Smart ring that constantly measures your temperature could provide an early warning of Covid-19

A smart ring that constantly measures your temperature could help determine whether you are developing Covid-19 – even if your symptoms are very subtle.  Experts from the University of California and MIT Lincoln Lab studied data on 50 people who owned a sensor rings and had had Covid-19 before the study. This was the first … Read more

News by Netflix? Warning streaming sites could provide public service broadcasting

News by Netflix? Streaming sites could be given taxpayers cash for public service shows as Ofcom proposes radical shakeup of rules for BBC and ITV TV regulator found that viewers are increasingly ebbing away from TV channels  Ofcom warned traditional broadcasting is ‘unlikely to survive in the online world’  PSBs could be allowed to fulfill … Read more

News by Netflix? Warning streaming sites could provide public service broadcasting

News by Netflix? Warning streaming sites could provide public service broadcasting as Ofcom proposes radical shakeup of rules for BBC and ITV TV regulator found that viewers are increasingly ebbing away from TV channels  Ofcom warned traditional broadcasting is ‘unlikely to survive in the online world’  PSBs could be allowed to fulfill obligations on other … Read more

Robots: Marines test ‘throwbots’ that can be lobbed up to 150 feet and provide real-time video

Royal Marines test ‘throwbots’ that can be lobbed up to 150 feet over walls or into caves and provide real-time video imagery to troops on the ground The Ministry of Defence is pursuing new tech to improve troop effectiveness Throwbots have been tested in Scotland and around and underneath Gibraltar Reconnaissance robots could allow sight … Read more

Marcus Rashford celebrates as Boris Johnson agrees to provide free school meals in ANOTHER u-turn

Footballer Marcus Rashford is celebrating after Boris Johnson agreed to provide free school meals over the winter holidays in another U-Turn.  The Prime Minister personally phoned the Manchester United star personally after he played in his team’s Premier League clash against Everton on Saturday to alert him to the decision to give £170 million of … Read more

Marcus Rashford celebrates as Boris Johnson agrees to provide free school meals in ANOTHER u-turn

Footballer Marcus Rashford is celebrating after Boris Johnson agreed to provide free school meals over the winter holidays in another U-Turn.  The Prime Minister personally phoned the Manchester United star personally after he played in his team’s Premier League clash against Everton on Saturday to alert him to the decision to give £170 million of … Read more

Travelers to New York from TODAY can isolate for just four days if they provide a negative test

New York’s new policy comes into force today allowing travelers arriving in the state to isolate for just four days so long as they provide a negative COVID test before entering.  People entering the Empire State must provide a negative coronavirus test three days before their arrival, followed by a second negative test four days … Read more

Travelers to New York from TODAY can isolate for just four days if they provide a negative test

New York’s new policy comes into force today allowing travelers arriving in the state to isolate for just four days so long as they provide a negative COVID test before entering.  People entering the Empire State must provide a negative coronavirus test three days before their arrival, followed by a second negative test four days … Read more

Allies say Boris Johnson ‘WILL u-turn and provide more cash to feed poor children’

Boris Johnson today hinted at another climbdown on free school meals during holidays as he faces a growing Tory revolt.  The PM insisted he was ‘very proud’ of the way the government had supported families during the pandemic, including handing tens of millions extra to councils and increasing universal credit.  But Mr Johnson also sounded … Read more

Allies say Boris Johnson ‘WILL u-turn and provide more cash to feed poor children’

Allies of the Prime Minister say he will u-turn and provide more funding to feed poor children amid a backlash of Tory MPs threatening to join forces with Labour. Boris Johnson has been battling with the prospect of a major revolt over the refusal to extend free school meals over the holidays – as a petition … Read more