Firms face higher furlough costs from Thursday, as Labour warns millions of jobs hang in the balance.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Gh7G...
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Newspaper headlines: PM warns rule breakers as dad shops without mask
Boris Johnson's statement about a "critical moment" in the pandemic dominates most front pages.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/34sHw...
'I worked a five hour shift and got paid nothing'
A 19-year-old woman begins a campaign to ban unpaid work trials after working a shift for no pay.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/34fqv...
Job loss fears as furlough lifeline starts to wind down
Firms face higher furlough costs from Thursday, as Labour warns millions of jobs hang in the balance.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Gh7G...
Bank warned ministers Covid loans were fraud risk
The government was told in May its bounce back loans were at "very high risk of fraud" from organised crime.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36mKq...
How controversial data firm Palantir hit $22bn
The rise of the US tech company has been shadowed by concerns about privacy and surveillance.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3jihq...
'I worked a five hour shift and got paid nothing'
A 19-year-old woman begins a campaign to ban unpaid work trials after working a shift for no pay.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/34fqv...
Start with clients 'at the bottom of the fishtank'
Recruitment boss Richard Spencer-Percival says "start off at the bottom with your clients, then you can pick off the big game".
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/33hgN...
Twitter lights up with celebrations and criticism over Biden’s use of ‘Inshallah’ during debate
Mr Biden invokes phrase while criticising Mr Trump on his still unreleased tax returns.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36lrFW...
Democrats postpone House vote on COVID-19 stimulus bill to give more time for negotiations
The pared-down version of the legislation passed by House Democrats in May will likely pass the House, but will face opposition in the GOP-led Senate.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ik8Kx...
Donald Glover reveals he's struggled with his sexuality: 'I never felt completely safe'
"Most of my college years were me being like, 'I don't know what I like,'" the "Atlanta" creator said in a new interview with Michaela Coel.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33hmyE...
Space Force Now Has an Official Uniform
The U.S. Space Force members will wear the Operational Camouflage Pattern as the official service duty uniform.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34GBih...
Mnuchin presents counteroffer on COVID bill in meeting with Pelosi
The treasury secretary said he and Pelosi are prepared to give negotiations over a coronavirus relief bill "one more serious try."
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33eecg...
Governor endorsements adds more fuel to Georgia Senate race
A pair of new high-profile endorsements are adding fuel to an already contentious special election for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2G4WCm...
Mike Pence reportedly overruled the CDC on extending a cruise ship ban to 2021, the latest example of the White House sidelining expert advice in the pandemic
The CDC asked on Tuesday to extend the "no-sail order" first imposed in March 2020 to February 2021, but Pence refused, according to Axios.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HMTbl...
Florida martial arts school billed taxpayers over $350,000 for ‘ghost’ kids, state says
Funded by public grants, the United Martial Arts Academy in Homestead offered an array of self-defense training, including the “Tiny Tigers” and “Little Dragon” courses for kids.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36od7o...
Biden Staffer Suggests ‘Intolerant’ Views of Orthodox Catholics, Jews, Muslims Should Disqualify Them from Supreme Court
A staffer on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign on Monday suggested that Orthodox Catholics, Jews and Muslims should not be allowed to serve on the Supreme Court because of their “intolerant” beliefs.The comments came during a Twitter conversation between Biden campaign deputy data director Nikitha Rai and Brookings Institute senior fellow Shadi Hamid in which Rai attacked Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s Catholic beliefs....
LA police 'ambush': Deonte Lee Murray charged with attempted murder
Deonte Lee Murray is accused of shooting two officers in their car, an attack that was caught on video.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3imZUh...
A creepy presidential debate ad shows a deepfake of Putin telling Americans they're ruining their own democracy
In an ad campaign from non-profit RepresentUs, deepfakes of Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin warn Americans that they're ruining their own democracy.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30zM0T...
South Carolina city apologizes to Black residents for racial injustice resulting from its policies
The Spartanburg city council unanimously approved a resolution that acknowledges systematic racism.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3cDSk1...
Top US infectious-disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci calls some of Fox News' primetime coverage of the coronavirus pandemic 'outlandish'
Fauci said that with some reporters, "anything that I would say they'll distort a bit," adding, "I'm not sure there's anything I can do about that."
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HEnSZ...
Democrats introduce new $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill
The bill, which is unlikely to pass the GOP-led Senate, is an updated version of earlier legislation. House Democrats introduced a new $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill aimed at breaking the impasse with Republicans on how to get financial assistance to Americans before the November election. The package, which is unlikely to pass the Republican-led Senate, is an updated version of earlier legislation.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines...
'Women in military, bad idea': Mike Pence’s most controversial comments about women
Mr Pence has a long history of making eyebrow-raising comments about women
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HKiq7...
