Neelam Singh had been driving a school bus for 18 years when the pandemic struck. Schools shut as India went into lockdown but case numbers continued to climb, especially in Mumbai city where Ms Singh lives. Faced with...
Coronavirus: Police could be given access to contact-tracing details
Police could be granted access to details gathered by COVID-19 contact tracers in call centres. The force will not have access to data gathered via the coronavirus app, and the Department of Health and Social Care has...
COVID-19: Hotels used as homeless shelters as pandemic hits NY economy
Empty hotels in New York are being used to shelter the homeless as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on the city’s economy.
Tear gas flies at ‘Yellow Vests’ rally in Lyon
Hundreds of ‘Yellow Vests’ protesters gather in Lyon despite a ban on demonstrations in the city center
Russian firefighters rescue trapped dog
Heavily smoked escape routes trapped a dog inside a building on fire, but Russian firefighters know some tricks
With days to the election Trump appeals to America’s Rust Belt to back him again – BBC News
With days to go until the US presidential election, Donald Trump has been campaigning in the battleground states that will decide the contest.
Government accuses Manchester Mayor of “risking lives” by opposing strictest Covid rules – BBC News
The Labour mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has urged party leaders at Westminster to agree on financial support for areas facing the strictest Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions.