Coronavirus: Lockdown psychiatric care 'severely disrupted'

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Viola Smith (born November 29, 1912) is an American drummer best known for her work in orchestras, swing bands, and popular music from the 1920s until 1975. She was one of the first professional female drummers.

John Ericson (September 25, 1926 – May 3, 2020) was a German-American film and television actor.

He made a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann. He appeared in a series of films which included Rhapsody, The Student Prince, Green Fire (all in 1954), and in Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). He co-starred with Barbara Stanwyck. In 1958 he appeared as Sheriff Barney Wiley in the western Day of the Badman which starred Fred MacMurray.

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English Football League chairman Rick Parry has said the current season needs to be concluded before 31 July and that clubs face a "£200m hole" by September.

The former Liverpool chief executive admitted the EFL needed a "proper reset post-Covid", with clubs currently "stacking up creditors".

Parry said it was "difficult to answer" how many might go out of business.

General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 14 May 2002 to elect a president and parliament. Incumbent President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) was re-elected with more than 70% of the votes in the first round, meaning that a second round of voting was not required. In the parliamentary elections, the SLPP received almost 70% of the vote, winning 83 of the 112 seats. The All People's Congress became the main opposition party, replacing the United National People's Party.

José Augusto Costa Sénica Torres OM (8 September 1938 – 3 September 2010) was a Portuguese football centre forward and coach.

Nicknamed O Bom Gigante (The Kind Giant), most of his 21-year senior career was spent at Benfica, with great individual and team success (13 major titles). With the Portugal national team he participated in two World Cups separated by 20 years, one as player and the other as manager.

Marks & Spencer has launched its first home delivery service, four months ahead of its partnership with Ocado.

Customers can now order from a range of about 130 M&S food and household items through Deliveroo.

M&S has kept its Simply Food stores and food halls open during the coronavirus pandemic, but the delivery service will make its products available to those confined to their homes.

It says deliveries will take 30 minutes and there is a £4.99 charge.

The service is available from 142 M&S outlets across the country.

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The UK's economy is on track for its deepest downturn "in living memory", according to a closely watched survey, as businesses suffer from the lockdown.

The survey from IHS Markit/CIPS found the UK's dominant services sector contracted at a record pace last month.

Around 79% of services, such as cafes and hairdressers, reported a fall in business activity amid mass shutdowns in response to the coronavirus.

IHS Markit said UK GDP could fall at a quarterly rate of 7%.

However, it also warned that the decline could be even greater.

BBC Sport looks back to the 2012 FA Cup final when goals by Ramires and Didier Drogba gave Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Liverpool.

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Taylor was talking about how to combat player fatigue, with so many games expected to be played in a short period.

He told the BBC: "We don't know the future but we do know what propositions have been put, what ideas have been put - the possibility of having more substitutes, games possibly not being the full 45 minutes each way, talks of neutral stadiums.

As the Covid-19 death toll grows, Italy's organised crime gangs have been looking to make millions. Many Italians feel they have no option but to accept the lifeline the mob is offering.
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Speaking at the government's daily coronavirus briefing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the 29,427 lives lost was "a massive tragedy" the country has "never seen before... on this scale, in this way".

Mr Raab wouldn't be drawn on international comparisons at this stage, saying: "I don't think we will get a real verdict on how well countries have done until the pandemic is over, and particularly until we get comprehensive international data on all cause mortality."

Daniel Radcliffe has delighted fans by returning to the world of Harry Potter to record himself reading the first chapter from JK Rowling's first book.

Radcliffe, who played the boy wizard in the film series, is taking part in the starry lockdown reading initiative Harry Potter At Home.

Eddie Redmayne and Stephen Fry are among the other celebrities involved.

The videos will feature on Rowling's online hub to help children, parents, carers and teachers through the crisis.

Audio versions will also be available on Spotify.

Each celebrity will read a different section of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US.

Formula 1 bosses have made a final offer to teams of a sliding scale budget cap reducing from $145m to $130m over the next three years.

The proposal is part of changes aimed at addressing the financial impact of the coronavirus in a letter to teams from F1 managing director Ross Brawn.

F1 has proposed a cap of $145m (£116m) in 2021, reducing to $140m in 2022 and $135m for the period 2023-25.

Teams will spend the coming days assessing the ideas before a vote.

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Raab: UK must adjust to the new normal | UK daily death toll is the highest in Europe, rising by 693 to 29,427 | Daily UK tests fall below 100,000 target

Too Cool was a professional wrestling tag team and occasional faction active in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment between 1998 and 2001 and for a short time in 2004 and 2014. The group contained members Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, and Rikishi.

Radio 1 has announced plans for an online alternative to Big Weekend, which was cancelled due to coronavirus.

The event was due to take place in Dundee from 22 to 24 May - with Dua Lipa, Calvin Harris and Harry Styles among the names set to perform.

An alternative show, called Big Weekend UK 2020, will now be held across five virtual "stages" on the same weekend.

The online line-up will include sets from artists' homes and archive sets from previous editions of the event.

Sam Smith, Biffy Clyro, Anne-Marie, Young T & Bugsey and Rita Ora are the first names that have been announced to be playing new live sets across the weekend.

A man has died after reports of a water buffalo attacking two men and a woman.

The 57-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, after Gwent Police officers were called to a commercial address at Gwehelog, near Usk, Monmouthshire.

A man, 19, and woman, 22, were also injured.

Sporting Fingal: The team who formed, won a cup, reached Europe and folded - all in three years

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