COVID-19: Driving the boom in online gaming
Before COVID-19 brought so much calamity to the planet, online gaming was already an enormous worldwide phenomenon and was growing rapidly. We take a look at the different areas of growth.
Merkel begs Germans to follow Covid restrictions, saying 590 deaths a day would be “unacceptable”
The UK recorded 599 coronavirus deaths yesterday.
PMQs 9th Dec: Boris Johnson, of all people, should know that divorce isn’t easy
Slouched in his chair, 'bedsit Boris' stares out of the cracked window, breath trails holding in the air, with the kids long gone back home.
‘Could you live on £94.25 a week Rishi?’ Low sick pay stopping workers from self-isolating
"The UK’s sick pay regime has been woefully inadequate in providing the necessary support. Many more Covid infections will have taken place as a result.”
Brits named among most charitable, weeks after Sunak cuts overseas aid
“It’s an important reminder that even during such a difficult year, humanity and generosity has shone brightly.”
Dawn French says she dumped an ex-boyfriend because he was a Tory
“I thought, ‘I can’t go any further, I can’t think what it is, you’re attractive, I’ve got the right underwear on.' I worked out what it was. He was a Tory!”
‘Trapped in this degrading situation’ as 2m children in UK went short of food in 2020
"I think in a society that believes in compassion and justice, I feel deeply ashamed that we have allowed ourselves to get to a situation where millions are trapped in this degrading situation."