Taxi driver hits out at passenger who paid £10 for rides to foodbank a 10-minute walk from his house

A taxi driver has scorned a passenger who paid £10 for cab rides to and from a food bank that was a 10 minute walk from his house – passing an Aldi on the way. Kev McCartney was on shift last week when he received a call to drop off a regular customer at a … Read more

Trump’s calm 10-minute public outing on Veterans Day belied a White House in tumult

Donald Trump’s calm 10-minute public outing on Veterans Day belied a White House in tumult, as some of his aides say they are certain legal challenges won’t change the election result and they reveal he hasn’t attended an intelligence meeting in weeks.   Trump was seen for the first time in public in days Wednesday when he … Read more

Boris Johnson signals ‘immediate prospect’ of 10-minute ‘rapid turnaround’ Covid tests

Boris Johnson has signalled the ‘immediate prospect’ of 10-minute ‘rapid turnaround’ coronavirus tests and promised a ‘massive’ expansion of screening. The Prime Minister on Saturday night announced plans to draft in the Army to oversee tests for ‘whole cities’ within days to ‘drive down the disease.’ At the moment there are two types of test … Read more

Boris Johnson signals ‘immediate prospect’ of 10-minute ‘rapid turnaround’ Covid tests

Boris Johnson has signalled the ‘immediate prospect’ of 10-minute ‘rapid turnaround’ coronavirus tests and promised a ‘massive’ expansion of screening. The Prime Minister on Saturday night announced plans to draft in the Army to oversee tests for ‘whole cities’ within days to ‘drive down the disease.’ At the moment there are two types of test … Read more

Test by test: Covid kits from 10-minute finger-prick tests to a mask that can diagnose instantly

Boris Johnson today announced that coronavirus testing was to ramped up to 25,000 per day after the government was lashed for potentially allowing tens of thousands of infected people to walk the streets undiagnosed. Only 5,000 were being swabbed for COVID-19 previously, a fraction of the number seen elsewhere. It comes as the number of positive … Read more

Six 10-minute tools for improvement in the new year

Many grand plans for the new year fail because they’re too complex, too daunting, or require a high degree of commitment. If you’ve got an hour, try these easy techniques. Coompia77, Getty Images/iStockphoto We’re in the midst of the end-of-year season of self-improvement, when we’re likely setting grand plans to accomplish various goals, being bombarded … Read more