News

Biden planning blitz of dozens of executive actions immediately after inauguration
Incoming administration to rescind Muslim travel ban and rejoin Paris climate accord on day one amid ‘moment of profound crisis’
Source: The Independent

Two in five Covid patients in Brazilian hospitals die, study finds
Almost half of patients admitted were under 60, research shows
Source: The Independent

Ex-Michigan governor faces 2 charges in Flint water scandal
Two years after leaving office, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is facing charges of willful neglect of duty in the Flint water crisis
Source: The Independent
Business
Netflix expected to reveal it has amassed more than 200m subscribers
Netflix, which had 195m paying customers at the end of September, previously predicted it would reach 201.2m by the end of last year. Demand has been turbocharged by the pandemic.
Source: Daily Mail
Income far higher than you’ll get from the bank…dividend payouts
Searching for a decent income from your savings and investments has rarely been more challenging. It is more akin to summiting the ferocious K2 mountain than a spot of fell walking in the Lakes.
Source: Daily Mail
Firms falling through cracks in Chancellor’s aid packages
Mike Bell and his wife Linda say they have lost £80,000 in bookings on their luxury holiday let on the Pembrokeshire coast.
Source: Daily Mail
Bobby Kennedy was right: GDP is a poor measure of a nation’s health | Larry Elliott
Source: The Guardian
Moves by Kwarteng to attack workers’ rights may well run into a red wall
Source: The Guardian
Even criminals raise their prices when they form cartels | Torsten Bell
Source: The Guardian
Arts&Culture

Coronation Street’s Charlie Condou says a former co-star was ‘nasty’
The former Coronation Street Star, 48, took to Twitter on Saturday to ask his fans who the nicest and nastiest celebrity they had ever met were.
Source: Daily Mail

Katie Price surprises her son Harvey, 18, with a new bed ‘now he’s a man’ in adorable video
The former glamour model, 42, posted the adorable clip to Instagram as she showed Harvey his new mattress and headboard.
Source: Daily Mail

Hafsa Zayyan speaks about how important Kahlil Gibran was in her life
The parable nature of the Lebanese writer’s work makes it good for children, Zayyan tells Christine Manby
Source: The Indipendent

‘I’m braless, breathless but my teeth are three shades whiter’
Trudy is struggling with an uncooperative bra, nosy neighbours and a Zoom lunch party to launch a root-based vegetable wine. By Christine Manby
Source: The Indipendent