England’s woodland could DOUBLE to cover 20 per cent of the country without intruding on important habitats or farmland, map shows The map was drawn up by the environmental group Friends of the Earth and cartographers at Terra Sulis Woodland coverage could expand without impacting protected nature sites Most of the areas highlighted for tree … Read more
The number of U.S. coronavirus cases are set to nearly double, bringing the total number of infections to about 20 million by the time President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on January 20, a new study suggests. It comes as the Biden transition team and public health experts plead with the White House to allow the … Read more
Codemasters cements its dominance in car racing video games after popular new titles help sales double Codemasters has accepted a c.£750m takeover offer from Take-Two Interactive It signed an exclusive five-year licensing deal with the World Rally Championship The firm attracted a record-breaking 30m viewers to its Virtual Grand Prix Series By Harry Wise For … Read more
Race to the bottom: Sales of £2m personal SUBMARINES double with mega-rich including Roman Abramovich making them the must-have superyacht add-on Sales of mini-submarines are soaring as super-rich turn to deep sea exploration Only 15 to 25 vessels are sold a year but the numbers have doubled in two years Super-rich are changing yachts from … Read more
The devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis on workers has been laid bare by new statistics which show vast swathes of the UK have seen the number of benefits claims more than double since March. The number of people claiming unemployment benefits stood at 2.6 million in October, an increase of approximately 1.4 million since … Read more
Hospitals across the country are increasingly performing double lung transplants for critically ill coronavirus patients. Many people who contract COVID-19 have so much scarring and damage done to their lungs that their hope of survival is a new set of organs. At least 11 transplants have been reported nationwide including New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida … Read more
Tens of millions of British-made Covid-19 vaccines could be rolled out by December, it has been claimed. Leader of the Oxford University and AstraZeneca-backed trial, Professor Andrew Pollard, says the team is ‘optimistic’ about getting the go-ahead for the ‘miracle’ vaccine by Christmas time. The academic says their anti-viral would be ten times cheaper than Pfizer’s … Read more
Tens of millions of British-made Covid-19 vaccines could be rolled out by December, it has been claimed. Leader of the Oxford University and AstraZeneca-backed trial, Professor Andrew Pollard, says the team is ‘optimistic’ about getting the go-ahead for the ‘miracle’ vaccine by Christmas time. The academic says their anti-viral would be ten times cheaper than Pfizer’s … Read more
After Chadwick Boseman’s shocking and untimely death this past August, fans will be relieved to know that his memory will be respected in the Marvel Cinematic Universe going forward. Namely, an executive producer concerned with the Black Panther franchise at Marvel Studios has confirmed that a CGI double of the actor will not be used … Read more
A Wisconsin mother received a life-saving double lung transplant after a four-month-long battle with the novel coronavirus. Carmen Lerma, 52, a director at United Migrant Opportunity Services, in Milwaukee, tested positive for COVID-19 in July. Her health quickly deteriorated and she was admitted to the hospital, spending 45 days in the intensive care unit on … Read more