This makes my blood boil. Chris Whitty didn’t ask to become a household name. He has worked all hours to get our country through this pandemic. He isn’t a politician, he’s a public servant who deserves our respect and thanks

This is a good visual representation of the way the vertical lines of The Cenotaph meet at an imaginary point 100s of feet above ground, while the horizontal lines are curves of a sphere whose centre lies 100s of feet below, together symbolising the union of heaven and earth.

Now is the time to stay at home. Our respiratory team have a clear message- stay at home to save lives #stayathome #fightback #COVID19 #jointhefightback

Some people with serious underlying health conditions face the highest risk of being hospitalised by #coronavirus .

We are now urging those people to STAY at home.

More information: gov.uk/government/new…

Here's the list of people most at risk [Tap to expand ⤵️]

(1/2) We’ve made the decision to strengthen social distancing measures from this evening.

All restaurants, pubs, clubs, cafes & entertainment venues will be temporarily closed as we fight this virus.

We are introducing plans to protect private renters, including suspending new evictions. Find out more 🏠 #coronavirus #covid19 ow.ly/lt3A50yPbnZ

NEWS: My Telegraph article on the next stage of our #coronavirus plan:

We must all do everything in our power to protect lives

telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/…

The UK’s Chief Medical Officer on the government’s updated advice on #COVID19

If you have: a new continuous cough OR a high temperature (37.8 degrees or higher), you should stay at home for seven days.

Read the full guidance now: NHS.uk/coronavirus

We've been as quiet as John Krasinski being hunted by space aliens recently but we've just been so busy making our Best of the Decade and 1917 pods! And coming very soon, we'll be releasing a very special show for all you lovebirds out there... In the immortal words of Arnie:

My granny turned 72 years old yesterday. Enjoy her opening the purse shes been wanting for 20 years. ❤️

If you can’t make it to a TV today, this is what happened when we surprised Terrence - who came on #bbcbreakfast yesterday to talk about loneliness - with a visit from the students at Oldham College.
You might need some tissues
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Four years ago, Syrian archaeologist Khaled Al-Asaad was murdered by Daesh after refusing to give away the location of hidden artefacts in Palmyra.

He gave his life for the heritage he had dedicated his life to, in defiance of brutality, extremism, and authoritarianism

Business Secretary Greg Clark writes in City A.M. this #WorldMentalHealthDay about the importance of promoting mental health awareness in the workplace, and how UK Research and Innovation Networks are working to help people live longer, healthier and happier lives socsi.in/i4hbL

Professor: and after a lifetime of dedicating himself to the study of philosophy, he produced his greatest work, which I asked you to read for class today

18 year old dude who rode to class on a scooter: So I thought about it for an hour and here's why it's all bullshit

A correction for the ages, by Brazilian news magazine Veja

'The candidate likes to spend his free time reading Tolstoy, and not watching Toy Story, as originally reported'

As an artist my job is to hold a mirror up to society and be like, “Hey, come buy this mirror I made. It’s art.”

Odd acknowledgement in a Genetics paper: 'We thank the considerable physical distance separating our two universities, which prevented us from killing each other over minor details during the writing.'