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Daily News Briefing Brief. Me Better Faster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN-H3akbakI LIVE NEWS TODAY “,”nextArrow”:””,”autoplay”:true,”autoplaySpeed”:5000}’ dir=”ltr” data-typing=”1″> 09:34 Tuesday’s Briefing VIDEO: Cher ‘sorry’ over George Floyd tweet 08:38 Arabic YouTube Kids app launched in MENA 07:30 Daily News Briefing: ‘Two-tier Britain’ – normal life some way off as Covid-19 roadmap revealed 08:00 3 Coffee alternatives for those who can’t handle caffeine COVID UK Europe US Middle East Asia World COVID Coronavirus Cases: 132,437,230 Deaths: 2,874,232 Recovered: 106,760,547 view by country UK Further violence breaks out in Northern Ireland despite appeals for calm Violence has broken out once more on the streets of Northern Ireland,…

3 Coffee alternatives for those who can’t handle caffeine People love drinking coffee, myself included. Coffee lovers are willing to spend A LOT of money on coffee. We have such a profound cultural devotion to coffee, it’s hard to imagine a world without it.  But coffee has its drawbacks, which is why coffee alternatives are growing in popularity. Like other stimulants, coffee can cause stress, panic and anxiety in those with a low tolerance. MUD\WTR MUD\WTR is a dirt-like powder that, like many of the newer coffee alternatives, includes a blend of mushrooms including chaga, reishi, and cordyceps, which are…

Summer saved? UK travel news – the traffic light system Summer may be saved! Brits may get abroad this summer using a “traffic light system”, government sources have suggested. Countries that share high vaccination rates with the UK — including Bahrain, Israel, Malta and the US — will likely be top travel destinations this summer. Boris Johnson is expected to reveal the strategy on Monday. The system will likely include three tiers. Green – destinations exempt from quarantine, Amber and Red – facing stricter conditions.  Vaccination rates will play a key role in the designation of countries, but only a…

The best celebrity fashion we’ll be wearing in 2021. From baggy jeans to fur boa’s – find out what’s in this year.   Tailored TrousersThere is nothing you can feel more confident about adding to your closet than a pair of tailored trousers. Kendall JennerBaggy JeansBaggy jeans are on the rise and the coolest way to wear them is with other oversized pieces. Lily Rose DeppPatterned TightsCool-meets-quirky sense of style, these patterned Miu Miu tights are incredible!Emma CorrinCropped TeesTracee Ellis Ross is making a very strong case for cropped tees. Tracee Ellis Ross A sculptural leather jacketReady to swap in a…

Pandemic can’t stop London rap music, as feisty female rappers and hip hop artists release the album By Dizzle B.Z A group of female rap music and hip hop artists from around the world have come together in a virtual music studio to create a hard-hitting album on human rights. It is a remarkable achievement considering very few of the artists have met each other, or shared studio time, because of the global lockdown and even the mastermind behind 20-track Ideologies has yet to meet the women he recruited. London producer Martin Daniels, aka M W Daniels, saw how the…

Daniel Radcliffe praises his parents, talks substance abuse and says staying in London kept him grounded during childhood fame. Daniel Radcliffe hit the big screen at the tender age of 11 in the title role in the Harry Potter film series.  There was, of course, a risk of the child actor going off-the-rails. But Radcliffe says staying in the UK and his supportive parents helped him stay grounded after he became famous.  Radcliffe says he understands why other child actors have had substance issues in the years following their youthful stardom.  Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Radcliffe…

Jordanian authorities detained the kingdom’s former crown prince and arrested nearly 20 other people Saturday after what officials called a “threat to the country’s stability.” Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the oldest son of the late King Hussein and his American-born fourth wife Queen Noor, was placed under restriction at his Amman palace, amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to unseat his older half brother, King Abdullah II, according to a senior Middle East intelligence official briefed on the events. The move followed the discovery of what palace officials described as a complex and far-reaching plot that included at…

Man beaten up by angry octopus in Australia  An Australian geologist has been whipped by what he called the “angriest octopus” while swimming at a Western Australian beach. The viral video shows the octopus in shallow waters lashing out at geologist Lance Karlson.  The angry octopus came after him again and struck him on the arm, before whipping his neck and upper back. The tentacles left stinging red welts on his skin, which Karlson said only eased after he poured cola over them.  He told Aussie news outlet 7News that his preferred treatment for sea animal stings is vinegar, but…

UK travel: 4 more countries added to England’s red list  Pakistan, Kenya, Bangladesh and the Philippines have been added to England’s coronavirus red list. The move, which will take effect from 4 am on Friday, 9 April, is in response to concerns about new variants of COVID-19, like those first detected in South Africa and Brazil. It means international visitors who have departed from or transited through those nations in the previous 10 days will be barred from entering. British and Irish citizens and those with residence rights in the UK will be allowed to enter but will have to…

Friday’s Briefing VIDEO: James Charles ‘sexting’ underage boys – California mass shooting – Lee Collins dead at 32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYjvd8UPdSE Met PC found guilty of neo-Nazi group membership Brussels riot police use horses and water cannon to disperse crowd gathered in response to April Fools’ joke Twenty years since the first gay marriages, the fight for rights in Europe goes on Egypt opens Mideast’s biggest pharma city Taiwan train derailment: 36 killed in tunnel crash as rescuers report ‘no signs of life’ Mother tried to save 9-year-old boy in California mass shooting UN strongly condemns deaths of hundreds of protesters in…