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Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, we look at Sunday’s top stories. Most papers focus on Covid-19, lockdown and a reminder for those who have been vaccinated to continue following the rules.   …………………………….. The Sunday Telegraph says the Home Office is backing plans for British families returning from their holidays abroad to pay to spend 10 days in a heavily guarded airport hotel. The paper says talks are already underway with hotel chains, including the Holiday Inn owner, IHG. The Independent says the quarantine plans are certain to be approved by the cabinet on Monday, but the “fight” will be…

Larry King, a giant and veteran of US broadcasting who achieved worldwide fame for interviewing political leaders and celebrities, has died at the age of 87. He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Ora Media, a production company he co-founded. King conducted an estimated 50,000 interviews in his six-decade career, which included 25 years as host of the popular CNN talk show Larry King Live. The King of Talk shows Earlier this month, he was treated in hospital for Covid-19, in Los Angeles where he had video contact with family. Larry King had a supreme work…

Inspirational female leaders of 2020 – Jacinda Arden – Why she’s the leader for our times Inspirational Female Leader 2020 Winner Whilst all the women on the list have been shining examples of inspiration, 2020 really belongs to Prime Minister Jacinda Arden. Arden is, without a doubt, the leader for our times. Her landslide win and control of the pandemic, threw her into the global spotlight last year and is a symbol of hope and leadership the world needs. There are so many incredible examples of Jacinda’s work and compassion that it’s hard to pick and choose. A roundup of…

Meet YouTube’s New Star – Mila Tequila – Who’s Taking You Back To The 2000s  (London, UK)  The 2000s were a simpler time. Long before social media took over our lives, the 2000s were a time for celebrity gossip, paparazzi and tabloid drama.  My new favourite youtube channel – mila tequila – deep-dives into the elaborate spats, personal drama, scandals, and crimes of the legendary alleged history of 00’s Hollywood.  The channel is only a few months old but has already accumulated 105 thousand subscribers. Mila Tequila acknowledges at the beginning of each video their primary source of information they…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCu07Yt_hRc Friday’s News Briefing VIDEO: £500 for Covid – First Lady Dr Jill Biden’s two jobs – Pandemic could have been contained Covid-19: Ministers to consider £500 Covid payment to boost self-isolation rates EU leaders ‘discourage’ travel, consider tougher border rules to curb Covid French foreign minister calls for Iran to return to nuclear deal COVID ‘could have been contained’: Taiwan’s ex-health minister Daesh claims responsibility for twin suicide blasts in Baghdad Biden inauguration leaves QAnon believers in disarray Jill Biden: The First First Lady to hold two jobs Nissan says Brexit deal ‘positive’ and commits to UK Jurgen Klopp:…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCu07Yt_hRc The top stories Covid-19: Ministers to consider £500 Covid payment to boost self-isolation rates BBC News says anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 in England could be paid £500 to self-isolate under proposals to be discussed by ministers. It is among the suggestions listed in a leaked document from the Department of Health to encourage people with symptoms to get tested and stay home. There are fears the current financial support is not working because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate. The BBC has confirmed the government is looking at overhauling the system. Read…

Problem became too big to ignore Trump is the most successful Social media Influencer There is no doubt at the value That Donald Trump brought to each and every social media platform he was on. You cannot deny the millions and millions of followers who liked, shared and retweeted everything he wrote or recorded. He was the ultimate influencer and the ideal person that normally a company like Twitter or FB would elevate.He has his own trending hashtags, arguably more engaging than any other influencer on the planet. If you compare his tweets and likes he has without a doubt had more tweets…

Thursday’s Briefing Video: lockdown 3 – Covid-19 levels – Sunak to extend furlough scheme – KUWTK to play out divorce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Ua6uDe1qY Covid: Lockdown 3 –  England’s virus levels ‘may have risen’ in January Rishi Sunak set to extend furlough scheme past April ‘No repentance nor apologies’ for colonial abuses in Algeria, says Macron Europe-bound migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya Tunisians rally to demand release of detained protesters Biden issues executive orders to undo several Trump policies Brazil Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Program for Hard Hit Indigenous People Millions of people face tax return fines due to Covid, body warns…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXLMP8NTNMw The top stories Covid: England’s virus levels ‘may have risen’ in JanuaryBBC News says scientists tracking the spread of coronavirus in England say infection levels in the community may have risen at the start of lockdown 3.Swab tests indicate 1.58% had the virus during the period 6-15 January, with the highest level, 2.8%, in London.The Imperial College London researchers say there was “no strong evidence” of these high infection levels.The past few days have seen a clear slowdown in the number of lab-confirmed cases reported daily by the government.Read on………………..Rishi Sunak set to extend furlough…

A powerful gas explosion in Madrid tore through a residential building in the central area of Madrid on Wednesday, killing at least three people and ripping the facade off the structure. A tower of smoke rose from the building, where repairs were being done to a gas boiler, and billowed through Toledo Street, near the city’s centre. A loud explosion from an unknown origin has partially destroyed a six-floor-tall building flanked by a school and a nursing home in the centre of Spain’s capital, Madrid. Four floors of the building were destroyed in the explosion, which could be heard in…