Lockdown-weary city dwellers across the continent are visiting parks and other protected areas for the first time, overwhelming staff and generating pleas for more support.
Tag: England
As Pandemic Threatens Britain’s Mental Health, These ‘Fishermen’ Fight Back
A charity called the Bearded Fishermen has begun a nightly suicide-prevention patrol around a town in England, looking for people in crisis.
Georgina Mace, Who Shaped List of Endangered Species, Dies at 67
She rewrote the global Red List, which describes which species are in trouble, and warned that the world must restore its ecological balance or pay a steep price.
‘Because She’s a Girl’: Lockdown Exposes Gender Gap in U.K. Sports
Inequalities are especially pronounced in English youth soccer, where only a handful of clubs have kept training open for future female professionals, while boys at the same level play on.
England’s Lockdown Will Lift, but Many Pub Doors Will Stay Closed
Some Conservative lawmakers are calling Boris Johnson’s plans to continue restricting most of England’s bars and restaurants “authoritarian.”
Your Tuesday Briefing
The transition to Biden’s administration begins.
Lady Elizabeth Anson, Party Planner to the Royals, Dies at 79
A daughter of British nobility, she knew instinctively how to make guests comfortable, the queen among them and even that table of dreadful bores.
U.K. Lawmaker With Breast Cancer Excluded From Debate on the Illness
Tracey Crouch was shut out by limits on virtual participation. Several fellow lawmakers lamented her absence, and she pressed for the rules to be relaxed.
Uneasy Under Coronavirus Lockdown, Pubs in England Count Days Till Christmas
In October, pubs had a new pitch to lure in customers: They became work spaces. Less than a month later, they were forced to shut again. Now, they hold out hope for December.
For the Arts in Europe, Lockdown Feels Different This Time
Many of the continent’s museums, theaters, concert halls and bookshops have been forced to close again, and now, people’s reactions have changed.