Customer numbers fall after compulsory face masks were introduced in shops, figures reveal

Customer numbers fall after compulsory face masks were introduced in shops, figures reveal Footfall dropped by 1.6 per cent in England since masks were made compulsory The steepest downturn was in retail parks where it dropped by 6.6 per cent High streets saw a 1.9 per cent rise while shopping centres saw a 4 per … Read more

Lobbying firm with close links to Beijing gained access to influential UK figures

Revealed: Lobbying firm with close links to Beijing gained access to influential UK figures including George Osborne and Prince Andrew Hampton Group was founded by a former Chinese government official MPs claimed its activities was evidence of ‘subtle, troubling behaviour by China’ The club insists it is independent and acts purely in the UK’s national interest  … Read more

Lobbying firm with close links to Beijing gained access to influential UK figures

Revealed: Lobbying firm with close links to Beijing gained access to influential UK figures including George Osborne and Prince Andrew Hampton Group was founded by a former Chinese government official MPs claimed its activities was evidence of ‘subtle, troubling behaviour by China’ The club insists it is independent and acts purely in the UK’s national interest  … Read more

Local lockdowns: Coronavirus cases are soaring in Shropshire and Swindon, official figures show

Coronavirus cases are soaring in Shropshire, Swindon and North Yorkshire, according to official data used by the government to track outbreaks. Official statistics reveal infections nearly tripled in Shropshire in the week ending July 28, rising by 280 per cent after 19 people caught the virus. Overall the Covid-19 case rate is still just 5.9 … Read more

Ministers are urged to speed up their review into ‘inflated’ daily Covid-19 death figures

Professor Heneghan, director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the prestigious university, questioned why the review was taking so long and claimed it should be a ‘straightforward’ fix Pressure is mounting on ministers to speed up an official review into the way coronavirus deaths are calculated amid claims the daily counts were being inflated.  … Read more

Big Brother is a ratings success as the viewing figures for the finale arrive

Big Brother is a ratings success as the viewing figures for the last episode are FINALLY revealed after data company Nielsen was hit by a cyber attack By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:45 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 06:22 BST, 29 July 2020 A cyber attack on the Nielsen Data Centre … Read more

Black and ethnic minority figures set to feature on British coins for first time

Black and ethnic minority people could feature on British money for first time under plan for coins featuring historical figures including Gurkha heroes and wartime nurse Chancellor Rishi Sunak considering plans Treasury minister tells the Telegraph British-Jamaican Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole one name being considered Plans have been submitted to Royal Mint by The Bank … Read more

Black and ethnic minority figures set to feature on British coins for first time

Black and ethnic minority people could feature on British money for first time under plan for coins featuring historical figures including Gurkha heroes and wartime nurse Chancellor Rishi Sunak considering plans Treasury minister tells the Telegraph British-Jamaican Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole one name being considered Plans have been submitted to Royal Mint by The Bank … Read more

Tool transforms pictures of figures including Queen Victoria from black and white to colour

Incredible online tool colorizes and enhances grainy black and white pictures and it could do the same for your relatives Technology was released online by genealogy firm MyHeritage It improves the resolution of old photographs using machine-learning Company claims theirs is best technology in the world for enhancing pictures FEMAIL put the claim to the … Read more

Coronavirus US: Trump resuming briefings due to viewing figures

Donald Trump touted Monday that he will resume the ‘very successful’ briefings on the pandemic after his frequent appearances at the White House Coronavirus Task Force updates ceased. The president insisted that briefings are the best way to update Americans on the coronavirus crisis, especially amid a surge in infection rates, as Trump says he … Read more