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Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UVaz_Tr4bc The top stories Beer and pub leaders plead for reopening date after sales halve in 2020BBC News says beer and pub sector leaders are pressing the government to give them a reopening date.The industry is desperate to get back to business after repeated warnings many pubs will not survive.The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is asking the government for a clear timeline and a “roadmap to recovery”.The government insists that it has a plan for re-opening the economy which it will reveal after 22 February.Read on………………..Europe’s oldest person survives Covid and set to celebrate…

Trump Impeachment Former President Donald Trump is thrown to the wolves by the Republicans after the US Senate trial to impeach the former president gets go-ahead after the emotional, graphic first day. The senators sitting as jurors, many of whom fled for safety themselves the day of the attack, watched and listened, unable to avoid the jarring video of Trump supporters battling past police to storm the halls. Senators rejected an effort by Trump’s allies to halt the trial, instead of affirming the Senate’s authority under the Constitution to decide the case. They voted 56-44 to confirm their jurisdiction, ruling…

UAE Mars Mission: Hope almost on the red planet The UAE’s Hope probe was on its final approach to Mars on Tuesday where it is due to enter the planet’s orbit after a six-month trip into outer space.  UAE PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said there is a 50 per cent chance of failure but he remained confident of success.  The Hope Probe Mission will start the Mars orbit insertion phase later today (3:42 pm GMT) after travelling 493 million kilometres since its launch from Japan on July 20, 2020.  Once Hope successfully entered the planet’s orbit, the…

No indication of COVID in Wuhan before December 2019 – WHO investigation The World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the global Covid-19 pandemic says there is insufficient evidence to determine that Covid-19 was being spread before December 2019.  In a joint WHO and Chinese expert mission,  the team said Tuesday:  “There is no indication of the transmission of the SARS-COV-2 in the population of the period before Dec 2019,” said Liang Wannian, head of the China team, at a press conference, adding that there was “not enough evidence” to determine if the virus had spread in the city…

Tuesday’s Briefing VIDEO: UK Travel testing update – 3-tier system CHOAS – Impeachment 2 trial today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwoTR-fuDDg Covid: Travellers to UK set to be tested after arrival Return to Covid tiers ‘could plunge millions in England into crisis’ Severe floods strike southwest France, Paris area on flood alert Dubai rolls out COVID-19 vaccines to public transport workers Kashmiri man demanding son’s body, charged under anti-terror law Myanmar anti-coup protesters defy junta warnings Trump’s Historic Second Impeachment Trial Starts Tuesday Robinhood: US family sue trading app over son’s suicide James Anderson: England bowler produces one of the great overs against India…

Indian censorship is pushing censorship and has asked Twitter to remove 1,178 accounts which the country says are allegedly backed by Pakistan or operated by sympathisers of a separatist Sikh movement, two technology ministry sources said on Monday. India’s security agencies said some of the accounts were being operated from outside of the country, one of the sources said, declining to be named as the order is not public. The order also involved the Twitter accounts of some supporters of the movement for an independent Sikh homeland called Khalistan. Many of these accounts were sharing and amplifying misinformation and provocative…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwoTR-fuDDg The top stories Covid: Travellers to UK set to be tested after arrivalBBC News says travellers entering the UK are set to be tested for coronavirus a few days after they arrive.The new, expanded testing regime will be announced shortly.Enhancing the testing regime “to cover all arrivals while they isolate” would add another level of protection, the Department of Health said.The move is designed to help to track any new cases which might be brought into the country and make it easier to detect new variants.Read on………………..Return to Covid tiers ‘could plunge millions in England…

The 6 luxury items we LOVE What you should invest it! From the Princess Diana watch to youth favourite Gucci! THE CARTIER TANK WATCH A go-to piece for Princess Diana, the princess of wales owned two versions of the design classic, a Tank Louis Cartier with yellow gold case and black alligator strap and a yellow gold Tank Française.  The Cartier tank watch got a remake in 2020 with the watchmakers redesigning the classic piece with an asymmetrical twist.  OUR PICK TANK LOUIS CARTIER WATCH Large model, hand-wound mechanical movement, rose gold, leather £11,800 HERMÈS With two centuries of history…

Boohoo buys Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton for £25.2 million, stores to close, jobs lost Online retail giant Boohoo has bought Arcadia brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton out of administration in a £25.2m deal. The company has bought the brands’ e-commerce and digital assets and associated intellectual property rights. The deal does not include the retailers’ physical stores and the brands will become online-only. All 214 Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton stores will now permanently close, resulting in thousands of high street job losses. In total, 260 employees from the design, buying, merchandising and digital teams will transfer to…

Monday’s Briefing VIDEO: Tom Brady cements legacy as he leads Buccaneers to victory; his 7th title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_j9xcdtAIo Covid: Public can have confidence in UK’s vaccines, Nadhim Zahawi says UK weather: Storm Darcy to bring more snowfall and gale-force winds on Monday Thousands join a third day of protests against coup in Myanmar Indian rescuers search for missing after Himalayan glacier bursts Brazil’s Covid-19 cases exceed 9.5M – latest updates In the Pandemic, more people in the US choose to die at home Americans take to ‘buy now, pay later’ shopping during pandemic, but can they afford it? Super…