direct to your inboxThe BBC has been criticised for using red ribbons to remember lives lost to Covid-19 on World AIDS Day.The red ribbon is used as the universal symbol of awareness and support for people living with HIV/AIDSIt is worn to raise awareness on and up to World AIDS Day, which is being marked today (December 1).But tonight, the BBC North West Tonight programme came under fire for tweeting a video that encouraged people to tie red ribbons to trees to remember those in the region who have died after contracting coronavirus.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereDozens of people branded the tweet.

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What will change as Middlesex-London moves to red control COVID-19 level

COVID-19 response framework, up from the orange level, starting Monday, Dec. 14.The move to red comes just one week after the region was moved to the orange level.

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Coronavirus: 1 death, 33 cases in London-Middlesex as province moves region to red-control tier

coronavirus case tally eclipsed the 2,000 mark on Friday as the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported one death, 33 new cases and 32 recoveries.At least 2,013 cases have been reported in London and Middlesex since the pandemic began, of which 1,619 people have recovered and 78 have died.The health unit says the deceased was a woman in her 70s whose death was linked to the outbreak at University Hospital.

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Alberta government COVID-19 ad campaign uses humour to highlight risk of large gatherings

The Alberta government has launched a new COVID-19 awareness advertising campaign with two videos geared towards family gatherings and house parties. Fletcher Kent spoke with Dr. Deena Hinshaw about it and shares details on the noon news.

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Simcoe Muskoka to move to Ontario’s COVID-19 red-control zone

COVID-19 red-control zone on Monday.The news comes as the local health unit is reporting a record number of new weekly COVID-19 cases — just this week, public health officials reported 339 new cases in Simcoe Muskoka.

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Ontario places Guelph, Wellington County in red control COVID-19 level

COVID-19 response framework — it is the second-highest level, just shy of a full lockdown.The move comes after Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health’s medical officer of health announced on Wednesday that it was requested to the province that the region be moved into red. Guelph’s top doc asks province for ‘red-control’ level of COVID-19 framework Dr.

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Wisconsin state court judge rules against Trump lawsuit

(LEFT) President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec.

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Turn your living room into the North Pole by booking a virtual visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus

ORLANDO, Fla. – Christmas isn’t canceled but, like most things this year, it does look very different than what so many of us are used to due to the coronavirus pandemic.CDC guidelines have made spending time with Santa slightly more challenging, especially those in-person visits the kids look forward to every year.Fortunately, with the help of Mrs. Claus, the big jolly guy in red has learned to adapt to make sure that one-on-one time with Santa is still possible in the era of COVID-19.[RELATED: Sorry, Grinch, but coronavirus won’t stop NORAD from tracking Santa | SANTA-tized: Here is where you can get Santa photos this Christmas]Thanks to the elves, who helped Mrs.

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‘Want our lives back’: What motivates people to get a coronavirus vaccine?

coronavirus vaccine becomes available in Canada.Absolutely,” the 47-year-old from the small village of Fruitvale, B.C., told Global News when asked if she would take the shot.“Because when you have a 22-year-old daughter with type 1 diabetes and a dad with a heart condition, you’ll do whatever it takes to keep everyone safe,” she said.

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Over 100 GOP members of Congress sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit

election is demonstrating U.S. President Donald Trump’s enduring political power even as his term is set to end.

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Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit

HOUSTON – The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory has quickly become a conservative litmus test, as 106 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general signed onto the case even as some have predicted it will fail.The last-gasp bid to subvert the results of the Nov.

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U.S. election: More than 100 GOP members of Congress sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit

More than 100 Republican members of Congress signed onto a Texas-led election lawsuit, which is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in four swing states.

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NJ family uses Christmas lights display to give back to those in need

PITTSGROVE, N.J. - What started out as an ordinary light display to spread holiday cheer has grown into a holiday extravaganza drawing visitors from around the county who come to marvel at the lights and chip in for a good cause.Take a leisurely 3 mph drive down Lawlor Lane in Pittsgrove, New Jersey and don't forget to turn your radio dial to 88.1 FM to get in the socially-distant holiday spirit. Like most holiday traditions, Pete and Missy Lawlor's amazing Christmas display has tender beginnings. The Lawlors began decorating their home in Fishtown for their daughter, Melissa, who loved Christmastime as a child.

