Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned trip to India. No 10 has just released this joint statement from the British and Indian governments.
In the light of the current coronavirus situation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be able to travel to India next week. Instead, Prime Ministers Modi and Johnson will speak later this month to agree and launch their ambitious plans for the future partnership between the UK and India. They will remain in regular contact beyond this, and look forward to meeting in person later this year.
As my colleague Nicola Davis reported last week, only 77 cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus, B1617, have been found in the UK so far. “It is designated a ‘variant under investigation’ but is worrying researchers as it contains two mutations that it is thought may help the virus to evade the body’s immune responses,” Nicola explained.
This morning Prof Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College London, said he expected B1617 to be upgraded to a “variant of concern” quite soon. That would lead to India being placed on the “red list” for travel, he said (which would probably force Boris Johnson to cancel his trip due to start this weekend). Altmann told Good Morning Britain:
At the moment, this particular variant (from India) is called a variant under investigation, not a variant of concern because it hasn’t been escalated to that level yet.
My assumption from everything I’ve seen is that it will become a variant of concern. When it becomes a variant of concern, I’d be quite surprised if India wasn’t on the red list.
This variant has a couple of mutations that are among those that we think are important that should be watched carefully, but they’re actually probably not at the very kind of top tier of mutations, for example in the B117 - or Kent variant - or the South African variant, that generate the most concern.
And in terms of spread, clearly this variant has increased in frequency in India around the same time as their very large and tragic recent wave.
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Fourth Perth hospital health worker goes into self-quarantine while scammers target people seeking vaccines. This blog is now closed
That is where we will leave the live blog for Monday. Thanks for following along. Here’s what we learned today:
The PM’s office has just released the statement out of the national cabinet meeting tonight. This is the bit on what was agreed to:
National cabinet agreed in-principle to a series of changes to the Australian Covid-19 vaccination strategy that will be put forward for approval at the next meeting of national cabinet, including options to bring forward the commencement of vaccinations for over-50-year-olds under the Australian Covid-19 vaccination strategy priority group 2A, and the readiness of more state- and territory-operated vaccination sites, including mass vaccination sites, as vaccine supplies increase.
National cabinet reinforced that general practice will continue to be the primary model of rolling out vaccinations for Australians over 50 years of age, with states and territories to consider options to supplement rollout through expanded state vaccination centres.
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After a year of closed borders, Wellington airport in New Zealand was filled with emotional reunions as hundreds of travellers touched down on the first day of quarantine-free travel from Australia
Ahead of a busy summer of domestic tourism in the UK, qualified lifeguards and trainees rehearse life-saving procedures
From a distance the ocean looks calm – safe, even – but a sticker peeling from a window in St Agnes lifeguard station offers a cautionary warning to all visitors: Respect the Water, it says.
The summer ahead promises to be busier than ever in Cornwall, with a boom in domestic tourism fuelled by global coronavirus restrictions. This beautiful but unforgiving stretch of coastline will see its fair share of rescues.
The RNLI is training new lifeguards in preparation. Today, a group of five are learning first aid skills and rehearsing water rescue techniques using tubes and rescue boards – they must wear PPE for close proximity drills, even in the water. The trainees range in age from 16 to 33 and include students, a gas engineer, a marine biologist and a former champion surfer.
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Australia opens travel bubble with New Zealand Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:58:29 GMT The world's first major travel bubble set up in the Covid pandemic allows quarantine-free visits. Match ID: 5 Score: 35.00 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 0 days qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)
With journeys to distant corners of the globe still on hold, our writers are gearing up to hike, climb, camp, and swim on home turf
When we were kids it was always UK holidays, usually under canvas, and always recalled with affection. I have no problem giving up foreign travel for a while, although I do miss the sheer scale and biodiversity of distant wildernesses and worry about the communities who invested hope, and effort, in tourism as a way of holding off the oilmen, gold prospectors and road diggers. I’m praying they hang on. We will return!
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People in Havana more concerned about buying chicken suspect little will change with Raúl’s departure
News travels swiftly through Havana, bumping against people so they turn, then rolling on. Cubans have a phrase for it: la bola en la calle, the ball in the street.
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Gett inks deal with Curb Mobility to bring yellow cabs to its enterprise-focused on-demand ride-hailing app Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:30:17 +0000 Gett, the ride-hailing startup that has been carving out a niche for itself in a crowded and competitive market for on-demand transportation by focusing on enterprise accounts and connecting people with rides in some 1,500 cities leveraging a number of third-party fleets, is adding another partner today as it continues to double down on its […] Match ID: 9 Score: 35.00 source: feedproxy.google.com age: 0 days qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)
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Outdoor startups see supercharged growth during COVID-19 era Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:15:45 +0000 After months of shelter-in-place orders, widespread shutdowns and physical distancing, outdoors became the only location for safe socializing. Match ID: 12 Score: 35.00 source: feedproxy.google.com age: 1 day qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)
In 2008, Thomas Pesquet applied to become an ESA astronaut. On 22 April 2021, he will fly his second mission to the International Space Station. In this video Thomas shares how he found his way to space, and encourages viewers to follow their passions as ESA seeks its next class of astronauts.
