Burger King may be forced to shut 53 UK restaurants due to coronavirus

The list of nominees for the 2020 Mercury Prize has been revealed with Charli XCX, Stormzy, Dua Lipa, and Laura Marling all featuring on this year's list. The annual prize rewards one outstanding British album.

Naman Ramachandran Albums by Stormzy, Dua Lipa, Laura Marling and Michael Kiwanuka have been nominated for the 2020 Mercury Prize, one of the most coveted awards in the U.K.Other nominees for the £25,000 ($31,700) prize include Anna Meredith, Charli XCX, Georgia, Kano, Lanterns on the Lake, Moses Boyd, Porridge Radio and Sports Team.

Carole Baskin, star of the Netflix's hit documentary series Tiger King, has fallen victim to yet another prank, this time via the celebrity messaging service Cameo. In a video released on social media on Tuesday, the big-cat rights activist was shown delivering a happy birthday message to Rolf Harris, the disgraced musician and former TV star who in 2014 was convicted of12 counts of indecent assault on four teenage girls, spending three years in a British prison.

Fast food giant Burger King has warned that up to 1,600 jobs could be lost as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Only about 370 of the restaurant chain’s 530 UK stores have reopened since the nation went into lockdown.Chief executive Alasdair Murdoch told the BBC’s Newscast that the economic damage stemming from the crisis could ultimately force the company to permanently close up to 10% of its stores, reports PA.He told Newscast: "We don’t want to lose any (jobs).

In a new interview, Martin Luther King III, son of the acclaimed civil rights activist, reflected on the legacy of his father amid the current Black Lives Matter uprisings; he also got candid about the British media’s treatment of Meghan Markle. While speaking with British outlet iNews, Martin Luther King III said he was "greatly disappointed" with the treatment of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, once she became part of the British royal family.

said in a statement provided to Axios.The new law, enacted last week an hour before the 23rd anniversary of the city’s handover from British to Chinese control, effectively ends the special legal status the city has enjoyed since 1997 under the “one country, two systems” policy. Among other things, it criminalizes activities broadly defined as secessionist, subversive or terrorism that include advocating for democracy or criticizing the authoritarian government in Bejing.