Craig Taylor

Bill de Blasio singled out the “Jewish community” for gathering to mourn a rabbi.
BBC News – US & Canada

Malawi announces cash handouts for the poorest, after the courts blocked the proposed lockdown.
BBC News – Africa

Ten of the Worlds Rarest Parrotlike Species
Parrots and their brethren are amongst the most easily recognised bird species on the planet. They belong to the Order – Psittaciformes, which contains in excess of 350 […]

In some rare good news, it appears that the critically endangered Orange Bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) has survived the worst rigours of the recent Australian fires and its numbers are up over eightfold […]

As people turn to digital payments during the lockdown, there are fears over the long-term future of cash.
BBC News – Business

Demonstrators are angry at the economic crisis which has been made worse by a coronavirus lockdown.
BBC News – Middle East

El Salvador, already criticised by rights groups, cracks down further on imprisoned gang members.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia flatly denies a report alleging a Russian agent came to Prague to poison local mayors.
BBC News – Europe

Outbreaks in care homes claiming 2,000 lives a week, but hospital fatalities are going down.
BBC News – UK

The president says he takes no responsibility for a reported spike in calls to emergency hotlines.
BBC News – US & Canada

What African countries are doing to help people to eat amid the lockdowns.
BBC News – Africa

The 2020 Draft Who Owned It and Who Dropped The Ball!
Well the 2020 draft is now history and the remote format worked better than expected (well we thought it did). As is typical everyone and their dog has an […]

Our Five Minute Whirl Around Chelmsford
 

The City Built on Roman Ruins.

Chelmsford is an Essex city with more than 110,000 people. While that number seems high, it’s actually smaller than some of En […]

In a letter to workers Guillaume Faury reportedly said the firm’s existence was now threatened.
BBC News – Business

The Human Rights Commission says people who committed crimes as minors will no longer be executed.
BBC News – Middle East

People who recover from Covid-19 will get a certificate despite a World Health Organization warning.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Curbs will be relaxed from 4 May as the country has its lowest daily virus death toll since mid-March.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson will chair the morning cabinet meeting, just over two weeks after leaving hospital.
BBC News – UK

Some Americans can resume going to restaurants, cinemas and nail salons starting this week.
BBC News – US & Canada

The 200 medics are among 1,200 sent to countries that requested help from the communist state.
BBC News – Africa