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Black History Month: Postboxes painted to honour black Britons
Sir Lenny Henry is among a variety of figures to feature on the postboxes in Black History Month.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33cmj...
Newspaper headlines: PM 'hasn't a clue' and 1m missed breast cancer scans
Many of Wednesday's papers reflect on Boris Johnson's confusion over Covid rules in the North East.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2G27A...
Great Barrier Reef: Uncovering the secrets of Australia's deep waters
Scientists explain how the biggest deep-sea study of two marine parks led to exciting discoveries.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2GfTf...
Female Koran reciters 'part of Islamic legacy'
How female Muslim Koran reciters are making their voices heard.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33cJz...
Hydrogen-powered train makes UK maiden journey
The Hydroflex made a 25-mile round-trip in Warwickshire, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3mZVK...
Coronavirus: What is the R number and why does it matter?
Experts keep discussing the value of R, but what is it and why does it matter?
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3d8Gp...
'The new Covid support for business is nuts'
Dejection over latest government help for business has left many small firms fearing for their futures.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33fNR...
Russian cleaner sweeps to power in surprise village vote
'Flabbergasted' Marina Udgodskaya only entered the race as her boss needed someone else to stand.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/349pc...
'The new Covid support for business is nuts'
Dejection over latest government help for business has left many small firms fearing for their futures.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/33fNR...
Veteran GOP strategist predicts Trump's debate performance will suffer thanks to tax bombshell
GOP political consultant Mike Murphy predicts President Trump will be distracted at tonight's debate as a result of reports on his taxes.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jg4HD...
White nationalist from Charlottesville rally nicknamed ‘Crying Nazi’ is charged with threatening to rape a woman
Christopher Cantwell sent a series of threatening text messages in bid to uncover information about leader of a far-right group
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36gE0u...
State of emergency in 3 California counties as fire scorches wine country
Large pieces of ash rained down on Napa Valley early Tuesday and a bright orange glow was visible in the hills above the city.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3igezM...
Why a Biden blowout is still the most likely result
Five weeks out from the 2020 presidential election, significant media attention is being given to the small possibility that President Donald Trump could again pull off a narrow Electoral College victory while losing the popular vote, or that even an Electoral College tie could push the election to the House. Those scenarios, though, are mainly making headlines because they're interesting fodder for the pundit class. All the data point to a big blowout...
Explainer: Who's fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, and why does it matter?
WHERE AND WHAT IS NAGORNO-KARABAKH? It's a mountainous, forested patch of land that sits inside the territory of ex-Soviet Azerbaijan and is recognised under international law as part of that country. Nagorno-Karabakh survives almost totally on budget support from Armenia and donations from the worldwide Armenian diaspora.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3mZGUt...
John Oliver concedes sad defeat on the Supreme Court, urges Democrats to go big to save U.S. democracy
Maybe there's some irony in a British immigrant preaching pro-democracy revolution in America, but these are strange times. The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Oliver said on Sunday's Last Week Tonight, "was distressing enough" before President Trump rushed to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by "a liberal icon with an extremely conservative justice who's being called 'the female Antonin Scalia,'" Amy Coney Barrett, 48."Look, this has been...
Fact check: False claim that Biden and Harris said the other 'wasn't fit to run the country'
A post claims that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris questioned each other's fitness to be president during the Democratic debates. They did not.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jgpwh...
We want our shark tooth back, Malta tells Prince George
It was the sort of kind, grandfatherly gesture that brings a bit of light and joy to these dark, worrying times. When David Attenborough gave an ancient shark’s tooth to Prince George at the weekend, the little boy’s face lit up with delight. The seven-year-old was thrilled to be told the tooth once belonged to a megalodon, an extinct species of giant shark that could grow to a length of more than 50ft. He was given the tooth when Sir David attended...
Democrats introduce new $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill
The bill, which is unlikely to pass the GOP-led Senate, is an updated version of earlier legislation. House Democrats introduced a new $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill aimed at breaking the impasse with Republicans on how to get financial assistance to Americans before the November election. The package, which is unlikely to pass the Republican-led Senate, is an updated version of earlier legislation.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines...
With EU help, Taiwan gets rare win in China naming dispute
Taiwan said on Monday the European Union had stepped in to help after a global alliance of mayors stopped referring to Taiwanese cities as part of China, in a rare win for the island amid growing Chinese pressure. China has ramped up efforts to get international groups and companies to refer on their websites and in official documents to democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as being part of China, to the ire of Taiwan's government and many of its people....
