It is “crucial” that people isolate when identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. A Number 10 spokeswoman said quarantining at home “remains the most important action people can take to stop the spread of the virus”. Live COVID updates from the UK and around
The government will not draw up a list of critical jobs that will be exempt from full self-isolation if workers are “pinged”. Instead, employers will have to apply to government departments to allow workers to effectively circumvent the rules. Boris Johnson announced on Monday that critical workers, who have been fully vaccinated for at least
The Tokyo Olympics – due to begin on Friday – could be cancelled at the last minute because of rising coronavirus cases, the Games’ chief has admitted. Toshiro Muto said discussions are continuing because it is impossible to foresee what may happen with COVID-19 infections. With cases rising in the Japanese capital and a state
More than 360,000 acres (531 square miles) have been destroyed by a wildfire in the US state of Oregon, where more than 2,000 people have been given evacuation orders, while a similar number of firefighters are battling the blaze. The Bootleg fire, centred in and around the Fremont-Winema National Forest, 250 miles (400km) south of
Samba TV has provided an update on the number of U.S. Smart TV terrestrial households which have tuned into Disney+ Premier’s Black Widow with a running cumulative U.S. household viewership of 2 million. Last weekend, Samba TV reported that 1.1M U.S. households bought Black Widow in its first weekend. That means an additional 900K households bought the Scarlett
It seems like it wasn’t all that long ago the world was anticipating the arrival of Wonder Woman 1984 in theaters (and on HBO Max), but with each passing day we are further away from the second entry of a proposed trilogy of one of DC Comics most famous and prolific characters. And while the
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American billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos said on Monday he is excited and curious but not very nervous on the eve of taking part in his company Blue Origin’s inaugural suborbital flight alongside the oldest and youngest people ever bound for space. The world’s richest person and three crewmates are due to fly from a desert
iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple iPhones can be compromised and their sensitive data stolen through hacking software that doesn’t require the phone’s owner to click on a link, according to a report by Amnesty International published on Sunday. Amnesty International said it discovered iPhones belonging to journalists
A parliamentary committee looking into the Greensill saga has found that lobbying rules were “insufficient” and need to be strengthened The Commons Treasury committee, which looked into David Cameron’s involvement in trying to secure finance firm Greensill Capital access to a government coronavirus support scheme, said the rules should be tightened to prevent any more
The government’s plan to enforce people to show full proof of vaccination to enter nightclubs and other “crowded venues” from the end of September has been condemned as an “absolute shambles” by the industry. Boris Johnson revealed on Monday that in two months’ time, those wishing to enter venues where large numbers of people gather
At least 35 people are dead after a suicide bomber struck a crowded market in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad. The bombing in the Sadr City area on Monday also injured more than 60 people, with a number of them in critical condition, according to police. It happened on the eve of the Eid
Jeff Bezos says his dream of travelling into space was born when, as a five year old, he watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon in 1969. Fifty-two years to the day, the Amazon founder and richest man on the planet will blast off in his own rocket to make that dream
Oct. 25 isn’t that long from now. That’s because damn near everything got left hanging on All American Season 3 Episode 19. And now we’re left waiting until the All American Season 4 premiere. Quick overview: Championship game about to start, Asher forced out of football, Coop shot, and Layla on a road trip with a
Renee Zellweger and Ant Anstead are looking like they’re all in for their relationship — all in each other’s arms, and all in each other’s mouths … based on their beach PDA session. The duo some have deemed the rando hookup of the year were chilling Saturday in the sand of Laguna Beach, and they
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy from the White House in Washington, U.S. July 19, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden on Monday walked back some of his prior criticism of Facebook, saying he meant to accuse a handful of the social media platform’s users of spreading deadly lies about