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Blacks in Britain Alert: Masterpiece Theatre, “Foyle’s War VI: Killing Time” Presents Black GIs in Post-World War II Britain

• May 6, 2010 • Comments Off

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“Small Island” Concludes on PBS’ Masterpiece Theatre Sunday

• April 22, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, European History, Fiction Writing, Film, Jamaica/British Caribbean, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Public Television, Race, Religion, Sexuality, Television, Women, World War II
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Rest in Peace, Mollie Sugden of “Are You Being Served?”

• July 4, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, History, Memoir, Mollie Sugden, Women
Tags: "Are You Being Served", "Masterpiece Theater", Brit TV, Frank Thornton, Grace Bros., ITV, John Inman, Mike Berry, Mollie Sugden, Mrs. Betty Slocombe, Mrs. Slocombe, Nicholas Smith, PBS, Tiddles, Trevor Bannister, Wilberforce Humphries, William Moore

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Days After a Funeral in a Georgia Town, Coronavirus ‘Hit Like a Bomb’ March 31, 2020
A mourner came to Albany, Ga., to attend the funeral of a retired janitor. After a pause while the infections incubated, the virus swept through the community.
‘Jails Are Petri Dishes’: Inmates Freed as the Virus Spreads Behind Bars March 30, 2020
Some jails are releasing people to stem outbreaks, but critics say it is not happening quickly enough to save lives and resources.
Florida Pastor Arrested After Defying Virus Orders March 31, 2020
The sheriff of Hillsborough County said the Rev. Rodney Howard-Browne, a Pentecostal pastor, endangered the lives of his parishioners by holding services on Sunday.
Coronavirus Sweeps Through Detroit, a City That Has Seen Crisis Before March 30, 2020
Cases of the virus were being reported around the city and in the Police Department. “Every day I drive home, I start crying,” a nurse said.
Coronavirus, Stay-at-Home, Zoom: Your Tuesday Briefing March 31, 2020
Here's what you need to know.
No Crowds. No Flying Fish. Coronavirus Empties Pike Place Market. March 31, 2020
A hub since frontier days, the Seattle market is weathering the outbreak as best it can.
Fracking Once Lifted Pennsylvania. Now It Could Be a Drag. March 31, 2020
Natural-gas companies operating in the state were looking shaky before the coronavirus hit. Local economies are now at risk.
Why Jails Are So Important in the Fight Against Coronavirus March 31, 2020
With about 200,000 people flowing into and out of jails every week, there are great risks not only for the detained, but also for jail workers and surrounding communities.

The Guardian, UK

Report reveals ‘massive plastic pollution footprint’ of drinks firms March 30, 2020
Report says plastic from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Unilever products could cover 83 football pitches every dayFour global drinks giants are responsible for more than half a million tonnes of plastic pollution in six developing countries each year, enough to cover 83 football pitches every day, according to a report.The NGO Tearfund has calculated the gr […]
Oil prices rally as Trump-Putin call raises truce hopes March 31, 2020
Producers including Shell affected by price war between Saudi Arabia and RussiaOil prices have rallied after a call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin raised hopes that tensions between Moscow and Saudi Arabia may start to ease.Brent crude prices rose as much as 3.5% to $23.55 overnight, after hitting an 18-year low of less than $23 per barrel on Monday […]
Costa Rican president pledges to protect indigenous rights after activists murdered March 31, 2020
Carlos Alvarado seeks solution that will end conflicts over land despite previous delaysCosta Rica’s president has pledged to protect the rights of indigenous defenders following a spate of violence against native communities in his country.Last month, an activist, Yehry Rivera, from the Brörán indigenous community in Térraba, Puntarenas province, was shot a […]
Exiled Pakistani journalist goes missing in Sweden March 31, 2020
Sajid Hussain, who wrote about rights abuses in Balochistan, had been granted Swedish asylumA prominent Pakistani journalist who fled the country after receiving death threats has gone missing in Sweden where he had been granted political asylum.Sajid Hussain, 39, went into self-imposed exile in 2012 after his reporting on forced disappearances and human rig […]
North Korea reacts to Pompeo 'insult' with threat to cut off talks March 31, 2020
Kim Jong-un’s regime says ‘we will walk our own way’ but US secretary of state still hopes for dialogueNorth Korea has warned it could cut off dialogue with the United States but Mike Pompeo has said the US still looked forward to talks, even after the North called his insistence on sanctions “ludicrous”.The US secretary of state has asked nations to “stay c […]
Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum March 30, 2020
Thieves have stolen the £5m Parsonage Garden at Neunen in Spring by the famous artist from the Singer Laren museumA painting by Vincent van Gogh with an estimated value of up to £5m has been stolen from a Dutch museum currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.The thieves took Van Gogh’s Parsonage Garden at Neunen in Spring after smashing through the f […]
Extend Brexit transition by years over coronavirus, UK told March 30, 2020
European People’s party says it hopes ‘common sense will prevail over ideology’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe largest group in the European parliament has urged the UK government to do the “responsible thing” and extend the Brexit transition period, as coronavirus plays havoc with the timetable for an EU-UK deal.The centre-ri […]
New blood test can detect 50 types of cancer March 30, 2020
System uses machine learning to offer new way to screen for hard-to-detect cancersA new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer has been revealed by researchers in the latest study to offer hope for early detection.The test is based on DNA that is shed by tumours and found circulating in the blood. More specifically, it focuses on chemical ch […]

The BBC

Coronavirus: Three out of four Americans under some form of lockdown March 31, 2020
As more states impose restrictions, President Trump and governors quarrel over test kits.
Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi Nizamuddin event sparks massive search for Covid-19 cases March 31, 2020
Several states have reported cases that can be directly traced to a religious event from early March.
Thomas Becket: Alpine ice sheds light on medieval murder March 31, 2020
Ancient air pollution, trapped in ice, reveals details about life and death in 12th Century Britain.
Coronavirus: Love knows no borders for elderly couple March 31, 2020
An octogenarian couple are defying the pandemic by meeting up for a daily cross-border chat.
Houseparty offers $1m reward for proof of sabotage March 31, 2020
The company says claims it exposed users data were part of a commercial smear campaign.
Coronavirus: US death rates v China, Italy and South Korea March 31, 2020
The US has seen its virus cases spike dramatically and these graphs show what could be in store.
Coronavirus: Millions will be left in poverty, World Bank warns March 31, 2020
"Significant economic pain seems unavoidable in all countries”, the World Bank warns.
Coronavirus: Anger as migrants sprayed with disinfectant in India March 31, 2020
Footage shared thousands of times shows a group of workers in India being sprayed with chemicals.