Could exit plan start in ten days? Hopes rise for an end to the lockdown

Ministers could be given the green light to start planning an exit from the lockdown within ten days, the Chief Medical Officer suggested last night.  Chris Whitty said Government experts hoped to have enough evidence about the transmission of the coronavirus by that point to ‘judge how we can go into the next phase’.  The … Read more

Meet your personal trainers, the ultimate at-home fitness plan 

While the government has said that you’re ‘allowed’ to exercise once a day, I’d go so far as to say you ‘must’ exercise daily Missing your gym class? Eaten your body weight in biscuits? Don’t worry, A-list trainer and top UK fitness expert Matt Roberts has devised the easiest and most effective at-home workouts ever, … Read more

EU agrees trillion-euro bailout plan dubbed ‘the most important agreement in the bloc’s history’

EU agrees trillion-euro bailout plan dubbed ‘the most important agreement in the bloc’s history’ to help shore up its coronavirus-hit economy Bloc agreed huge bailout for countries’ economies amid fallout from coronavirus French finance minister called the agreement the ‘most important in EU history’ €500bn will be made available immediately and the same again for … Read more

EU agrees trillion-euro bailout plan dubbed ‘the most important agreement in the bloc’s history’

EU agrees trillion-euro bailout plan dubbed ‘the most important agreement in the bloc’s history’ to help shore up its coronavirus-hit economy Bloc agreed huge bailout for countries’ economies amid fallout from coronavirus French finance minister called the agreement the ‘most important in EU history’ €500bn will be made available immediately and the same again for … Read more

Government’s plan to ban junk food adverts before 9pm ‘will cut just TWO calories a day’

Banning junk food adverts before the watershed will only cut two calories from a child’s diet a day, research shows.   The Government revealed plans in March to restrict advertising of foods high in salt, fat and sugar on television and social media until after 9pm.  They hoped the strict rules would curb soaring childhood obesity … Read more

NASA reveals plan to create a radio telescope on the farside of the Moon

A lunar crater on the farside of the Moon could be turned into a new radio telescope resembling the Death Star from Star Wars, under new plans from NASA.  Funding for the project has come from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Programme, designed to support potentially game changing projects. If the telescope is ever … Read more

Austria and Denmark plan to lift lockdown restrictions next week

As Britain and America start to draw up plans for life after the lockdown, they may look for inspiration from European countries where the coronavirus crisis has already showed signs of peaking.   Austria today became the first country to set out detailed plans for ending the standstill, with smaller shops re-opening on April 14 and … Read more

Westworld Season 3 Episode 4 recap: The Man in Black returns as Dolores continues her plan

The Man in Black (Ed Harris) returns for the first time since the Season 2 finale in Sunday night’s episode of Westworld, which marks the halfway point of Season 3. The preview for Sunday night’s episode teased that The Man in Black, a.k.a. William, may have been trying to re-create the suicide of his wife … Read more

100,000 tests a day ‘is impossible’: NHS scientists warn Matt Hancock’s plan is in serious doubt

Ministers’ pledges to test 100,000 people a day for coronavirus by the end of the month are probably impossible to fulfil, NHS scientists warned last night. Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s plan is in serious doubt because of a lack of vital testing equipment, including chemical reagents, test tubes and swabs. The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), … Read more

100,000 tests a day ‘is impossible’: NHS scientists warn Matt Hancock’s plan is in serious doubt

Ministers’ pledges to test 100,000 people a day for coronavirus by the end of the month are probably impossible to fulfil, NHS scientists warned last night. Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s plan is in serious doubt because of a lack of vital testing equipment, including chemical reagents, test tubes and swabs. The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), … Read more