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Which areas are likely to be in tier 3 of the new lockdown system?

THE Prime Minister is gearing up to set out new lockdown restrictions shortly. The new measures will depend on tiers of one to three, with three being the highest – here's the areas most likely to be affected. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Which areas are likely to […]

London faces Tier Two lockdown: PM to 'ban households meeting indoors'

London faces Tier Two lockdown: Boris Johnson is expected to bring in tighter curbs on capital’s 9m residents with ban on meeting others indoors – but pubs, restaurants and gyms stay open (provided you’re not with friends) Londoners are to be told they cannot mix households indoors from today Pubs, restaurants and gyms will be […]

Grazia magazine fires its diversity champion for anti-Semitic rant on social media

GRAZIA magazine has sacked its new diversity champion after she launched an anti-Semitic rant on social media. Body positivity blogger Stephanie Yeboah, 31, was hired only last month to “fight for diversity, inclusion and women’s rights”. But she has now been fired after tweeting hateful remarks about the Holocaust. She wrote: “Auschwitz Gas Chamber Music […]

Trump tweet claiming coronavirus ‘immunity’ flagged by Twitter

Twitter on Sunday flagged a post in which President Trump claimed that he is now “immune” to the coronavirus — the latest message from the commander-in-chief marked as violating the social-media site’s rules. “This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to COVID-19,” reads the message that users now […]

Japan, Singapore likely next nations to join Australian travel bubble

Scott Morrison reveals the four countries Australia will build ‘travel bubbles’ with first – but says Europe and the US are off the cards until 2022 Singapore, South Korea and Japan first nations considered for travel bubble  The Tourism Minister warned Australians likely won’t travel to Europe until 2022 Simon Birmingham said Aussies could travel […]

Exotic animal collector featured on ‘Tiger King’ arrested in New York

A wanted animal sanctuary founder featured on Netflix’s “Tiger King” has been busted in upstate New York after he showed off pics of his exotic creatures, authorities said. Timothy Stark, 55, was reported to Granville police around 11 p.m. Wednesday after someone saw him flaunting the photos of the animals kept at his sanctuary, Wildlife […]

Warning humans could infect endangered wild animals with coronavirus

Humans could pass on coronavirus to wild animals such as lions, tigers and apes, according to a new study. Scientists say there is a considerable risk that humans transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, to wildlife which could lead to repeat outbreaks in humans and other animals. Findings suggest if coronavirus were to infect […]