April 1, 2021 - Brief Briefing

MG Motor unveils Cyberster electric sports car concept

MG has revealed first images of its Cyberster electric concept vehicle before its debut at the 2021 Shanghai Motor Show this month. The two-seater...

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Environment

Egypt could ask for up to $1 billion in compensation for Ever Given crisis

A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority on March 24, 2021 shows a part of the Taiwan-owned MV Ever Given (Evergreen), a...

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Politics

More than 70 MPs warn against domestic COVID passports – as govt considers trialling their use at UK events

More than 70 MPs – including more than 40 Conservatives – have sent a warning shot to Boris Johnson by forming a major cross-party...

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Entertainment

Author says long COVID gave him ‘sandy skin’ and sharing his experiences helps him cope

Author Michael Rosen has said his long COVID symptoms have included “sandy skin” and sharing his experiences on social media has helped him cope....

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Mother of missing student says ‘someone was waiting for him’

The mother of a student who has been missing for more than a week believes he met someone online who “built his confidence and...

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Business

Deliveroo bankers face cancellation of £18m fee after IPO calamity

The board of Deliveroo is facing demands from the company’s new shareholders to cancel an £18m payout to the investment banks which this week...

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Politics

Surge in COVID cases in France ‘very, very sad’, says PM – as he warns of impact on UK

Boris Johnson has described a surge in coronavirus cases in France – which has plunged the country into a third national lockdown - as...

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Jury shown images of George Floyd being treated in back of ambulance as he was flatlining

Images of George Floyd being treated in the back of an ambulance, after a police officer knelt on his neck for more than nine...

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Technology

Apple will use Tesla Megapack batteries at its solar farm facility

Apple’s new California Flats solar farm Courtesy of Apple Apple will use Tesla‘s Megapack at its new battery-based renewable energy storage facility, the smartphone-maker...

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Business

Pub trade calls time on ‘triple whammy’ of new COVID reopening rules

The pub trade has reacted angrily to the prospect of a “triple whammy” of new coronavirus restrictions when sites reopen in England, warning they...

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World

‘Horrifying’ violence has killed at least 43 children in Myanmar, report says

At least 43 children have died in violence during Myanmar’s coup, according to reports described as “horrifying”. The death toll of children has more...

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Sports

Steer wrestling and kneecaps: Lions’ Campbell a different kind of ‘Dude’

7:11 AM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Up on a podium, live on Zoom and broadcast to the world, Dan Campbell was in the...

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Sports

NBA experts debate: Finals predictions and best play-in matchups

11:24 PM ET NBA Insiders With the NBA season nearly two-thirds complete, teams are now reconfiguring their depth charts and expectations after a wild...

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Entertainment

Backstage with… Star of The Mauritanian and The Serpent Tahar Rahim

It’s been a busy few months for Tahar Rahim who started the year by both terrifying and intriguing millions of viewers as serial killer...

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Entertainment

The show must go on: Reimagination of Romeo & Juliet defies challenges of pandemic

One of Shakespeare’s most famous plays has been reimagined after a planned run at the National Theatre couldn’t go ahead because of the pandemic....

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Entertainment

Sound Of Metal: ‘Your hearing is precious, but deafness does not have to be fixed’

It opens with the crescendo of a dark, sweaty gig, a mixture of throaty vocals and feedback and cymbals clashing, before cutting to the...

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Entertainment

Lordstown Motors reveals its first two Endurance Betas

Today, Lordstown Motors rolled the first two Beta versions of its Endurance electric pickup truck off its manufacturing line. These two Betas are the...

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Environment

Orsted to link a huge offshore wind farm to ‘renewable’ hydrogen production

In this article HEI-DE LIN EOAN-DE SZG-DE DOW MT-NL ORSTED-DK This photograph shows turbines at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm, which Orsted owns...

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