Trump avoids tax return questions as he brings yet another truck to the White House
President Trump ignored every pressing topic Monday as he welcomed one of his favorite things to the White House.The New York Times dropped a bombshell report Sunday evening revealing Trump leveraged business losses to avoid paying taxes for years, as well as using other dubious financial strategies to lower his tax bills. Trump denied the report in a Sunday press conference, and on Monday, avoided questions about his tax returns altogether as he...
'He has dementia': Rudy Guiliani makes unfounded claims about Biden during rambling Fox News interview
The president’s lawyer left Fox News hosts looking uncomfortable as he ramped up his fake conspiracies against Joe Biden
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3cI3bY...
A 3-Michelin star restaurant in Napa has burned down in California's latest wildfire
The Restaurant at Meadowood was engulfed by Napa Valley's Glass Fire on Monday morning and couldn't be saved.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kZGxg...
Monday, 28 September 2020
BTS to become multi-millionaires after label goes public
The South Korean K-pop group will become multi-millionaires after their label Big Hit goes public.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/339oH...
Coronavirus: Public spending rise could be lasting
The government must choose between more austerity and permanently higher spending, a think tank warns.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/30gw7...
'I monitor my staff with software that takes screenshots'
Many have struggled to get to grips with working from home, but would surveillance technology help?
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/3igFP...
The woman who quit smoking and built a global hypnotherapy firm
Grace Smith used hypnosis to give up smoking, and it inspired her to take up the profession.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2GhWI...
California wine country wildfire forces evacuation of hospital, hundreds of homes
A wind-driven wildfire erupted on Sunday in the heart of northern California's Napa Valley wine country to spread across nearly 2,000 acres (809 hectares), forcing the evacuation of a hospital and hundreds of homes, authorities said. Fire crews were out in force, scrambling to fend off flames threatening neighborhoods and vineyards at the northern end of the famed wine-growing valley and surrounding hillsides, about 75 miles (120 km) north of San...
Anti-Trump and former GOP strategists join Hispanic groups targeting Florida voters
The effort to defeat President Donald Trump in Florida and mobilize the Hispanic vote for former Vice President Joe Biden has led to some strange bedfellows.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3josrF...
Missouri man faces prison for assault after police officer broke hand punching him
Officer injured in fight to arrest suspect after speeding stop
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3l3GEI...
Pakistan's top court accepts appeal by Daniel Pearl's family
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday accepted an appeal by the family of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl seeking to keep a British-born Pakistani man on death row over the beheading of the Wall Street Journal reporter. The court delayed until next week hearing the appeal over the lower-court acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been on death row since his conviction in 2002 over Pearl's killing. The Supreme Court ordered Sheikh to remain...
Prehistoric shark's tooth gifted to Prince George by David Attenborough demanded back by Malta
It was the sort of kind, grandfatherly gesture that brings a bit of light and joy to these dark, worrying times. When David Attenborough gave an ancient shark’s tooth to Prince George at the weekend, the little boy’s face lit up with delight. The seven-year-old was thrilled to be told the tooth once belonged to a megalodon, an extinct species of giant shark that could grow to a length of more than 50ft. He was given the tooth when Sir David attended...
Fauci says Florida lifting restrictions on bars and restaurants is 'very concerning'
Dr. Anthony Fauci is calling for the United States to "double down" on public health measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic and expressing concern over Florida letting bars and restaurants fully reopen.Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke to Good Morning America on Monday after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced last week he would be lifting restrictions on bars and restaurants and allowing them to...
Positive COVID-19 test rates top 25% in some U.S. Midwest states
The positivity rate has risen to 26% in South Dakota, up from 17% the previous week, according to the analysis using testing data from The COVID Tracking Project. The World Health Organization considers rates above 5% concerning because it suggests there are more cases in the community that have not yet been uncovered. Several states such as New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine have positive test rates of less than 1%.
from Yahoo News -...
Fact check: Thousands of ballots were not sent to dead people or pets in Nevada, Virginia
A viral Facebook post falsely claims 500,000 mail-in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people and pets.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33aifK...
Don Jr. Didn’t Get the Memo About Raising Biden Expectations Before Debate
After weeks and months of President Donald Trump characterizing former Vice President Joe Biden as an senile old man who can’t string two sentences together, his campaign has finally realized that they should start raising expectations for his performance at the first debate this Tuesday night.Apparently, Donald Trump Jr. didn’t get the memo.The president’s eldest son kicked off his Fox & Friends appearance by attacking CNN’s Jake Tapper for...
South Carolina TV anchor hit man with beer bottle in fight over politics, police say
The victim was left with cuts on his face, police said.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36duDv...
