Merge 104.8 | 06 July 2020
A man in India has said he paid about $4,000 for a custom face mask made of gold to protect him from the coronavirus. It weighs 60g and took eight days to make. He said he got the idea for the gold face mask after seeing a media report about a man wearing one made from silver.
Tom Cruise can carry on filming Mission: Impossible in UK after the green light was given for production to resume. The move also gives the go-ahead for international sports competitions to take place, including cricket, Champions League and Europa League football. Last month, Universal said they were due to resume filming on Jurassic World: Dominion in the UK from the second week of this month.
Congratulations to Katy Perry. With the release of her new song “Daisies”, she joins the likes of Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, Pink and Kelly Clarkson as the fifth artist in history to achieve 16 top 10 hits on Billboard’s Adult Pop Songs airplay chart this week. When the news broke, Pink and Kelly Clarkson were some of the first to congratulate her with some messages of support on social media.