COVID-19 Updates
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UK cinemas set for worst year since 1996 due to coronavirus
The UK cinema industry is on track for its worst year since 1996, with box office and advertising revenue set to be down nu almost £900m due to the impact…
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Virgin Atlantic seeks urgent rescue package worth up to £900m
Virgin Atlantic is attempting to secure a privately funded rescue deal worth up to £900m by the end of this week as it fights to survive after the slump in…
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There’s another pandemic tearing through Britain: hunger | John Harris
In over three months of reporting about the Covid-19 outbreak and the social crisis it has sparked, one subject has come up in my conversations far more than most: food.…
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Back us or risk losing half UK’s public leisure centres, industry warns
Nearly half of Britain’s public leisure centres face going under by Christmas, putting more than 58,000 jobs at risk and hitting the most deprived areas of the UK hardest, because…
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Officials deal with more than 200 people wild camping in Lake District
More than 200 people have been caught wild camping in the Lake District, with 20 people fined for having a party on one of the fells and others lighting fires…
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Is plaster the new toilet roll? Lockdown DIY binge stretches UK supplies
The nation has triggered its own DIY SOS with an “extreme” home improvement binge during lockdown, triggering shortages of paving slabs, fence panels and even bags of plaster and cement.…
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The coronavirus ‘long-haulers’ show how little we still know | Debbie Bogaert
To a physician scientist working on understanding the burden of respiratory infections, coronavirus is the ultimate professional challenge that might come by perhaps once in your career. However, I was…
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When the world feels so profoundly uncertain, why do theatre? | Richard Nelson
The director Peter Brook was once asked, “What is the future of theatre?” Without a moment’s hesitation, he replied: “Tell me, what is the future of food?” In the middle…
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Chinese county sealed off after coronavirus spike linked to Beijing market
A county in northern China has been “sealed off” with its 400,000 residents placed under tight restrictions after more than a dozen Covid-19 cases were reported – all linked with…