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CDC official ordered to delete email suggesting U.S. political interference: probe

U.S. panel gives greenlight to Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, now awaiting FDA In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Clyburn accused the administration of trying to obstruct his investigation and threatened to issue subpoenas to compel the release of documents.

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WW2 veteran living at Ste. Anne’s Hospital praises front-line workers, denounces management

COVID-19 outbreak, a 97-year-old Second World War veteran living there is going public to thank front-line workers for their efforts, and to criticize management for missteps.“You don’t win a war with softness, and we are in a war,” said Wolf Solkin, who knows what a war looks like. He fought for Canada in Europe during the Second World War.At Ste.

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Mum-of-five fears for kids' health after years living in mouldy council house

A desperate mum is scared for her five children after years of living in a mouldy council house.

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New Brunswick gives COVID-19 vaccination details, Nova Scotia releases stimulus list

COVID-19 Thursday.Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said New Brunswick’s shipment of 1,950 doses of the Pfizer vaccine would be used to inoculate long-term care residents and staff, staff from provincial rapid COVID-19 response teams, ambulance workers, health-care workers involved in COVID units, seniors 85 and older and First Nations nurses.Shephard said the vaccine plan would be carried out by the provincial Emergency Measures Organization.“We know that vaccinating our entire province is going to be a long process,” Shephard said.

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Precious painting lost in airport found in dumpster

Chief Detective Michael Dietz holds a painting from French artist Yves Tanguy. A businessman lost the canvas, which later turned up in a dumpster.

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Coronavirus: Move to red tier appearing more and more likely in London, Ont.

COVID-19 response framework would not be surprising, but the real concern is whether the change would have a measurable impact.Mayor Ed Holder says local data would “justify absolutely going into red and potentially into grey” while medical officer of health Dr. Chris Mackie says that rising case counts over the last couple of days make a move to red “somewhat more likely.” Coronavirus: New daily case record set, again, as 1 death, 52 cases reported in London-Middlesex Still, both have expressed concern that a change would do little to improve local outcomes.“If the province puts us into the red tier, that’s no quick fix either.

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Alberta shoppers hit the malls to grab last-minute items before new COVID-19 restrictions kick in

COVID-19 measures go into effect Sunday in Alberta and shoppers appear to be taking advantage of the last days of looser retail rules by hitting up centres such as West Edmonton Mall.The retail behemoth, one of the biggest in the world, covers the equivalent of 48 city blocks. On Wednesday, it was quieter inside than what retail workers are used to this time of year, but still busy.A steady stream of people window-shopped and strolled along while keeping distance.

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Chiefs' offense keeps seeing red when it reaches red zone

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs, with their star quarterback and seemingly endless playmakers around him, should rightfully feel good about their chances of scoring a touchdown whenever they get their hands on the ball.Unless they get it in the red zone.That make-or-break 20 yards closest to the opposing goal line has had the Chiefs seeing red all season, their inability to stuff the ball in the end zone becoming a significant point of concern as they head down the stretch.

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In Georgia, Pence calls Senate GOP's 'last line of defense'

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Back in Georgia to rally electoral support for the state's two Republican senators, Vice President Mike Pence told voters in Augusta on Thursday that returning the incumbents to Washington would secure a GOP Senate and help preserve what he characterized as the successes of the Trump administration.“We need to send them back because the Republican majority could be the last line of defense to preserve all we’ve done to defend this nation, revive our economy and preserve the God-given liberties we hold dear,” Pence told several hundred at an airport rally ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections.

