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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…

IN REVIEW ‘Stop Complaining’ The Sun says when news of the latest lockdown broke, parents all over the nation were horrified at the thought of having to homeschool their kids again.Writer Samantha Brick said when lockdown 3 was announced she thought ‘here we go again’ with the mums complaining about having to homeschool. “Instead of doing something sensible – like putting together a workable strategy – they took to social media to go on about what such closures would mean to their working and social lives.“I feel sorry for kids who won’t get to see their friends or enjoy a structured…

Biden Inauguration Live Joe Biden is the 46th US President & Kamala Harris becomes America’s first female Vice President…………………………..Biden holds brief moment of silence for Covid victimsHe asks that those in the audience hold a silent moment of prayer “for those we’ve left behind and for our country”. First female vice-president”Here we stand 108 years ago, thousands of protesters tried to block brave women marching for the right to vote.”Today we mark the swearing in of the first woman in American history elected vice-president – Kamala Harris.”Don’t tell me things can’t change,” he said.Biden is calling for more mutual respect in…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cooks “sitting is the new coolness” line. What we like: Angled second screen is quite useful.Durability is top notch.Better dual-screen software.Powerful hardware features. What we dislike: Less battery life than other options.Keyboard and trackpad are flimsy.No…

Daily News Briefing: UK’s deadliest Covid-19 day, but infection rates DROP – Iran sanctions Trump – WHO ‘disappointed’ by vaccine roll-out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDZbN64kUcs Storm Christoph: Flood warnings in parts of England UK coronavirus death toll rises with highest daily record of 1,610 Germany to extend Covid-19 lockdown until mid-February WHO panel ‘discouraged & frankly disappointed’ by global Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan Don’t fall for COVID-19 vaccine conspiracies, warns Muslim scholar Iran imposes sanctions on Trump, senior US officials Risk of mass starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray, aid workers warn Trump Sends New Administration ‘Best Wishes’ Tunisia seeks to stem wave of…