Month: June 2020

The Charity Commission has provided updated guidance to charities on reporting serious incidents during the coronavirus pandemic, including waiving the requirement to tell the regulator about financial losses above a certain threshold.  The regulator has published additional guidance and examples of incidents arising from the outbreak that charities might need to report to it.  Charities
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Do you need to wear a mask while exercising? Is it safe to socialize outside? Should I wipe down my groceries when I get home? These are the questions that still remain as the country reopens amid the Covid-19 pandemic.  Many infectious disease experts and epidemiologists have been fielding these types of inquiries from family and
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The government must better support grass-roots community ventures and guarantee funding to community asset bids, especially in less affluent places, according to a report from the think tank Localis. The publication, Local Delivery – Protecting Social Infrastructure, concludes that community asset transfer still “relies too much on local capacity and resources”, which it says “are
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Several Bollywood celebs have been called hypocrites for actively perpetuated colourism by profiting off skin-lightening creams Over the past week, several Bollywood celebrities spoke out on social media in support of Black Lives Matters. But statements of protest against racism from stars like Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Disha Patani was immediately met
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Garrett Yrigoyen has hit back at fellow Bachelor Nation star Bekah Martinez after she criticized his solidarity with police amid Black Lives Matter protests. Garrett Yrigoyen, 31, responded to fellow Bachelor Nation star Bekah Martinez, 25, after she slammed him for showing solidarity with cops amid global outcry and Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the
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Please note our writer visited Amsterdam prior to the coronavirus pandemic Amsterdam’s charms are small-scale and intimate, so experiencing the city from the warmth and conviviality of a b&b is to be taken into its heart. Mesh right in to what Amsterdam has to offer as you lodge beside a canal, in the tumult of
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Of the innumerable fashion and retail companies stepping up their online presence in light of ongoing social distancing measures, Gucci announces its all-new personalized video shopping feature, in effort to recreate the brand’s highly crucial and revered in-store experience. Dubbed ‘Gucci Live’, the video service connects store staff with consumers via both mobile devices and
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A Boeing 777-222(ER) passenger plane belonging to the United Airlines taking off at Hong Kong International Airport on August 08 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Marcio Rodrigo | Getty Images United Airlines plans to close three of its five overseas flight attendant bases in October as international air travel continues to struggle because of the coronavirus
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Returning with the “Healthcare Hero of the Week” segment, Jimmy Kimmel has surprised yet another one of his guests ⁠— with the help of Luke Skywalker himself: Mark Hamill. On Thursday night’s virtual, social-distancing episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the 52-year-old TV host honoured a front-line health-care worker who has been conducting coronavirus tests by inviting
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Charities should consider environmental factors when considering whether to accept donations, according to new guidance from the Institute of Fundraising.  The membership body has today published Environmental Change: A Toolkit for Fundraisers, which sets out measures that charities should consider in their fundraising activities to minimise their environmental impact.  The guide says that when thinking
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