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Who is Carrie Symonds?  Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Carrie have announced they are engaged and expecting a child together. They were Downing Street’s first unmarried couple when Johnson became PM last year. But who is Carrie Symonds? Her first job in politics was working for Zac Goldsmith, the MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston, she said she was “not sure I’d have worked for the Tories if it hadn’t been for him.”  She now works for Oceana – a project that protects sea life. On social media, she shares her passion for conservation and news about plastic waste. Here…

Brief. BrIEf.MeThis weeks Sunday papers report on the chaos at number 10 following the resignation of the Home Office’s most senior civil servant. And the news that Boris Johnson and his partner are engaged and expecting a baby. In our special feature, we look into the Harvey Weinstein trial and conviction and its significance in the #MeToo era. We have handpicked some special features including Priti Patel’s future as the Home Secretary following the accusations that she is a lying bully. ……………………………………………………. Patel’s future in doubt after Home Office chief resignsThe Observer leads with Sir Philip Rutnam, the Home Office’s…

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, singer Duffy has revealed she was ‘drugged, raped and held captive’ in a recent Instagram post. The singer explains her absence from the industry. Nick Jonas almost had a very different career in the early days of his band – The Jonas Brothers.  Film and TV, find out why Disney+’s revival of Lizzie McGuire has been delayed. Steven Spielberg has said he won’t direct the next Indiana Jones film – but take a…

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed the Indian government for the ongoing violence against Muslims in New Delhi, saying India has become a country where “massacres” are being committed against Muslims. Whilst addressing his party in a speech at his AK party headquarters in Ankara. “India right now has become a country where massacres are widespread. What massacres? Massacres of Muslims? By who? Hindus,” Erdogan said “How will these people [India] maintain world peace. It’s impossible,” Erodgan told his party members. “When making speeches –– since they have a large population –– they say ‘we are strong’ but that is…

Hollywood director Steven Spielberg has announced he won’t be directing Indiana Jones 5.  The filmmaker was at the helm of the first four movies in the franchise – the first, Raiders Of The Lost Ark was made 39 years ago.  Spielberg will be passing on the role to a younger director, in a bid to “bring a new perspective” to the story, according to Variety.  The magazine believes director James Mangold will replace him.  Spielberg, however, is set to remain as a “hands-on” producer.  Indiana Jones 5 The new Indiana film was confirmed by Harrison Ford earlier this month…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – markets fell in Asian on Friday as the coronavirus has spread around the world, more confirmed cases.  Turkey is in a social media blackout after reports of an airstrike in Syria killing dozens of Turkish soldiers. In the Philipines, the president has said the country can fight Muslim extremists and insurgents without the help of the US military. Mexico jails a man over his role in the day-light murder of acclaimed journalist Valdez.  Entertainment, film director Roman Polanksi has pulled out of attending the French Oscars amid…

Five people have been killed and more are missing after floods sank parts of Indonesia’s capital.  The Jakarta flooding kills five and thousands are unable to return to their homes, officials said Wednesday.  The heavy downpour has bettered the capital city since Sunday The floods have destroyed large parts of the Capital including the presidential palace, a major hospital and entire neighbourhoods across Jakarta. BMKG head Dwikorita Karnawati said the string of floods that hit Jakarta and its satellite cities over the past two months was a result of several changes. “In addition to the increase of rainfall intensity and…

Supermodel Russian five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement from her tennis career at the tender age of 32. The retirement was enforced on her due to ongoing shoulder problem which has rendered her on the fringes of the top 500. Sharapova calls time In a tough decision, Sharapova told fans in an Instagram message along with a picture of herself as a youngster holding a tennis racket.  “Tennis showed me the world – and it showed me what I was made of,” Sharapova wrote.  “It’s how I tested myself and how I measured my growth. And…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are – President Trump tells the US to remain calm despite worrisome new virus case. In the US, a mass shooting in Milwaukee kills six people including the gunman. The shooting took place at a brewery complex, where the 51-year-old gunman killed fellow workers. In the UK, the government is set to unveil its goals for post-Brexit trade talks as it prepares for formal negotiations with the EU to begin. Saudi Arabia has imposed a temporary ban on a religious pilgrimage to historic Islamic shrines in Mecca and Medina…

New cases of infection from a new coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year are being reported daily around the world. The US State Department warns Americans to reconsider travel to Italy due to the outbreak as cases worldwide surpass 83,000. https://twitter.com/misayeon/status/1233542070620631048 Hopes that the coronavirus would be contained to China have vanished as the first case in sub-Saharan Africa was announced in Nigeria, while the number of infections continues to grow in Europe pounding stock markets amid fears of a global recession. What is a Coronavirus or COVID19 As a brief Guide to…