Scientists have produced stunning images showing exactly what happens to the cells of a person who is injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Images reveal how the jab forces the injected person’s own cells to make replicas of the real coronavirus spike, a glycoprotein, which sticks out from its surface. The spikes on the surface … Read more
Forty people became billionaires in 2021 due to their business activities fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Forbes has revealed. This year, the world’s billionaires list includes a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, with 660 people joining the list who were not on it in 2020. Of those 660, the addition of 40 new billionaires on the list can be … Read more
Competing for dominance speeds up AGING in baboons: Males at the top age faster as a result of constantly having to defend their higher status, study finds Researchers measured the effects of aging on the DNA of 245 baboons in Kenya They found that baboons prematurely aged as they moved up the social ladder The team … Read more
Calls for inquiry as cost of ‘Red Len’ McCluskey’s luxury new Unite union hotel and conference centre spirals to £98MILLION Birmingham hotel and conference complex cost has risen to almost £100m Original estimate of £35million, with some reports it was as low as £7million McCluskey has blamed cost increase on paying top rate wages to workers … Read more
Calls for inquiry as cost of ‘Red Len’ McCluskey’s luxury new Unite union hotel and conference centre spirals to £98MILLION Birmingham hotel and conference complex cost has risen to almost £100m Original estimate of £35million, with some reports it was as low as £7million McCluskey has blamed cost increase on paying top rate wages to workers … Read more
People working from home for even a single day this year will be able to claim tax relief against increased costs as the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic rolls on. HM Revenue & Customs confirmed to This is Money that the work from home tax relief scheme is being extended for the entirety of the … Read more
Leap-HOG! Clever pig escapes slaughter by leap-frogging out of trailer heading to the abattoir on the backs of two bigger porkers – before owners keep him as a pet Sarah Allan launched hunt for animal after it disappeared near Langtree, Devon A local farmer then spotted the runaway pig wandering across one of his fields … Read more
Liam Payne has been sticking to lockdown rules like the rest of the UK. But ahead of his BAFTAs performance this weekend, the One Direction star, 27, was seen heading out for rehearsals, sporting a rugged new look. Liam was seen waiting to rehearse in a white muscle Tee, with long shaggy hair and a … Read more
Cher Lloyd has become the latest former X Factor star to slam the show, accusing bosses of taking advantage of her naivety and exploiting her. Lloyd, who finished fourth in the 2010 edition of X Factor, claimed she was ‘sold a dream’ when appearing on the show at 17, before being exploited. The now-27-year-old made … Read more
Deliveroo riders have gone on strike today over their rights – as the food transport company’s disastrously performing shares begin unconditional trading. The action by the Independent Workers of Great Britain union could not come as a worse time as stock plummeted after they went on sale last week. Deliveroo’s shares originally estimated the company … Read more