Cineworld’s decision to temporarily close of all of its 127 UK theatres is “shocking” but “not surprising” given the current climate, cinemagoers have said.

Former president Barack Obama has hailed his former vice president’s running mate selection of Kamala Harris, saying “Joe Biden nailed this decision”.

News of the infection of the world’s most powerful man with the coronavirus drew instant reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised glee and, of course, the ever-present outrage and curiosity that follows much of what Donald Trump does.