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Bangor – Northern Ireland in Under Five Minutes

As usual, we here at Five Minutes Spare are desperate to explore the mean streets of Bangor, desperately seeking the dirt. By which, of course, we mean the […]

Specialist school travel company PGL is refusing refunds for cancelled holidays.
BBC News – Business

Shady Habash, whose video mocked the president, “mistook hand sanitiser for water”, prosecutors say.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuelan President Maduro says US-backed “mercenaries” tried to oust him, a claim the US denies.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Angela Merkel says “the very first phase is behind us” as the coronavirus lockdown is eased.
BBC News – Europe

The UK records a further 649 deaths, taking the total number of coronavirus deaths to 30,076.
BBC News – UK

“There’s never been an attack like this,” says the US president, blaming China for failing to stop it.
BBC News – US & Canada

A man is sentenced to hang for murder after a virtual court session amid the coronavirus pandemic.
BBC News – Africa

Five Minutes Spare goes to Londonderry & Yes! Derry and Londonderry are the same place!

Asides from settling that long-pondered question, we wanted to take a traditional Five Minutes Spare look at this fabled […]

Small businesses are reporting problems accessing money under the Bounce Back Loan scheme.
BBC News – Business

An investigation by BBC News Arabic has found how one Iranian airline contributed to the spread of the virus around the Middle East.
BBC News – Middle East

President Maduro claims “terrorist mercenaries” tried to enter the country by sea to overthrow him.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Constitutional court ruling does not directly affect the European Central Bank’s coronavirus aid.
BBC News – Europe

The airline will axe a third of its workforce in response to the “severe impact” of coronavirus.
BBC News – UK

A Michigan store guard is shot in the back of the head after confronting a customer who had no mask.
BBC News – US & Canada

The statement comes as Madagascar is promoting a product that has not gone through clinical trials.
BBC News – Africa

The new scheme will offer smaller amounts than the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
BBC News – Business

“You can see the fear in their faces,” says medic as health workers in Yemen brace for Covid surge.
BBC News – Middle East

The government claims Colombian “terrorist mercenaries” tried to enter Venezuela on speedboats.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A French doctor says tests on samples from patients show the virus was present last year.
BBC News – Europe