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Daily News Briefing Brief. Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxfqEwPR78 COVID UK Europe US Middle East Asia World COVID Coronavirus Cases: 124,312,526Deaths: 2,735,703Recovered: 100,290,711view by country UK Care home workers ‘will be legally required to get coronavirus vaccine’Care home workers will be required by law to have a coronavirus vaccination under plans approved by Boris Johnson.PM Boris Johnson and health secretary Matt Hancock have agreed to put forward legislation in order to protect vulnerable residents, according to a government paper leaked to the Daily Telegraph. – (The Independent)    Europe Germany extends lockdown until mid-April amid third wave of infectionsGermany has extended its…

Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor passes away at 86 Los Angeles/Minneapolis Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor has sadly passed away at the age of 86 due to natural causes.  The terrible news was announced just over an hour ago by the Lakers’ Twitter account.  An Incredible NBA career for Lakers legend Baylor Elgin Baylor was one of the greatest NBA players from his generation. After leading Seattle University to their first ever NCAA Championship game, Baylor was drafted number 1 overall by the Lakers in 1958. As an NBA rookie, Baylor put up the…

Joe Root set to play for Yorkshire in County Championship Yorkshire coach, Andrew Gale, has revealed to BBC Radio Leeds that England captain Joe Root will play in, at least, their first two County Championship games. Yorkshire have 7 County Championship matches before England’s next test match, which is against New Zealand on the 2nd June. “It will be great to have Joe around” Aware of this, Gale stated that he would be “mindful of his workload” as well as adding that Root most likely won’t be playing in each of the 7 games, but “definitely” will play in the first…

Manchester City interested in surprise move for Premier League striker Danny Ings Sky Sports reported earlier today that inevitable Premier League champions Manchester City are interested in Southampton striker Danny Ings as a potential replacement for Sergio Aguero.  Seen as a cheaper solution to their search for a striker compared to the likes of Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland – whose supposed market value is around £100 million – City would have a great chance to secure the Premier League striker since Ings’ contract at Southampton expires next year.  Despite Southampton offering Ings a new contract some time ago, Ings has…

NBA superstar LeBron James to miss several weeks – what this means for the Lakers Earlier today, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that NBA superstar and Lakers MVP candidate LeBron James is expected to miss several weeks with a high right ankle sprain. The injury to LeBron occurred at the start of the 2nd quarter, when the Los Angeles Lakers played the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. As LeBron gathered a loose ball, Atlanta’s Solomon Hill fell on LeBron’s ankle and subsequently rolled it, to which LeBron immediately went down in pain. As LeBron headed back to the locker room, his actions summarised…

‘Whatever-You-Got-Ramen’ – Ramen cooking hacks with Cameron Diaz  Actress Cameron Diaz has offered up a new cooking tutorial on her Instagram for her fans – letting us know easy ramen is definitely one of her go-to dishes.  Diaz shared her recipe for what she described as “Whatever-You-Got Ramen” – meaning anything and everything you have in your kitchen cupboards.  In the caption, Diaz said: “One of my favourite quick go-to meals where I take your classic instant ramen packet and dress it up a bit with whatever vegetables I happen to have in my fridge!” In Cameron’s case, these fresh…

Covid-19: Europe wave will ‘wash up on UK shores’ & global covid snapshot  UK/EU VACCINE ROW: UPDATE Boris Johnson said he had talked to his EU counterparts “repeatedly” in recent months.  “I’m reassured by talking to EU partners over the last few months that they don’t want to see blockades,” he said.  Over the weekend,Ursula von der Leyen threatened the EU could stop vaccine exports to the UK over a row with vaccine maker AstraZeneca.  But Mr Johnson said the talks had centred on how “we’re facing the same pandemic”. “We all have the same problems. I think it’s one…

The ridiculous $1.4k luxury telephone cord necklace Luxury Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta is facing backlash and ridicule online for its latest product – which has some calling it a ‘scam’.  The brand is selling a £1,425 plastic telephone cord necklace — earning the title because it looks like a ‘home phone chord’. They are being mocked online by people saying the necklace is ‘overpriced’ and slamming the matching earrings that cost £845 and a matching ring for £335.  The chord pieces are available in purple and green – but shoppers don’t seem keen.  The Milan-based luxury company says its…

Monday’s Briefing VIDEO: Johnny Depp’s Hollywood Home Invaded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnzYDfKt60E Coronavirus vaccines: PM to telephone EU leaders in bid to stop export ban being imposed Riot police sent in after ‘kill the bill’ protest in Bristol turns violent Violence against women: Thousands protest in Turkey after Erdogan ditches European treaty Egypt government aims to vaccinate 250,000 in one week Congo’s opposition candidate Kolelas dies a day after elections Miami extends curfew, emergency powers to control unruly crowds Hundreds in Atlanta Rally Against Hate After Spa Shootings UK ‘heading towards digital skills shortage disaster’ Deliveroo founder Shu to serve up stake…

Welcome to another edition of Monday Round-Up, where you can find a summary of the key events that happened from this weekend’s sport. For this week’s Monday Round-Up, we look at the Premier League, particularly the incredible West Ham vs Arsenal match. We’ll also look at the UFC, where Derek Brunson defeated the loud-mouthed Kevin Holland, as well as England’s, once again, poor display in the Six Nations. Finally, this week’s Monday Round-Up will conclude with the boxing, where Lawrence Okolie knocked out Krzysztof Glowacki to win the WBO World Cruiserweight championship. Premier League Football To start this week’s Monday Round-Up, we’ll…