Beaches in Jacksonville, Florida, will begin reopening this evening – with restrictions. At 5pm tonight, local time, beaches in the city will reopen ‘with restrictions for essential activities only’. Mayor Lenny Curry said: “This can be the beginning of the pathway back to normal life. Please respect and follow these limitations. Stay within the guidelines […]
A dying man in the Netherlands was able to say his last goodbyes to his family after firefighters lifted them to the fourth floor window of his care home. Henry Nijhove’s family were told he was unlikely to live much longer after his health took a turn for the worse and he risked never seeing […]
The UK government has set up a vaccine taskforce, which will work together to get a vaccine for Covid-19. Speaking at today’s briefing, Alok Sharma, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, said the taskforce will bring together people from academia, the government and industry. He said: “We need to apply the […]
Millions of people across the UK have been stepping out onto balconies and doorsteps or leaning out of windows to show their appreciation during Clap for Carers for our NHS, and last night a ferry even got involved. Watch below: Yep, London’s Woolwich Ferry took some time out yesterday to honk its horn and spin […]
Staff at a McDonald’s in Beijing are giving health checks to customers before allowing them to enter the restaurant. In photos shared on social media, Maccies staff at the branch in the Chinese capital can be seen taking the temperatures of diners. The snaps were posted in Twitter by user J Boyce, who was responding […]
Satellite images from the European Space Agency show how empty the canals in Venice have been recently, thanks to a lack of traffic from boats. Like many major cities, Venice has been a lot quieter lately as people are told to continue staying at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The Italian tourist […]
An inventive dad has pretty much won lockdown after making a full-size retro arcade game from scratch, using household items and a whole load of MDF. While many of us are celebrating life’s smaller victories right now (getting dressed or remembering brush your teeth both count as accomplishments, OK?), Steve Addison, 32, has been using […]
While working from home means we can avoid the morning commute and, more importantly, we don’t have to get dressed, it also means many of us have to put up with super-slow internet. For darts player Gary Anderson, it’s so bad he’s been forced to pull out of a tournament. The 49-year-old was due to […]
Video footage has emerged of people ignoring the two-metre social distancing rules set out by the government to take part in Clap For Carers on London’s Westminster Bridge last night (16 April). The footage shows a huge crowd, including police officers and parents with children, gathered in the English capital to applaud front line workers,. […]
With the coronavirus pandemic causing lockdowns across much of the planet, we’re seeing more and more animals taking advantage and returning to areas that are now human free. One such place is Kruger National Park in South Africa, where a pride of lions has been pictured taking advantage of the lack of cars and having […]
