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Covid not a ‘once in a century event’ COVID-19 is being referred to as a “once in a century event” – but the next pandemic is likely to hit sooner than you think. In the next few decades, we will likely see other pandemics. We can predict that with reasonable confidence because of the recent increased frequency of major epidemics (such as SARS and Ebola), and because of social and environmental changes driven by humans that may have contributed to COVID-19’s emergence. Another pandemic is coming — it’s time to prepare TribLive says even as we confront a still-surging covid-19…

Rita Ora: Venue was paid to breach Covid rules, police tell committee Pop star Rita Ora celebrated her 30th birthday breaking lockdown rules. Her team offered a restaurant £5,000 to break rules so she could celebrate, according to police.  Her security team also asked for CCTV cameras to be turned off during the party at Casa Cruz, in Notting Hill, on 28 November, during the second national lockdown, police said.  CCTV hard drives were wiped two days later, a licensing hearing at Kensington and Chelsea Council heard. Rita Ora declined to comment but has previously apologised for the party.  She…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw8b2-VBRRg Thursday’s News Briefing: Covid-19 rates dropping – NHS pressure- Boris off to Scotland Boris Johnson to visit Scotland despite Nicola Sturgeon warning Covid cases in England ‘must fall faster to ease NHS pressure’ EU seeks access to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines produced at UK plants ‘Military grenades’ injure 9 soldiers during clashes with anti-lockdown protesters in Lebanon’s Tripoli Dubai updates entry requirements as UAE COVID-19 cases surge Indian farmers call off parliament march after deadly violence US issues heightened terrorism threat alert from domestic extremists US Indicts Oath Keeper Members Over Plot to Storm Capitol Record iPhone sales for Apple…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw8b2-VBRRg The top stories Boris Johnson to visit Scotland despite Nicola Sturgeon warningBBC News says Boris Johnson is due to visit Scotland on Thursday despite the country’s first minister questioning whether the trip is necessary.The PM is expected to emphasise the strength of the UK working together in the fight against Covid-19.He is also likely to thank the staff involved in responding to the pandemic.Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has questioned whether his trip is “essential”. Asked at her daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday how she felt about the expected visit while strict travel restrictions were…

The third world legal system has taken a turn for the worse as a court in India has ruled that groping a minor girl “without touching her skin” is not sexual assault under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. India’s attorney-general KK Venugopal has called the court order “disturbing” and says it sets a dangerous precedent. In a shocking decision, The Indian Supreme Court upheld a decision of the Bombay high court (HC) which ruled that groping a minor girl without touching her skin did not amount to sexual assault under Protection of Children against Sexual Offences…

Bangladesh has decided to move more rohingya refugees to the remote island of Bhasan Char. The government says the relocation is voluntary but some refugees from the first group that went there in early December have spoken of being coerced. Despite global criticism from the United Nations and other human rights organisations from around the world, Bangladesh has decided to relocate 2,000to 3,000 more Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar to the remote island of Bhasan Char island. Since early December, Bangladesh has moved more than 3,500 refugees to Bhasan Char from border camps where a million live in ramshackle huts…

Dele Alli PSG loan move is almost done as both clubs have agreed on terms for the move and is being held back on Spurs finding a replacement before the end of the January transfer window. Paris Saint-Germain are pushing to sign Dele Alli on loan from Tottenham and talks have reached an agreement between the clubs. The two clubs have been in talks for some time to try to find a way for Alli to rejoin his former manager, Mauricio Pochettino, at PSG but Spurs are concerned that letting the 24-year-old go would leave them short in the final…

Wednesday’s Briefing VIDEO: 100,000 UK deaths – lockdown 3 France – Iran rejects US vaccines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eltBUIu6FIU Covid: Archbishops call for daily prayer after 100,000 UK deaths AstraZeneca CEO: ‘Britain will hit its vaccine targets’ Calls for third lockdown grow as France’s new Covid-19 hospitalisations rise sharply Tehran to use Russian, Chinese, Indian & own vaccines, while US jabs are rejected due to ‘lack of trust’ – Iranian FM to RT Lebanese protesters break lockdown: ‘Death by COVID-19 is better than starvation’ Israel: Military revising operational plans for Iran attack Judge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban Trump Impeachment…

Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXLMP8NTNMw The top stories Covid: Archbishops call for daily prayer after 100,000 UK deathsBBC News says the Church of England’s archbishops have urged the public to reflect on the “enormity” of the pandemic after the official number of coronavirus deaths in the UK passed 100,000.In an open letter, they called on people to join a daily “prayer for the nation”.The PM said he was “deeply sorry for every life lost” and said he took “full responsibility”, adding: “We truly did everything we could.”Read on………………..AstraZeneca CEO: ‘Britain will hit its vaccine targets’CityAM says, CEO of AstraZeneca Pascal Soriot…

2020 exposed the hypocrisy of Celebrity NO famous people. We’re not all ‘in it together’ 2020 and beyond exposed the toxicity of celebrity culture as stars continue to flout rules for luxury holidays and continue to get away with it. If there’s ever a perfect time to be a celebrity, it’s during a global health crisis with forced lockdowns, mass unemployment and misery. Whilst most of us can not even comprehend when we’ll be on holiday next if you’re famous all you need to do is hop on a private jet. So did 2020 expose the hypocrisy of Celebrity? Are we still obsessed with…