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BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In Tuesday’s News briefing, The headlines are – UK, Sports Direct has vowed to keep trading despite new government measures calling for non-essential shops to close.  Saudi Arabia has increased measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The curfew has been welcomed as it takes the social pressure off people to join family gatherings.  China, the province of Hubei, which has been in lockdown since January, is set to reopen March 25. Travel restrictions will also be lifted off the central city Wuhan – where the virus originated- in April.  US, confirmed cases in…

Iran urges America lifts sanctions. In an open letter, the President of Iran has called on the US people.  He has urged Americans to tell their government to end the “dark chapter” of sanctions against Iran. It comes as the country the struggles to fight the evergrowing coronavirus pandemic.  Just last week, the United States imposed new sanctions on Iran. The sanctions blacklisted five international companies from doing business with the country, according to Reuters.  “Our policy of maximum pressure on the regime continues,” Brian Hook, the US special representative for Iranian affairs said, according to Reuters. “US sanctions are…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – UK, MPs are to debate emergency legislation that would grant special powers aimed at tackling the spread of Covid-19. Colombia, at least 23 inmates have died in a prison in Colombia’s capital. The inmates died in a prison riot sparked by the sanitary conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak. Syria, war-ravaged Syria has reported its first Covid-19 case. Syria says “necessary measures” have been taken to deal with the case.  Iran’s leader has called on the US to lift sanctions amid the global health crisis. The US imposed…

I have had so many messages from concerned parents, friends and family asking me ‘what should they whilst they are in self-isolation with your kids’. So I decided to pencil a few notes to help them and others to pass this times as productively as possible. I am a teacher and have been teaching for 15 years both locally in the Northwest, nationally in London and internationally in the UAE.  During these uncertain times of the Coronavirus pandemic not only are you needed to be a parent but you will be the facilitators of the education provisions at home.  I…

The Queen has quit Buckingham Palace over coronavirus fears as the outbreak infects one of her aides at the Palace. The risk of the Coronavirus at Buckingham Palace is high so she and Prince Charles and Prince Phillips have been evacuated to isolation. The Coronavirus has spread to Buckingham Palace as royal aide tests positive while Queen, 93, was in residence. All her engagements have been cancelled. Her Majesty The Queen was whisked to Windsor Castle after Cobra crisis talks. soon after the diagnosis, and royal sources say she remains in good health. Coronavirus at Buckingham Palace The aide, who has not…

Carmen Gentile is one of those annoying individuals whose cup is always half full and therefore his book Blindsided by the Taliban, he’ll always come up smiling, whatever life throws at him and with a quick quip that will make those around him smile too. However, he does capture the gallows humour and the hand-to-mouth existence of freelance journalists operating in war and conflict zones. His book is, without doubt, a fast-paced, page-turner which tells the remarkable story of how he survived against all odds of being hit in the face by an RPG (in civvy street that’s a rocket-propelled…

An introduction to How to use YouTube Home School By WTX News and Mr Shahid Hussain. With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the government has ordered the closure of schools from Monday. Parents across the country now face educating their children at home for months. Without preparation, it might seem like a daunting task, but here’s a guide on how to Home School 2020 using YouTube. YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform headquartered in California. But it has truly global reach. In fact, it is the second-largest search engine in the world and used globally to share video…

Brief. BrIEf.Me In this weeks edition of the Sunday Papers are dominated on the evergrowing coronavirus crisis. The prime minister advises 1.5 million people to self-isolate, the NHS is on the brink of collapse and how the military will help Britain’s most vulnerable. In our special feature, we look at breaking Covid-19 news from around the world. – ‘Iran says it’s unwise to ask for US aid’  as regional leaders request a halt on US sanctions during the outbreak of this pandemic…………….Stay home to save your life, 1.5 million warned The Sunday Times says more than a million people at risk from…

How to Home School your children during the lockdown period An introduction to How to Home School By WTX News and Mr Shahid Hussain. With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the government has ordered the closure of schools from Monday. Parents across the country now face educating their children at home for months. Without preparation, it might seem like a daunting task, but here’s a guide on how to Home School 2020. Now that the schools are closed we have put together a guide for parents and students to get through this time as productively as possible. It’s not…

BRIEF – ME! – ENTERTAINMENT NEWS BRIEFING Entertainment Briefing, Catch up with this week’s top stories from the world of art, music, film and TV. In music, Glastonbury has been cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Singer Duffy returns with a new song after almost a decade away from the industry.  Film and TV, Netflix is set to cut the streaming quality for Europe for 30 days to ease the strain on internet providers. Find out what Hollywood film studios are planning to do with their postponed film releases.  Celebrity and other news, we take a look at…