irishtimes- People across England celebrated the easing of coronavirus restrictions on Monday, flocking to outdoor spaces in bars and restaurants despite snow showers and arctic winds. Queues formed outside barbershops as early as 8am as hairdressers, gyms and libraries reopened...
irishtimes- Hundreds of protesters clashed with police overnight in a suburb of Minneapolis in defiance of a city-wide curfew, as outrage grew over the shooting of another black man in the city. Daunte Wright (20) was shot dead by a police...
irishtimes- Limiting the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to only those aged over 60 will cause “hesitancy and concern” with the vaccination effort, according to a leading doctor. The rare risk of blood clots from the vaccine needed to be...
express- Channel 4 News said in its report on Monday evening: “Two senior sources have told this programme that while the data is still unclear there are growing arguments to justify offering younger people — below the age of...
independent.ie- A new app uses artificial intelligence and a library of up to a million coughs to potentially decipher illnesses, including Covid-19 and tuberculosis. The Hyfe app allows users to cough into their mobile phone microphone and artificial intelligence uses...
independent.ie_Fashion retailers are pleading for ‘browsing by appointment’ to help them get back to business in a safe way. Retail Excellence has warned that the Government’s decision to delay the reintroduction of click and collect services will have “a lasting...
independent.ie- The irresistible call of a lavish Easter feast in Sicily landed a prominent mobster behind bars on Sunday after authorities arrested him as he was returning to the island from Brazil to celebrate with family. Considered by authorities to...
irishtimes- New Zealand will allow quarantine-free visits by Australians from April 19th, prime minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday, creating a “travel bubble” for the neighbouring nations which have closed borders to the rest of the world to eradicate Covid-19. Though...
irishtimes- “We trust people to leave the hospital with a baby and keep it alive,” Debora Robertson, journalist and author of Dogs’ Dinners and Cooking for Cats, sighs down the phone. “We trust them to feed their children, but...
irishtimes- So Munster exit another Champions Cup, an anti-climax made all the more acute by coming up one game short against Leinster again in the Pro 14 final a week previously. There remains the hybrid and still slightly hypothetical Rainbow...