Pandemic

Updated / Thursday, 7 Jan 2021 18:31 Arsenal have had to take a short-term loan of £120million Arsenal have borrowed £120million pounds the Bank of England to ease the strain on their finances as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The club announced it has met the criteria set by the…

Protesters enter the Capitol building and walk towards the House chamber in an unprecedented security breach. Members of the public have not been allowed in the building for the last nine months because of the coronavirus pandemic.Jan. 6, 2021 Read More

The health system is facing its biggest challenge of the pandemic as a tsunami of infections has led to record numbers in our hospitals. The extra measures announced by Government today for schools, construction, retail and travel mark something of a last throw of the dice, to try and contain…

Awesome Games Done Quick is always a great time of year. This year, of course, it's a little bit sadder than usual, because the AGDQ staple - a crowd of fans yelling support from behind the speedrunners on stream - won't be possible, thanks to this pandemic thing going around.…

Formula 1 faced an unprecedented 2020 season of 17 rounds in Europe and the Middle East due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a late start in July and an extremely congested schedule that ran into December. Last month, the World Motor Sport Council approved a record 23-race calendar for 2021…

On March 10th, the day before Tom Hanks announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, I drove my three-year-old daughter to her day care in Berkeley, California. The drive took us up College Avenue, where white-haired professors huddled at sidewalk café tables; we passed the fraternity houses where students…

Albertans learned last week the grim toll from COVID-19 in the province has now passed 1,000 deaths.  This is a terrible tragedy but it need surprise no one, given humanity’s extensive knowledge of the science of infectious disease and the way the Kenney Government nevertheless dragged its feet each step…

Government figures suggest the number of doctors and nurses rose last year but the Prime Minister said he wanted to go further in the coming year. A Downing Street spokesman said that Mr Johnson is set to call on those looking for a job or a career change to consider…

1609707236LGA statement on schools reopeningOn the issue of schools reopening next week, Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People Board, which represents councils across England, said: “Councils know many parents and teachers across the country are anxious about schools and early years settings opening…

Was it Khaos Williams? Was it Jordan Leavitt? Was it Khamzat Chimaev? There were numerous fighters that made their UFC debuts during the pandemic plagued 2020 schedule. Many of them seized the moment, leaving us with incredible highlights to look back on what many consider a dark year. But who…