Coronavirus was the third most common cause of death in England and Wales in October – having not been among the 10 leading causes of fatality the month before. The Official for National Statistics has said 3,367 (7.8%) of the 43,265 deaths last month involved COVID-19. The figures show mortality rates for deaths due to
Month: November 2020
Bobby Brown Jr, the son of the singer Bobby Brown, has been found dead in Los Angeles, police have said. The 28-year-old was discovered at his home on Wednesday after officers were called to a “medical emergency”, the Los Angeles Police Department said. There is no suspicion of foul play in relation to his death.
More than 250,000 people have now died with coronavirus in the US, with the rate of new infections and hospitalisations on the rise. Latest figures from Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking the pandemic, showed the number of people killed by the virus in the country is now 250,485. It comes as the pandemic
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Wonder Woman 1984 will land on streaming platform HBO Max in the US on Christmas Day, as well as be released in cinemas, Warner Bros has confirmed. It is unclear when or how the film will arrive in the UK, although the studios said it will launch the film internationally on 16 December. The film’s
9:08 PM ET Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — Golden Gate Fields has suspended live horse racing through the end of November because of the surging coronavirus. The San Francisco Bay area track last Friday announced a week-long temporary closure to address a COVID-19 outbreak. Track officials say Golden Gate’s facilities have undergone thorough cleaning and
Australian special forces unlawfully killed 39 people in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016, a report has found. The revelation comes after a four year inquiry by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), which investigated 57 incidents, took testimony from hundreds of witnesses and reviewed more than 20,000 documents. Speaking in the Australian capital of Canberra, General
6:13 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs says president Kevin Flanery will retire at the end of this year after 11 years in charge of the home of the Kentucky Derby. Flanery began as Churchill Downs Incorporated’s vice president of national public affairs in December 2005 before becoming the historic track’s 13th
November 18th, 2020 by Brad Rouse Dividends are fabulous. In investing, dividends pay you to wait while your investments grow. If we aggressively pursue the energy transition, every one of us will receive dividends as we invest in a brighter future. As is the case with many investments, the energy transition may be justified (and
On the first day of a new lockdown in Michigan hundreds of people ventured out to one of the only places still open for business – a COVID-19 testing site. People waited for up to four hours to be swabbed. Not all had symptoms, but all shared a weariness at spiralling infections and new lockdown
A nationwide police crackdown on knife crime has produced “staggering” results, according to police chiefs, with more than 10,000 bladed weapons taken off the streets. In the capital alone, officers arrested more than 1,000 people as part of Operation Sceptre. In all 43 police forces across England and Wales, police stepped up activities to try
Amazon’s redesigned Echo Dots Kids Edition Amanda Ringstad, Amazon Amazon‘s smart voice assistant Alexa can automatically tell you what’s being delivered if you own an Echo. It’s useful if you want updates on a package, but sometimes it says too much. For instance, Alexa might spill the beans about an incoming Christmas present by saying
Businesses should be given at least seven days’ notice of the government’s lockdown exit plan so they can prepare for the key Christmas trading period, the CBI has said. The lobby group said firms will need time to activate supply chains and call in staff ahead of the expected reopening in England on 3 December. Notice
November 18th, 2020 by Barry A.F. One of the ways to slow the advance of climate change is to reduce your personal carbon usage. While we can’t efficiency our way to climate neutrality, we can buy ourselves time by slowing the rate of carbon emissions and conservation, as Negawatts are often the cheapest form of
This photo shows an electric car being charged on a street in London. Miles Willis | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. will stop selling new diesel and petrol (gasoline) cars and vans from 2030 under plans announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The move is part of a wider 10-point plan for
Damon Motorcycles is announcing today its latest electric motorcycle platform known as the HyperDrive. We’ve been following Damon since the summer of 2019, back when it was still using an electric motor from Zero Motorcycles to power its prototypes. Since those early days, the company has unveiled motorcycle concepts packed with interesting technology. While it
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