Britain’s Covid outbreak continues to worsen with another 33,364 cases as officials record 215 more deaths Data shows daily infections have risen 64.7% in a week, with today’s figure up from the 20,263 last Monday Deaths are still stable, however, with today’s fatality count being 7.3 per cent down on last week’s 232 It comes … Read more
A mummified baby grey wolf with a perfectly preserved head, tail, paws and fur has been found in Yukon, northern Canada. The seven-week-old female wolf pup, christened Zhùr, had been locked in permafrost – ground that remains completely frozen – for 57,000 years. Researchers think the 1.4-pound pup, who had traces of salmon in her gut, died … Read more
The official trailer for Charlie Brooker’s upcoming Netflix mockumentary Death To 2020 has been unveiled, weeks after it was first teased by the Black Mirror creator. And Hugh Grant, 60, is seen getting into a character as a grey bespectacled man in the clip, brandishing a glass of liquor as he prepares to sit down … Read more
Extremely vulnerable Britons living in Tier Four areas are urged NOT to go to work even if they can’t do their job from home in new shielding advice People at high risk of severe Covid-19 should stay at home as much as possible Shielding advice from last lockdown now applies in London and South East … Read more
Labour MP Zarah Sultana has branded Jacob Rees-Mogg a ‘Scrooge’ and sent the Commons leader a signed copy of the classic novel by Charles Dickens. The Tory politician accused the UN humanitarian agency of trying to score ‘cheap political points’ last week after it backed a programme to help feed hungry children in the UK. … Read more
Scientists have discovered a new type of brain cell that helps us remember where we’ve left our personal belongings. Vector Trace cells are responsible for identifying objects, such as car keys or a mobile phone, in our ‘mental maps’ – the three-dimensional projections in our mind. It’s already know that GPS-like brain cells store ‘maps’ of … Read more
Emily Ratajkowski showcases bump in Inamorata bikini on the beach with husband Sebastian Bear-McClard By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 16:13 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 16:13 GMT, 21 December 2020 Inamorata CEO Emily Ratajkowski showcased her burgeoning baby bump while enjoying a relaxing day at the beach in Los Angeles on Sunday. The … Read more
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more
Paragliding ‘Santa’ CRASHES into power lines on his way to deliver candy canes to children and is left dangling for an hour Man dressed in a Santa suit got his sleigh-shaped paraglider caught in power-lines in Rio Linda, California He was on his way to deliver candy canes to local community in a ‘light craft’ … Read more
An underwater ballet performs before our eyes, with a squadron of graceful manta rays gliding and tumbling through the water. These mysterious creatures are one of the biggest draws for those visiting the Baa Atoll Unesco Biosphere Reserve in the central-western part of the Maldives. Our snorkelling guide, Saif, says we are very lucky to … Read more