Researchers call on social media platforms to archive coronavirus misinformation so they can study effects on public health A letter calls on social media platforms to archive COVID-19 misinformation The data can be used to track how misinformation affects public health It could also be used to issue regular transparency reports The letters asks for data … Read more
Paul Gascoigne has been spotted shaking hands and even taking selfies with fans outside a supermarket despite social distancing rules issued by the government. The famous ex-footballer was seen greeting fans and getting very close to strangers for photographs at Morrisons in Bridlington, Yorkshire, on April 9. Despite Boris Johnson announcing the country would be … Read more
Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly scolded New Yorkers for not practicing social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, but a new map reveals it may be impossible to follow. The interactive map shows every sidewalk in the Big Apple and its surrounding boroughs. Users hover over a street of their choice and are shown the width … Read more
Victoria Beckham is looking for a social media manager for her fashion label – in the same week she controversially furloughed 30 staff members, it emerged today. An advert for the role, to ‘run global strategy’, was posted just days before it was revealed that the former Spice Girl would be taking advantage of the … Read more
Judge brands thug ‘disgusting social menace’ as he jails him for more than two years for urinating on war memorial and spitting at police after he was arrested Mark Smith was labelled a ‘social menace’ as he was jailed for public urination The 58-year-old was seen on CCTV urinating on the cenotaph in Manchester He … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Almost three quarters of Britons think coronavirus social distancing measures have had a positive impact on the planet, a study found. The study of 2,000 adults also found that two in five people are planning to live more eco-friendly lives when lockdown restrictions are lifted. After weeks of limited driving, as many as 20 per … Read more
Thousands of Israeli protesters observed coronavirus social distancing during a mass protest as they demanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be removed from power. Huge crowds demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Sunday to warn against what they said was a threat to democracy from ongoing coalition talks between Netanyahu and his former rival Benny Gantz. Wearing … Read more
A lorry driver boasted ‘I hate foreigners’ before 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in his refrigerator truck, it has been reported. Maurice Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of all 39 Vietnamese nationals, including ten teenagers and two 15-year-old boys, at the Old Bailey earlier this month. Their bodies were discovered by emergency … Read more
Doctor films crowds – including Met Police chief Cressida Dick – clapping for NHS on Westminster Bridge while ignoring social distancing rules as nurse warns ‘sickening’ scenes will cause ‘more weeks of torture’ Hundreds of people were filmed by a St Thomas’ doctor on the bridge in London Police joined in the applause despite people … Read more