Sophie Wessex ‘incredibly saddened’ as children’s hospice closes site due to £2m coronavirus losses

Sophie Wessex is said to be ‘incredibly saddened’ by the closure of a children’s hospice facility after the coronavirus pandemic saw them lose £2million in funding. The Countess, 55, is patron of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, a charity which cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. The organisation, which … Read more

Death Valley: Nazi execution site where 1,000 people were shot dead will be excavated in Poland

The site of a Nazi mass execution known as death valley is to be excavated after researchers discovered bullet shells, clothing buttons and medal fragments. The find was made on the outskirts of Chojnice, a town in northern Poland, after researchers from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences carried … Read more

Aerial footage shows San Francisco’s first sanctioned camping site for homeless people  

San Francisco has opened its first sanctioned camp site that can house 50 homeless residents this week as locals complain of makeshift tents clogging sidewalks.  After years of struggling to support the homeless community in San Francisco, city officials have erected a ‘Safe Sleeping Village’ in an idle McDonald’s parking lot near City Hall amid the … Read more

Important holy Jewish site in Iran is desecrated in ‘premeditated’ arson attack

A holy Jewish Site in Hamadan Province in Iran has been set ablaze, according to the director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The tomb of Esther & Mordechai is believed by some to house the remains of biblical Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai. It is reportedly the most important pilgrimage site for Jews in Iran. ‘Disturbing reports … Read more

Beyonce shares a new video from the COVID-19 testing site in her hometown of Houston

Beyonce is doing her part to make the people in her hometown of Houston are getting tested for COVID-19. The 38-year-old singer shared a new video on Instagram Wednesday night, featuring footage from the testing site, featuring an appearance from Houston rapper Paul Wall. ‘BEYGOOD MOBILE TESTING Houston, TX,’ Beyonce said in the caption of … Read more

Abandoned Cold War nuclear missile launch site in New Jersey is up for sale for $1.8m

If you’re in the market for a fixer-upper with a difference – how about an abandoned Cold War-era nuclear missile site? There’s one going in Woolwich Township, New Jersey, for just $1.8million (£1.45million), complete with a swimming pool used by the troops and radar towers. The installation – Nike Battery PH-58 – was operational between … Read more

The Block 2020: Filming resumes at $15million Brighton site in Melbourne amid COVID-19 break

Back in business! The Block resumes filming at $15million Melbourne site with safety precautions for cast and crew after six week COVID-19 break By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:26 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 05:26 BST, 4 May 2020 The Block has resumed production in Melbourne after a six week break.  … Read more

Tyler Perry considers reopening Atlanta studios in a way that would see cast and crew LIVING on site

Tyler Perry considers reopening his studios in a safe way that would see cast and crew LIVING on site after testing negative for COVID-19 By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 17:00 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 17:00 BST, 25 April 2020 Last October, industrious filmmaker Tyler Perry opened his sprawling and state-of-the-art enhanced production studios … Read more

Kaspersky detects fake NHS site that steals credit card data

Kaspersky Founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky believes cyberattacks on hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic are on par with terrorist incidents.   In an online press conference on Wednesday, April 22, Eugene Kaspersky said that despite the current social distancing measures in place around the world, there will be very little impact on the cybersecurity landscape.   ‘Cybercriminals are … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg discusses Facebook’s new COVID-19 tracking site

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday unveiled a coronavirus ‘heat map’ powered by Facebook data which is aimed at helping track the spread of the disease and plan for reopening society. The map developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University offers ‘real-time indications of COVID-19 activity not previously available from any other source,’ according to … Read more