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#GiveWithMeaning this year and donate to the American Red Cross to help disaster victims

FILE - Sandra White of the American Red Cross brings a meal for Briana Shanklin who is staying at a hotel where the Red Cross is providing shelter for people affected by a tornado in Monroe, Louisiana on April 17, 2020.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Race Doc in the Works at CNN Films, BBC

The global race for a vaccine against the COVID-19 virus has hatched a feature documentary from CNN Films and the BBC. Billed as the inside story on the scientific journey to battle the Coronavirus pandemic, the film will air as Race For The Vaccine on CNN in the U.S, with CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta narrating.

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Justices rule Muslim men can sue FBI agents over no-fly list

WASHINGTON – A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Muslim men who were placed on the government’s no-fly list because they refused to serve as FBI informants can seek to hold federal agents financially liable.The justices continued a string of decisions friendly to religious interests in holding that the men could sue the agents under the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act for what it calls “appropriate relief.”“The question here is whether ‘appropriate relief’ includes claims for money damages against Government officials in their individual capacities. We hold that it does,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the court.

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Food and drink supplies 'face more disruption from Brexit than Covid'

Brexit transition period that are worse than during coronavirus, an industry body is warning. The Food and Drink Federation says with not many working days to go before the transition period ends on December 31, how can traders prepare "in this environment".

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Some Dems want maskless House GOP lawmakers sworn in last

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A group of Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives wants their adamantly maskless Republican colleagues to be sworn in next month after everyone else, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.As a safety measure, the 203 state representatives will take the oath of office on Jan. 5 in four sets of about 50 people each, starting with newly elected members, the House speaker’s office said Wednesday.Philadelphia state Rep.

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Anti-vaxxers are using a photo of a Covid vaccine trial patient's foot to spread fake news

After months of anticipation, the first coronavirus vaccines have finally started being rolled out in the UK this week.

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U.S. faces final step in race to give Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine the green light

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in the U.S.: a panel of experts who will scrutinize the company’s data for any red flags.Thursday’s meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel is likely the last step before a U.S. decision to begin shipping millions of doses of the shot, which has shown strong protection against the coronavirus.The FDA panel functions like a science court that will pick apart the data and debate — in public and live-streamed — whether the shot is safe and effective enough to be cleared for emergency use.

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision

WASHINGTON – Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in the U.S.: a panel of experts who will scrutinize the company’s data for any red flags.Thursday’s meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel is likely the last step before a U.S. decision to begin shipping millions of doses of the shot, which has shown strong protection against the coronavirus.The FDA panel functions like a science court that will pick apart the data and debate — in public and live-streamed — whether the shot is safe and effective enough to be cleared for emergency use.

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Mysterious disease 'caused by excessive bleach and chlorine used in Covid sanitisation'

Covid-19 sanitisation measures, may have caused water contimination. More than 550 people have been ill in Eluru sparking a large investigation.A multi-disciplinary team of experts from the World Health Organization, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, AIIMS (New Dehli) and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, as well as the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology are involved.

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Fauci, Kamala, Da Vinci among famous names on 2020 mispronounced words list

Kamala Harris and Dr. Anthony Fauci (Getty Images)Fauci, Kamala….da Vinci?America’s preeminent infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, and its incoming vice president, Kamala Harris, join the Renaissance master himself, Leonardo da Vinci, atop this year’s list of most mispronounced words, as compiled by the U.S.

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‘He had a good heart:’ Mentor remembers teen who was shot and killed in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – Victor “Gotti” Cherry told News 6 he used to mentor Antwan Roberts Jr.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Reveals Battle With Prostate Cancer and Racial Inequality in Health Care

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is getting candid about his health struggle, and the struggle faced by Black Americans due to racial inequality in the nation's health care system.

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10,000 restaurants closed over last 3 months, report says

People walk by a closed restaurant as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues increase on November 23, 2020 in New York.

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Toronto begins using TTC buses for COVID-19 testing

Six TTC buses have been altered to help the expand COVID-19 testing for harder to reach residents. The buses will become part of the City of Toronto’s new equity action plan for fighting COVID-19, which will aim to help those disproportionately affected by the disease.

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Guelph’s top doc asks province for ‘red-control’ level of COVID-19 framework

COVID-19 response framework.Dr. Nicola Mercer said the region, which also includes Wellington and Dufferin counties, has seen a significant and troubling increase in cases over the past week.

