Schools could start returning within three weeks under a ‘traffic light’ plan being pushed by senior ministers to eases coronavirus misery. The ‘exit strategy’ would see the country get back up in running in stages after May 11, amid mounting fears over the catastrophic impact on the economy. The idea is gaining traction amid signs … Read more
An experiment has revealed how spit droplets from talking can spray through the air potentially transmitting viruses such as Covid-19, unless the speaker wears a mask. With studies suggesting that talking can release just as many virus harbouring droplets into the air as coughing and sneezing, scientists have devised a way to visualise the threat posed … Read more
Kaitlynn Carter sheds light on life after whirlwind romance with Miley Cyrus: ‘My mind is just swirling’ By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 15:51 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 15:51 BST, 17 April 2020 She enjoyed a whirlwind romance with Miley Cyrus last year. Now Kaitlynn Carter has shed light on how her life … Read more
‘Got more beer!’ Coors Light delivers 150 cans to 93-year-old Pennsylvania woman whose hilarious plea for beer during lockdown earned her legions of fans Olive Veronesi, 93, of Seminole, Pennsylvania, was pictured earlier this week She held a sign reading ‘I need more beer’ while holding a can of Coors Light Coors Light saw the picture … Read more
US regulators have given emergency use permission for a device to filter coronavirus patients’ blood in an effort to combat the devastating effects of severe inflammation. Doctors believe that many of those who die of coronavirus die as a result of the so-called ‘cytokine storm’ – a deluge of inflammation meant to help fight the … Read more
Crew members quarantined on the Ruby Princess have created a harrowing ‘satirical’ video making light of the coronavirus outbreak on board. There are 52 crew on board the cruise ship – which is docked at Port Kembla, south of Sydney – who have tested positive to COVID-19. Ruby Princess employees have passed the time in … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Family firm FW Thorpe giving savers a flick of light in dark times By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:04 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 11 April 2020 Frederick William Thorpe founded Thorlux Lighting in 1936. Today FW Thorpe still specialises in lighting products. It is … Read more
A holiday on the ‘cut’ — as regulars call the canal network — is about unhurried tranquillity: slowing down to a pace where all the time in the world is just about enough to take in your countryside surroundings. Boatees vie to let others pass through a lock before themselves; catching a glance which asks … Read more
Atlas, a massive comet five times the size of Jupiter and about half the size of the Sun, will appear brighter than Venus from Earth by the end of April. The exact size of the rocky icy core of the strange comet isn’t known but is likely only a few miles across – but it … Read more
California company creates windows with built-in solar panels to help residents comply with a state regulation mandating all new home constructions use solar power A tech company in Redwood City has made windows with solar panels in them The windows only absorb infrared and ultraviolet light to avoid dim interiors The company believes the windows … Read more