists on their experiences of working in the time of Covid-19.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56187525

Ros Atkins on... Is Facebook too powerful?

Ros Atkins looks at the consequences of Facebook's power on events in Myanmar, Washington DC and Australia.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56212076

Week in pictures: 20-26 February 2021

A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-56195660

How TikTok is powering Duncan Laurence's Eurovision winner

Duncan Laurence won Eurovision with his song Arcade, which is now being powered by TikTok.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-56210143

Mayday: How the White Helmets and James Le Mesurier got pulled into a deadly battle for truth

James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Istanbul in 2019 with a sense that Syrian and Russian disinformation had destroyed his reputation.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-56126016

Bitcoin energy use 'bigger than most countries'

Could the cryptocurrency's huge electricity consumption also sink it?

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56215787

Hotel quarantine: Isolation and brown paper bags

What's it like and what can you eat inside the UK's quarantine hotels?

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56212665

Covid-19: How would an NHS vaccine passport app work?

There is growing speculation that a certificate scheme could be built into the main NHS app.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56198552

Brexit: Why Irish freight trade is avoiding Britain

Irish freight is being shipped directly to Europe to avoid Brexit bureaucracy.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/56201463

Monsters, mania and the unstoppable march of Pokémon

Several waves of Pokémania have swept the globe, keeping this lucrative franchise relevant for 25 years.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56178987

Democrats Toil to Salvage Wage Increase With Stimulus Plan on Brink of Passage


By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/politics/minimum-wage-stimulus-democrats.html?partner=IFTTT

Top health official in Memphis resigns after the state finds 2,400 wasted doses.


By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/26/world/covid-19-coronavirus/top-health-official-in-memphis-resigns-after-the-state-finds-2400-wasted-doses?partner=IFTTT

CPAC Crowd Cheers Josh Hawley’s Vote Against Election Results


By BY REUTERS from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007627275/cpac-josh-hawley-2020-election.html?partner=IFTTT

I Will Not Rest Until This Garden Grows


By BY MARGARET RENKL from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/opinion/winter-gardening-wildlife.html?partner=IFTTT

The Final Push to End the Coronavirus Pandemic in the U.S.


By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/opinion/vaccine-covid-coronavirus.html?partner=IFTTT

Unity Proves Elusive in Democrats’ Fight for $15


By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/politics/democrats-minimum-wage.html?partner=IFTTT

Ethiopia’s War Leads to Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray Region, U.S. Report Says


By BY DECLAN WALSH from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html?partner=IFTTT

House Democrats plan to vote soon on the sweeping pandemic aid package.


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/26/us/joe-biden-news/house-democrats-plan-to-vote-soon-on-the-sweeping-pandemic-aid-package?partner=IFTTT

At CPAC, Josh Hawley is unapologetic about challenging the election results, and draws a standing ovation.


By BY ELAINA PLOTT from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/26/us/joe-biden-news/at-cpac-josh-hawley-is-unapologetic-about-challenging-the-election-results-and-draws-a-standing-ovation?partner=IFTTT

Lady Gaga's dog walker Ryan Fischer to make 'full recovery'

Ryan Fischer was shot when two people attacked him and stole the US singer's two French bulldogs.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56218620

Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak to inject £126m to boost traineeship scheme

Rishi Sunak to also launch a 'flexi-job' scheme so people can work for several firms at once.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56218054

The Papers: Over-40s April jab and 'happy as Harry'

Saturday's papers give their view of the Duke of Sussex's candid interview with James Corden.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-56218934

Thursday, 25 February 2021

Cornelia Connelly: Plan to move nun's remains to US abandoned

The tomb of sainthood candidate Mother Cornelia Connelly will stay at the girls' school she founded.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-56198429

NHS nurse who inspired four of her children to be nurses

A nurse who died with Covid-19 inspired nearly her entire family to join the NHS.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56205708

Young vulnerable people receive vaccine

Nearly 200,000 extremely clinically vulnerable young people have been offered their vaccine.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56105574

K-pop superstars Blackpink in climate change message

K-pop superstars Blackpink have emerged as the latest force in the global fight against climate change.

from BBC News - Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56202985

Senate parliamentarian disqualifies minimum wage from stimulus plan.


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/25/us/joe-biden-news/senate-parliamentarian-disqualifies-minimum-wage-from-stimulus-plan?partner=IFTTT

Top Senate Official Disqualifies Minimum Wage From Stimulus Plan


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/us/politics/federal-minimum-wage.html?partner=IFTTT

As bond yields jump, fingers point at the Fed.


By BY JEANNA SMIALEK from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/25/business/stock-market-today/as-bond-yields-jump-fingers-point-at-the-fed?partner=IFTTT

AT&T, loaded with debt from its DirecTV deal, sells part of its TV business to a private equity firm.


By BY LAUREN HIRSCH AND EDMUND LEE from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/business/att-tpg-directv.html?partner=IFTTT

Film Club: ‘The Paradise Next Door’


By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/learning/film-club-the-paradise-next-door.html?partner=IFTTT

A U.S. aircraft carrier is coming home after 10 months at sea — just not to quite the same home.


By BY HELENE COOPER from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/25/world/covid-19-coronavirus/a-us-aircraft-carrier-is-coming-home-after-10-months-at-sea-just-not-to-quite-the-same-home?partner=IFTTT

On the Ground in Texas, 10 Days Later


By BY GIULIA MCDONNELL NIETO DEL RIO from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/02/25/us/texas-storm-power-foodbanks.html?partner=IFTTT

Lawmakers Clash Over Call for Special Panel to Investigate Capitol Assault


By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/us/capitol-assault-commission.html?partner=IFTTT

How to Get Really Rich!


By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/opinion/inequality-medicine-law.html?partner=IFTTT

The Paradox of Pandemic Partisanship


By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/opinion/covid-relief-republicans-biden.html?partner=IFTTT

CPAC Starts Tomorrow and Trump Is Still Center of the Republican Universe


By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/us/politics/cpac-republicans-trump.html?partner=IFTTT

Bill Wright, Who Broke a Color Barrier in Golf, Dies at 84


By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/sports/golf/bill-wright-dead.html?partner=IFTTT

The Morning


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://static01.nyt.com/slideshow/2021/02/25/briefing/the-morning.html?partner=IFTTT

Confirmation in Doubt for Neera Tanden, Biden’s Budget Director Pick


By BY ANNIE KARNI, JIM TANKERSLEY AND EMILY COCHRANE from NYT Business https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/business/neera-tanden-confirmation.html?partner=IFTTT