Armistice: How Wales will mark the day during the Covid pandemic https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/A0AE/production/_115343114_wargraves2.jpg Wednesday marks the 102nd Armistice Day since World War One, when those who died in conflict are commemorated. If you don't want to miss out on this...

What's the science behind mink and coronavirus? https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/CF83/production/_115332135_gettyimages-1229515297.jpg Part of the country has been put under lockdown after Danish authorities found genetic changes they say might undermine the effectiveness of future Covid...

France's Macron set for Covid test in local vote https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/D4F9/production/_113112545_fishmarket2.jpg The crabs on Anne-Marie Darchen's fish stall move lazily across the white counter. The morning rush has died down in Le Havre's daily fish market Follow the real-l...

Coronavirus: How pandemic turned political in Brazil https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/D4CD/production/_112877445_gettyimages-1219282046.jpg Brazil's handling of the pandemic has turned highly political.The country has swiftly risen up the grim leader board of coronavirus statistics and i...

Woman enjoys 104th birthday party as her isolation ends https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/161B1/production/_112554509_img_0183.jpg A 104-year-old woman has celebrated her birthday only the day after being allowed out of isolation after testing positive for coronavirus weeks earlier. There...

What do we know about hydroxychloroquine? https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/5/26/0b4845a8-d815-45fd-85e7-cee78ec537f2.png As the WHO suspends trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, what is the confusion all about? The BBC Reality Check team loo...

Free beer in the Czech Republic https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/5/25/e9d6a83c-e413-4921-8943-b81dc4c11549.jpg Over the past few weeks, many of us likely missed getting a decent pint in the pub down the road. But if you're in the Czech Republic, today...

Coronavirus: Coach firms facing 'impossible choices' https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/1374B/production/_112419697_mediaitem112419696.jpg Andy McDade, who runs a Lanarkshire coach firm established by his father almost 40 years ago, says surviving the winter is going to be incredibly diffi...

What do Americans make of everyone else's response? https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/5/22/51878249-659d-439f-beec-97aeff0857ca.png Here's some fascinating research on American attitudes. The Pew Research Center surveyed around 11,000 Americans on othe...

Tokyo anger over parody Olympics logo https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/5/21/e6f87c98-a864-42bf-a750-36f479c9e7c8.jpg A parody logo meant to show a mash up of the coronavirus and the Tokyo Olympic Games has not exactly had the effect it intended. There...

Top tips for reducing your carbon footprint https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/5/20/fe94292c-fcc7-490c-88b4-e7a80a8e1d85.png Carbon dioxide emissions have fallen dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic, as lockdowns have brought the global economy ...

Big discounts forecast as UK clothing shops plan to reopen https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/5/19/455e9658-1509-44b1-a1ba-127cedd24dad.jpg With a planned relaxation of UK lockdown rules allowing some non-essential stores to reopen next month, major bra...

Singapore to test 30,000 pre-school staff https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/5/18/79df9a82-343b-49a3-a991-c42c7d76ad2a.jpg About 30,000 staff members at pre-schools around Singapore will be required to undergo testing before they go back to work. Follow...

Coronavirus: Should furloughed workers offer their skills for free? https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/10C80/production/_112163786_stella2.png Many furloughed workers, with time on their hands, are offering up their skills for free, but some freelancers are taking issue with the trend. Fol...

WHO: 250m Africans could catch virus in one year https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/5/15/a7852998-5f1f-46b7-b931-610c1373d752.jpg Scientists at the World Health Organization say nearly a quarter of a billion people in Africa could catch coronavirus in a...