Remains of 117 Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War returned
The remains of 117 Chinese soldiers who died in the 1950-53 Korean War were returned to China on Sunday in an annual repatriation delayed this year by the coronavirus outbreak. South Korea handed over the remains at a ceremony at Incheon airport outside Seoul, and a Chinese military transport plane flew them to Shenyang, a northeastern Chinese city near the North Korean border. Chinese soldiers fought on the North Korean side against US-led forces...
Meng Wanzhou: The PowerPoint that sparked an international row
The top Huawei executive's closely watched extradition case returns to court on Monday.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SaOCT...
Angry about Breonna Taylor? Do what Barack Obama said in 2016: 'Don't boo. Vote'
There's only one thing to do now that the we know the outcome of the Breonna Taylor case: 'Don't boo. Vote.'
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3cyMyh...
Why a Biden blowout is still the most likely result
Five weeks out from the 2020 presidential election, significant media attention is being given to the small possibility that President Donald Trump could again pull off a narrow Electoral College victory while losing the popular vote, or that even an Electoral College tie could push the election to the House. Those scenarios, though, are mainly making headlines because they're interesting fodder for the pundit class. All the data point to a big blowout...
Haunted house shooter thought someone had cut in line, Michigan police say
Police are searching for the suspect, who they say fled the scene in a blue sedan.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FYfXp...
Tucker Carlson says 'every story' about Jacob Blake and George Floyd is a lie, the same day a federal judge wrote that viewers don't take Carlson's statements seriously
Carlson's allegations of dishonesty came after Fox News argued in court that he's prone to hyperbole, exaggeration, and "loose, figurative" language.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3cHjXG...
NFL legend Joe Montana confronts intruder 'who grabbed grandchild’
The alleged culprit now faces kidnapping and burglary charges.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/369Jes...
With EU help, Taiwan gets rare win in China naming dispute
Taiwan said on Monday the European Union had stepped in to help after a global alliance of mayors stopped referring to Taiwanese cities as part of China, in a rare win for the island amid growing Chinese pressure. China has ramped up efforts to get international groups and companies to refer on their websites and in official documents to democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as being part of China, to the ire of Taiwan's government and many of its people....
Sunday, 27 September 2020
The woman who quit smoking and built a hypnotherapy firm
Grace Smith used hypnosis to give up smoking, and it inspired her to take up the profession.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2GhWI...
Test and Trace: 'I spoke to one person in four months'
People who worked for England's NHS Test and Trace tell of technical problems, confusion and wasted resources.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/341lQ...
High Street hopefuls: The people opening new shops
The entrepreneurs opening High Street businesses during Covid when others have closed or gone digital.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2G4o7...
Meng Wanzhou: The PowerPoint that sparked an international row
The top Huawei executive's closely watched extradition case returns to court on Monday.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3cBCg...
MOTD2 analysis: 'Ridiculous' handball rule has 'got to change'
Jermaine Jenas and Darren Fletcher discuss the handball rule which resulted in two controversial goals for Newcastle United and Everton.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3jb27...
Covid symptoms: What are they and how do I protect myself?
A new cough, fever and change in smell or taste are the key symptoms that mean you may have coronavirus.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/382pt...
Covid: Seven ways the job market has changed for young people
The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the working lives of the under-25s.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3i7RS...
Strictly Come Dancing: How do you film during a pandemic?
The BBC has revealed how it will protect celebrities, dancers and crew working on the show.
from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33cUt...
Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016' - New York Times
The New York Times says the president paid no income tax at all in 10 of the last 15 years.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/33865...
Movers 'more likely to buy than first-time buyers'
The coronavirus crisis is changing the dynamic in the UK housing market, researchers suggest.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2S0Xc...
High Street hopefuls: The people opening new shops
The entrepreneurs opening High Street businesses during Covid when others have closed or gone digital.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2G4o7...
Local food heroes: Tesco teams up with Olio
Supermarket chain Tesco has teamed up with the food-sharing app Olio in a bid to reduce food waste.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36cn2...
'One day everyone will use China's digital currency'
China plans a digital version of its currency, which some say could become a big global payment system.
from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/305Tw...
Two People Injured After Driver Speeds Into Southern California Protest
A man and a woman suffered "major injuries" after the car struck them and were transported to the hospital, but are expected to survive
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3l4LQM...
Fact check: Kentucky attorney general is not married to a relative of Mitch McConnell
Viral posts on Facebook falsely suggest that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's wife is a niece or granddaughter of the powerful senator.
from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3486PH...
S. Korea calls for N. Korea to further investigate shooting
South Korea said Saturday it will request North Korea to further investigate the killing of a South Korean government official who was shot by North Korean troops after being found adrift near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary while apparently trying to defect. Seoul could also possibly call for a joint investigation into Tuesday’s shooting, which sparked outrage in the South and drew a rare apology from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Kim was quoted...
