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Businesses have been given more than £1.1bn so far under a government-backed emergency loan scheme to help small and medium sized firms survive the lockdown, new figures show.Total lending under the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS) has grown by £700m in the past week, industry body UK Finance said. The figures come after criticism…

We already knew that Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s oldest daughter, Blue Ivy, was a girl of many talents. In addition to her dance skills and budding reputation as a style queen, she also knows a thing or two about science! Thanks to her grandma Tina Knowles, we got to see an adorable video of Blue’s at-home…

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(CNN)The cake appears baked on the privileged resolution of disapproval about President Donald Trump’s use of a national emergency declaration to secure the money he wants to build a border wall on the southern border.After the House majority approved the resolution with 245 votes — including 13 Republicans — the Senate is now set to…

LONDON (Reuters) – For almost a decade, Alexander Temerko, who forged a career at the top of the Russian arms industry and had connections at the highest levels of the Kremlin, has been an influential figure in British politics. He’s one of the Conservative Party’s major donors. He counts Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be…

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In Syria the regime of Bashar al-Assad pounded the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, killing dozens of people. More than 100 fighters backing the regime were killed by US-led forces in a thwarted attack on a rebel stronghold. Turkey suffered its worst losses since invading northern Syria last month. A Russian warplane was shot down…

GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. X One Colorado restaurant is making national headlines this week after openly defying the state’s public health order to open for dine-in service on Sunday. The Tri-County Health Department then ordered the Castle Rock restaurant to close on Monday. Gov. Jared Polis said…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here.  Anne Glenconner, Princess Margaret’s Lady-in-Waiting and close confidant to Queen Elizabeth II’s sister, believes history has prepared the British royal family to address the devastating coronavirus pandemic.The 87-year-old recently wrote a memoir about her decades-long friendship with the late princess…

While the Fox/Disney merger has created a way for several mutants — the X-Men and Brotherhood alike — to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to multiple film and TV delays. And though The New Mutants may technically be one of the last mutant installments produced under Fox, a…

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Health authorities in the UK have banned laboratories from processing samples taken from coronavirus antibody home testing kits sold by Superdrug and online pharmacies amid concerns over “unreliable results.” The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has advised Britons to ignore the test results as they are not approved by the government. “We are asking all…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Airlines across the world have grounded aircraft as passenger numbers collapse British Airways is set to cut up to 12,000 jobs from its 42,000-strong workforce due to a collapse in business because of the coronavirus pandemic.The airline’s parent company, IAG, said it needed to impose a “restructuring and redundancy…

This is really BIG news!On Wednesday, the Sex and the City cast joined forces to show their love, support and gratitude towards healthcare workers. It’s no secret that medical workers have been on the front lines during the Coronavirus pandemic, which why the HBO cast members wanted to give their thanks.For the latest episode of…

Guardian Media Group’s projected revenues for the first six months of the financial year are down by at least £20m. Photograph: Marcin Rogozinski/Alamy Stock Photo The parent company of the Guardian and the Observer has announced plans to furlough about 100 non-editorial staff in an effort to reduce costs amid industry-wide falls in revenue because…