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Brits clubbing in Spain will have to wear masks and dance in allocated squares
Brit clubbers heading to Spain this summer will have to wear masks and dance in their own squares to prevent the spread of coronavirus.DJs...
Coronavirus has affected my eyesight – Boris Johnson
The prime minister has said he was ‘having to wear glasses for the first time in years’ after suffering coronavirus.Boris Johnson told today’s...
Comedian detained ‘for bullying the president’
Popular Tanzanian comedian and former Big Brother Africa winner Idris Sultan is being held by police for allegedly bullying President John Magufuli.According to his...
Two-day-old baby dies from Covid-19
A two-day-old baby has died with coronavirus in South Africa - one of the world's youngest victims of the virus.The mother had tested positive...
Covid-19: Cambridge University lectures to be online-only until 2021
There will be no face-to-face lectures at the University of Cambridge over the course of the next academic year due to coronavirus, it has...
Nurse ‘flouts coronavirus travel ban to visit boyfriend’
The government has restricted travel in and out of Nairobi except for cargo trucks to curb the spread of coronavirus.Health workers are among...
Uber ‘expected to lay off thousands of workers’
Uber is reportedly preparing to cut thousands more jobs in another wave of layoffs just weeks after 3,500 employees were laid off during a Zoom...
Coronavirus vaccine: Animal trial offers hope
A vaccine against coronavirus appears to have provided protection against the disease Covid-19 in six rhesus macaque monkeys.It gives early hope for the vaccine, which is...
Watch: How quickly Coronavirus can spread in restaurants
This terrifying video shows how coronavirus can spread in a restaurant in just 30 minutes - after just one person is infected.Scientists from Japan...
Compulsory coronavirus vaccines in the UK, other rumours fact-checked
We’ve been fact-checking the most widely shared dubious coronavirus claims this week.There’s no mandatory vaccine law in UKFirst, we’ve looked at a widely shared...
Black people in the UK four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people
Black people in the United Kingdom (UK) are four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people and a number of other...
Akan drum, the oldest African-American object in the British Museum
The Akan drum is the oldest African-American object in the British Museum, brought from West Africa to the Colony of Virginia as part of the slave...
Boris Johnson granted second divorce
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s second divorce has been granted, leaving him free to plan his third wedding when the lockdown restrictions are relaxed.Marina Wheeler...
BBC to close small regional offices to save money
The BBC is to close a number of its small regional satellite offices as part of cost-cutting measures.Up to 20 locations will be shut...
Coronavirus: Piers Morgan develops “Mild” symptoms
British journalist, Piers Morgan has announced that he will temporarily step back from presenting ITV’s flagship morning show, Good Morning Britain after developing a...
Coronavirus: People are having less sex in lockdown – Durex boss
The boss of Reckitt Benckiser, which owns Durex condoms, has said people are having less sex because of the coronavirus crisis.Laxman Narasimhan said condom...
Boris Johnson, fiancee announce birth of son
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee, Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a son.A spokeswoman for the PM and his partner said...
Coronavirus: Uber driver evicted from home and left to die
The last time Mary Jayaseelan spoke to her husband Rajesh, he was about to be hooked up to a ventilator in a Covid ward.Rajesh...
Covid-19: Price hike of drugs, others may lead to collateral deaths in Ghana – UK Pharmacist (Video)
Ghana is likely to be hit by collateral deaths due to failure to put in place measures to curb the price gouging (price hikes)...
Coronavirus: Worldwide death toll climbs to 200,000
More than 200,000 people worldwide have now died with the coronavirus, figures from Johns Hopkins University show.There are more than 2.8 million confirmed cases...
Coronavirus: Hairdressers may have to remain shut ‘for 6 months’
Hairdressers could be forced to remain closed for six more months because of the risk of spreading coronavirus, it is claimed.Government scientists are yet to...
Young dad kills himself after ‘feeling lonely’ during covid-19 lockdown
A 21-year-old father of one has killed himself after feeling lonely and neglected during the lockdown over coronavirus.The British man, whose family is from Lampeter,...
Coronavirus: UK to begin human trial for vaccine
Oxford University researchers will begin human trials of a potential vaccine on Thursday, says Health Secretary Matt Hancock.ALSO READ:3 siblings, one other perish in...
Britain’s oldest patient, aged 102, leaves hospital after defeating coronavirus [Video]
The heartwarming moment one of Britain's oldest coronavirus survivors, aged 102, left hospital after defeating the deadly disease has been caught on camera.The poignant footage shows...
Covid-19: Queen Elizabeth cancels birthday tradition for first time
The Queen has decided there will not be any special occasion to mark her 94th birthday this year due to the Coronavirus crisis.A spokesman for Buckingham...
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle pictured for the first time delivering food amid Coronavirus [Watch]
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been pictured in Los Angeles for the first time.The Duke and Duchess were seen delivering food packages on behalf of the...
Pregnant nurse, 28, who died of coronavirus lost dad to same virus
A pregnant nurse who died of coronavirus lost dad to the killer disease just two weeks ago, family said.Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, who worked...
UK’s coronavirus lockdown extended
The United Kingdom's (UK) coronavirus lockdown will continue until May 7, Dominic Raab confirmed today.The foreign secretary, standing-in for the Prime Minister who continues...
Couple have s3x infront of Buckingham Palace amid lockdown
The United Kingdom is on a lockdown due to the deadly coronavirus as officials make efforts to stop the spread of the pandemic.The country...
Covid-19: Melinda Gates says ‘dead bodies’ will be on streets in Africa [video]
Melinda Gates, wife of world billionaire Bill Gates, has claimed that developing countries including those in Africa would be badly hit by the deadly coronavirus pandemic.She...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson shares near death experience
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it "could have gone either way" as he thanked healthcare workers for saving his life after...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson discharged from hospital
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left hospital after being treated for coronavirus, but will not immediately return to work, Downing Street says.ALSO...
Coronavirus: Check out Queen Elizabeth’s prophecy
"Coronavirus will not overcome us," the Queen has said, in an Easter message to the nation.ALSO READ:READ: Why Bawumia thinks Ghana’s scientists are the...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson’s father speaks
Boris Johnson "must rest up" after he was moved from intensive care with coronavirus, his father has said.ALSO READ:Lockdown: I feed on...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said.Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment...
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson ‘improving’ in intensive care
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "improving" after two nights in intensive care with coronavirus, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.ALSO READ:Covid-19: Obour’s household,...
Nurse, 21, on coronavirus frontline writes a Will [photo]
A 21-year-old nurse has told how she wrote her will because she fears she could die from coronavirus.ALSO READ:Why Ronaldinho was released from Paraguayan...
Coronavirus: Mum narrates her 12-week-old daughter’s fight for life [Photos]
A 27-year-old mother has narrated the ordeal her 12-week-old baby girl had to pass through while fighting Coronavirus.Baby, Winter-Rose Watson, was rushed to hospital...
Coronavirus: BA pilot now delivery driver after job loss [photos]
A British Airways pilot out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic has got a new job as a Tesco delivery driver....
Coronavirus: Offline sex workers forced to start again online
Most sex workers meet customers in person. For them, the coronavirus spells economic ruin.ALSO READ:Stop f**ling, I don’t have your time – Sarkodie fires...