Nobody is perfect on their first attempt at a task, but Thomas says the only way to improve is to try and keep trying. Though becoming an astronaut seemed a distant dream when he was younger, by continuing to challenge himself and learn along the way he developed the skills he needed to put himself forward and become one of a small group who have travelled to space.
Whatever your passion, his advice is universal: try your best, and if you don’t succeed it doesn’t matter. What does matter is perseverance.
Find out more about how you can apply to become an ESA astronaut and explore other ESA careers at esa.int/YourWayToSpace
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We would like to hear about your best and worst memories – distant or recent – of holidays in the UK. From brilliant days at the beach to camping catastrophes, tell us your stories.
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D.I.Y. Fixes for Your Broken Dreams Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000 Did you want to be famous for some reason? Earn a shit ton of money? Travel the world? Match ID: 18 Score: 20.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days qualifiers: 20.00 travel(|ing)
This Engineer Has Made Rural Electrification in Kenya Her Mission Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:00:00 GMT The IEEE Smart Village director is also helping telehealth centers solve Internet connectivity challenges Match ID: 19 Score: 15.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 6 days qualifiers: 15.00 travel(|ing)
A Theory of (Almost) Everything Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:30:00 GMT A new book analyzes the seven grand transitions that have formed the modern world Match ID: 20 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 10 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Pandemic Casualties: Careers of Women in Academic STEMM Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:15:00 GMT Make lemonade from those lemons, says those who worked on report from National Academies Match ID: 21 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 10 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Here's What You Need to Know About China's Mars Rover Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:00:00 GMT Tianwen-1 is expected to attempt a difficult Martian landing in May; if it survives, expect to hear much more Match ID: 22 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 20 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Special Report: Top Tech 2021 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:00:00 GMT After months of blood, toil, tears, and sweat, we can all expect a much better year Match ID: 25 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 100 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Nuclear-Powered Rockets Get a Second Look for Travel to Mars Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:00:00 GMT NASA is investing in the technology for future space exploration missions Match ID: 27 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 116 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Japan Prepares to Welcome Home Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 21:02:00 GMT Return of the space probe launched six years ago could help answer the question of how life began on Earth Match ID: 28 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 133 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Russia, China, the U.S.: Who Will Win the Hypersonic Arms Race? Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:00:00 GMT When missiles fly beyond Mach 5, materials melt, airflow turns turbulent, and budgets enter the stratosphere Match ID: 29 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 152 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
When a Giant Mylar Balloon Was the Coolest Thing in Space Thu, 12 Nov 2020 16:00:00 GMT The Echo 1 satellite delivered mail, probed the ionosphere, and captured traces of the big bang Match ID: 31 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 157 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Spotting Mystery Methane Leaks From Space Tue, 27 Oct 2020 15:00:00 GMT A fleet of microsatellites will identify emitters of the gas, which is responsible for a quarter of global warming Match ID: 32 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 173 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Here’s Where and How We Think China Will Land on Mars Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:13:00 GMT China’s 2020 HX-1 Mars mission will draw on previous lunar explorations and human spaceflights Match ID: 33 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 389 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Spacety Has Big Plans for Small Satellites Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:00:00 GMT Spacety was one of China’s first private space companies and has so far been involved in 10 space launches Match ID: 35 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 424 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
How Robotics Teams Prepared for DARPA's SubT Challenge: Urban Circuit Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:00:00 GMT With the Tunnel Circuit completed, teams are working harder than ever to prepare for the urban underground Match ID: 36 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 424 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
DARPA Subterranean Challenge: Urban Circuit Preview Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:00:00 GMT The second event in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge starts this week Match ID: 37 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 426 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Building an Orbiting Internet Just for Satellites Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:00:00 GMT Kepler Communications’ CubeSat routers will keep other satellites in constant contact with the ground Match ID: 38 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 451 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
European Space Agency Targets Orbital Debris, Solar Storms Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:57:00 GMT The ClearSpace-1 and Lagrange missions will try to make life safer both in orbit and here on Earth Match ID: 39 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 452 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
CES 2020 News: Delta Airlines Dips Into Parallel Realities at Detroit Metro Airport Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:01:00 GMT It seems like magic, but hundreds of people in airports will soon be able to look at the same screen and see completely different things Match ID: 40 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 466 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
U.S. Commercial Drone Deliveries Will Finally Be a Thing in 2020 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 14:00:00 GMT Practical commercial deliveries will take off, albeit with intense regulatory scrutiny Match ID: 41 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 473 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Startup Tries to Revive Interest in Aerospike Rocket Engines Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:55:00 GMT NextAero, an advanced manufacturing startup in Australia, is 3D printing aerospike engines for satellite launch vehicles Match ID: 42 Score: 5.00 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 487 days qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)
Gone is the ‘do it for real’ approach – the stars of Mank and Another Round take a more sober approach to acting inebriated
Were there an Oscar for best on-screen drunk (which there really should be), it would be a close-run thing this year. My money would be on Aubrey Plaza, who provides a magnificent display of wastedness in her new movie, Black Bear. Playing a neurotic indie actor at the end of her tether, she spends half the movie stumbling, lurching, wailing and losing her dignity. She wasn’t actually drunk, of course. This is the great challenge: acting drunk when you’re sober is no easier than acting sober when you’re drunk. To get into the right frame of unsteadiness, Plaza would spin round until almost throwing up just before the scene. That’s commitment.
