Crewless Mayflower with AI captain to sail from Britain to America in September

Robot Mayflower with an AI captain and no crew is set to cross the Atlantic 400 years after its famous namesake The new Mayflower could be the first fully autonomous vessel to cross Atlantic AI Captain will pilot the ship on its voyage from Britain to the United States Hull designed in Gdansk, Poland, is … Read more

Confused by the lockdown? What the new rules about life in Britain really mean

WHAT ARE THE NEW RULES? Simply put, everyone should stay at home except for very limited purposes. WHY ARE SUCH STRINGENT MEASURES BEING PUT IN PLACE? To stop the virus spreading between households. Scientists say Britain’s coronavirus epidemic can be curbed only if social contact is cut by 75 per cent. The outbreak is growing … Read more

Spring really has sprung! Britain basks in start of 10-day Spring mini-heatwave as blossom blooms

A ten-day Spring mini-heatwave is on its way as sunshine is expected to dominate the rest of the week – despite Brits being confined inside their homes due to coronavirus. Forecasters have predicted temperatures will climb to a barmy 19C (66F) towards the middle of the week as a 500-mile plume of warm air is … Read more

Sainsbury’s and Ocado stop deliveries from certain customers hours after Britain goes into lockdown

Supermarket website chaos as websites crash and delivery slots are booked solid for WEEKS after Boris Johnson tells Britons to avoid going to stores and shop online Tesco and Asda delivery slots unavailable until April as websites go down Ocado and Sainsbury’s are not taking deliveries from newly registered accounts It comes as Boris Johnson … Read more

Sainsbury’s and Ocado stop deliveries from certain customers hours after Britain goes into lockdown

Supermarket chaos as Boris Johnson orders Britons to stay OUT of stores – but all the home delivery slots are taken for WEEKS Tesco and Asda delivery slots unavailable until April as websites go down Ocado and Sainsbury’s are not taking deliveries from newly registered accounts It comes as Boris Johnson encouraged the country to … Read more

Flights from Italy, Iran and China still landing in Britain despite UK coronavirus lockdown

Flights carrying thousands of passengers from the worst-hit coronavirus areas are still landing in Britain. Passengers from Italy, China and Iran have arrived a Gatwick and Heathrow this week, even as the UK went in to lockdown, shutting bars, cafes, restaurants and banning mass gatherings.  Planes have arrived in London from Rome, Beijing and Shanghai … Read more

France ‘threatened to close border with Britain unless UK brought in coronavirus shutdown measures’

France threatened to close its border with Britain unless it introduced shutdown measures to stop the threat of coronavirus, aides to President Emmanuel Macron claimed tonight. The head of state’s staff said that he called Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night and told him that unless the situation quickly changed, ‘France would have no other … Read more

France ‘threatened to close border with Britain unless UK brought in coronavirus shutdown measures’

France threatened to close its border with Britain unless it introduced shutdown measures to stop the threat of coronavirus, aides to President Emmanuel Macron claimed tonight. The head of state’s staff said that he called Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night and told him that unless the situation quickly changed, ‘France would have no other … Read more

How Britain is now exactly two weeks behind Italy in coronavirus death toll

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

How Britain is now exactly two weeks behind Italy in coronavirus death toll

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more