Theatre director predicts it’s curtains for this year’s pantomime season

Oh yes it is! Theatre director predicts it’s curtains for this year’s pantomime season as the festive stage shows will be hit by knock-on effect of coronavirus pandemic There are fears pantomime season will not happen this year due to coronavirus  Theatre director Sir Nicholas Hytner warned there is no cash left for the shows … Read more

Japanese Ministry predicts virtual reality will enable humans to talk to their pets in 20 years

Japanese Science and Technology Ministry predicts virtual reality and automation will dramatically reshape society in 20 years, making it possible for humans to ‘talk’ with their pets and more New white paper from Japan predicts technology will reshape society The researchers say VR will allow humans to communicate directly with pets They also expect robots … Read more

London Mayor Sadiq Khan predicts facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for a YEAR

London Mayor Sadiq Khan predicts facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for a YEAR as he makes them compulsory on the capital’s transport network Protective face coverings are compulsory on all public transport from Monday  Free masks were handed out in their thousands on buses and trains in England 3,000 more police took to the … Read more

‘Clock’ predicts when Sun will ‘wake up’ and cause solar storms

New ‘sun clock’ predicts when Earth’s star will wake from its slumber, helping experts prepare for extreme space weather events that knock out power grids and satellites The sun is currently sleeping, but experts say an awakening is imminent  When it wakes, it will increase solar activity and create extreme space weather  Scientists have now designed … Read more

Family lawyer predicts a surge in divorce applications once lockdown is lifted

Talking through a day in her life, Claire says she sets her alarm at 5.45am – the same time as when she was travelling into London – starts her day with pilates, before putting together all the home schooling exercises for the day.   After getting the boys up early for breakfast and settled for ‘school’ by 8.30am, … Read more

Family lawyer predicts a surge in divorce applications once lockdown is lifted

Talking through a day in her life, Claire says she sets her alarm at 5.45am – the same time as when she was travelling into London – starts her day with pilates, before putting together all the home schooling exercises for the day.   After getting the boys up early for breakfast and settled for ‘school’ by 8.30am, … Read more

Harmful protein build-up predicts brain tissue damage in Alzheimer’s disease, study finds

Build-up of a harmful protein in the brain can predict atrophy in Alzheimer’s disease patients at least one year in advance. Previous studies have shown that two tell-tale plaques, amyloid beta and tau, form clumps that smother and destroy neurons.   But researchers found that only accumulation of the tau protein was indicative of where damage … Read more

Top COVID-19 model predicts 100,000 dead by end of summer

A top coronavirus model is predicting that 100,000 Americans will have died from COVID-19 by the end of the summer – as the US death toll surpasses President Donald Trump’s best case scenario of 60,000 deaths.     The MOBS model from the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University also estimates that there will be about … Read more

Sainsbury’s predicts loss of more than £500m profits this year

Sainsbury’s predicts loss of more than £500m profits this year as it reports 2% drop in quarterly profits of £586m By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 07:28 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 07:55 BST, 30 April 2020 Sainsbury’s today warned the coronavirus crisis will cost them £500million over the coming year as … Read more