The latest in our series of writers sticking up for reviled films is a defense of the ‘toyetic’ action fantasy flop that puts monsters in … trucks
There is nothing pure about Monster Trucks. It is not a work of art born from some noble truth. It is a product – brightly-colored content meant to generate toys. The idea originated around 2013 when Adam Goodman, then president of Paramount’s Motion Picture Group, watched his four-year-old son playing with toy trucks. By 2014, Paramount issued a press release calling their new title Monster Trucks a “movie which has great toyetic appeal.” This unapologetic ploy to sell plastic made for an ignoble start to Monster Trucks, and things wouldn’t improve. The general concept – monster trucks that have real, but friendly, monsters inside them – didn’t inspire much confidence outside of “toyetic appeal,” either.
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How product placements may soon be added to classic films Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:15:20 GMT Getting consumer goods in shot is big business for movies and TV series, and items can now be added digitally. Match ID: 2 Score: 20.00 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 0 days qualifiers: 20.00 movie
Sunday Reading: Children’s Literature Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000 From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces that offer insight into a vibrant and remarkable genre. Match ID: 3 Score: 20.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 0 days qualifiers: 20.00 movie
This Week in Apps: A surprising report on App Tracking, Apple event predictions, Instagram for kids Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:00:22 +0000 Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android […] Match ID: 4 Score: 20.00 source: feedproxy.google.com age: 1 day qualifiers: 20.00 movie
AI-driven audio cloning startup gives voice to Einstein chatbot Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:24:27 +0000 You’ll need to prick up your ears for this slice of deepfakery emerging from the wacky world of synthesized media: A digital version of Albert Einstein — with a synthesized voice that’s been (re)created using AI voice cloning technology drawing on audio recordings of the famous scientist’s actual voice. The startup behind the “uncanny valley” […] Match ID: 6 Score: 20.00 source: feedproxy.google.com age: 2 days qualifiers: 20.00 movie
Can the ArcLight Cinema in Hollywood Be Saved? Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Cinephiles have been mourning the news that the iconic movie theater won’t reopen. But there might still be hope for the Cinerama Dome. Match ID: 7 Score: 20.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days qualifiers: 20.00 movie
“Voyagers” Gets Lost in Space Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000 Neil Burger’s film, starring Colin Farrell as a leader of teen-agers whose descendants are to found an extraterrestrial home for humanity, fumbles the existential questions it tries to raise. Match ID: 8 Score: 20.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 2 days qualifiers: 20.00 movie
“Duvidha,” an Indian Independent Film That Contains Lessons for American Directors Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:39:15 +0000 Mani Kaul’s film about a newlywed couple, from 1973, showcases the cinematic freedom that can come from working hands-on with scant means. Match ID: 9 Score: 17.14 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 days qualifiers: 17.14 movie
Oscars Spotlight: The 2021 Nominees for Best Actress Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000 Plus: Bette Davis’s bunny theory of Academy Award wins. Match ID: 10 Score: 17.14 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 days qualifiers: 17.14 movie
5 New Family-Friendly Movies and 1 Actually Good One Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000 This year’s Oscar-nominated animated films have a uniformly safe, childish approach to death. But The Willoughbys—not nominated—will mess you up. Match ID: 11 Score: 14.29 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days qualifiers: 14.29 movie
His Blue LEDs Changed How We Light Our World Thu, 08 Apr 2021 19:22:00 GMT Nearly 30 years ago, Isamu Akasaki dazzled journalists with a bright pen light Match ID: 12 Score: 2.86 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 10 days qualifiers: 2.86 movie
The Inside Story of the First Picture of a Black Hole Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:00:00 GMT Here’s how the Event Horizon Telescope team pieced together the now-famous image of a black hole Match ID: 13 Score: 2.86 source: spectrum.ieee.org age: 444 days qualifiers: 2.86 movie
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