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The areas at risk of tougher coronavirus restrictions before Christmas - full list

Dozens of areas across England risk entering the dreaded Tier 3 lockdown as Brits look ahead with fear to next Wednesday's review.

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EXPLAINER: Allergic reactions to vaccines rare, short-lived

Vaccines can sometimes cause allergic reactions, but they are usually rare and short-lived.British regulators are looking into reports of allergic reactions in two people who received the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, the first day of a vaccination program. In the meantime, they're telling people to skip the vaccine if they've had a history of serious allergic reactions.A look at allergic reactions to vaccines:HOW OFTEN DO THEY HAPPEN?Allergic reactions can occur with numerous vaccines and experts say they are not unexpected.

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President Trump looks past Supreme Court loss to new election lawsuit

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his campaign will join an improbable case before the Supreme Court challenging election results in Pennsylvania and other states that he lost as he tries to look past the justices’ rejection of a last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victoryThe high court has asked for responses by Thursday. Out of the roughly 50 lawsuits filed around the country contesting the Nov.

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Trump looks past Supreme Court loss to new election lawsuit

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his campaign will join an improbable case before the Supreme Court challenging election results in Pennsylvania and other states that he lost as he tries to look past the justices' rejection of a last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victoryThe high court has asked for responses by Thursday. Out of the roughly 50 lawsuits filed around the country contesting the Nov.

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Scots warned over two new coronavirus text scams used by criminals to steal personal data

coronavirus scams being used by fraudsters across the country. Both the Test and Protect scheme and the support fund for self-isolation have been used by criminals trying to steal people’s personal information, according to evidence collected by Trading Standards Scotland.

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‘Ready to go’: Red River Ex’s Winter Wonderland hopes to open Saturday

“I’m smiling broadly today, let me tell you. I’m extremely happy about that announcement,” he said.

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Covid vaccine may only last 9 months - and we 'can't ease restrictions before March'

Brits may need to be repeatedly vaccinated for coronavirus as the jab's protection might last as little as nine months, England's top medic has warned.

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California uses text alert to ask millions of residents to stay home

LOS ANGELES - California authorities sent a cellphone text alert Tuesday to two major regions of the nation’s most populous state to tell millions that the coronavirus is spreading rapidly and asking them to stay home except for essential activities.The noon blast to the state-designated 11-county Southern California region and 12-county San Joaquin Valley region was sent by the state Office of Emergency Services.The text also urged people to wear masks and physically distance.Both regions came under increased restrictions this week after the capacity of hospital intensive care units dropped below 15%. The restrictions will remain in effect for at least three weeks.The regions will be eligible to emerge from the order on Dec.

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RTÉ viewers react to Claire Byrne Live segment on how to have a Covid safe Christmas dinner

RTÉ viewers were left divided this week by a segment on Claire Byrne Live dedicated to having a ‘Covid-free Christmas dinner.’

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Local Indigenous youth hope to use a Calgary mobile skateboard park to change lives

Skate parks are popular places in Calgary and city has built many permanent structures over the years to meet the demand.

Light at the end of the COVID tunnel as first approved vaccines are given in the UK

PHILADELPHIA - A big day in the United Kingdom as people rolled up their sleeves to receive the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine. The country becoming the first in the world to administer a clinically tested and proven COVID-19 vaccine.

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Tyler Cameron flashes his abs as it's revealed he uses Instagram to 'shoot [his] shot' amid COVID-19

Tyler Cameron recently revealed that, instead of using dating apps, he relies on Instagram DMs to safely 'shoot [his] shot' with the ladies amid COVID-19.And the reality star, 27, looked every bit the eligible bachelor on Tuesday afternoon as he enjoyed a solo stroll around hisJupiter, Florida neighborhood.Despite the chilly temperatures, Cameron ditched his plain white tee and let hisimpressively chiseledphysique shine.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

"This is so disrespectful" - BBC criticised for using red ribbons to remember lives lost to Covid on World AIDS Day

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