Track-and-trace shambles as Border Force admits it spot checks fewer than a THIRD of arrivals

Border Force officials are only aiming to spot check fewer than a third of arrivals at Britain’s airports, it has been revealed.  The government has introduced measures which require passengers arriving in the UK to fill out an online form before they arrive in the UK from any country. This includes countries or territories which … Read more

Track-and-trace shambles as Border Force admits it spot checks fewer than a THIRD of arrivals

Border Force officials are only aiming to spot check fewer than a third of arrivals at Britain’s airports, it has been revealed.  The government has introduced measures which require passengers arriving in the UK to fill out an online form before they arrive in the UK from any country. This includes countries or territories which … Read more

Internet wags spot pointed choices on bookshelf behind Boris Johnson during speech to pupils

Eagle-eyed viewers have claimed that a rogue librarian may have been to blame for the choice of books behind Boris Johnson today when he gave his schools speech which appeared to have particularly pointed titles. The PM told a roomful of Year 7 pupils at a Leicestershire school it is politically acceptable to sing Rule … Read more

Internet wags spot pointed choices on bookshelf behind Boris Johnson during speech to pupils

Eagle-eyed viewers have claimed that a rogue librarian may have been to blame for the choice of books behind Boris Johnson today when he gave his schools speech that appeared to have particularly pointed titles. The PM told a roomful of Year 7 pupils at a Leicestershire school it is politically acceptable to sing Rule … Read more

Citizen scientists spot 1,500 cool worlds that are more massive than planets but lighter than stars

Citizen scientists found more than 1,500 brown dwarves — ‘cool worlds’ that are more massive than planets but lighter than stars — in our galactic neighbourhood. The discoveries were part of ‘Backyard Worlds: Planet 9’, a project which recruited more than 100,000 people to scour astronomical data for new ‘nearby’ objects. Some of the brown … Read more

How to spot and avoid becoming a victim of a staycation holiday scam this summer 

How to spot and avoid becoming a victim of a staycation holiday scam this summer The first step is to ensure you are dealing with a reputable firm before booking There is a scam used on booking sites such as Airbnb that can cut refunds in half Another scam involves taking payments for non-existent properties … Read more

Pink drink is helping surgeons spot aggressive brain cancers… by making tumours ‘glow in the dark’

A high-tech ‘pink drink’, swallowed hours before surgery, is helping surgeons spot aggressive brain cancers, by making tumours glow in the dark.  The innovation, now being used by neurosurgeons across the UK, doubles the chances doctors will find – and remove – all the cancer, halting progression of the disease.  The drink, called Gliolan or … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: It’s top spot for Lord Dilyn of Barking!

House of Lords, August 13 2060 Public Statue Bill — Second Reading. Baroness Katie Price: I call the noble Lord, Lord Beckham of Brooklyn. For what it’s worth. Lord Beckham: My Lords, I have been distressed to learn of plans for the removal of the joint statue to my late parents, Lord David and Lady … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: It’s top spot for Lord Dilyn of Barking!

House of Lords, August 13 2060 Public Statue Bill — Second Reading. Baroness Katie Price: I call the noble Lord, Lord Beckham of Brooklyn. For what it’s worth. Lord Beckham: My Lords, I have been distressed to learn of plans for the removal of the joint statue to my late parents, Lord David and Lady … Read more

Astronomers spot a Milky Way-like galaxy 12 billion light years away

A distant galaxy that looks ‘surprisingly like our Milky Way’, has been discovered by astronomers, who say it appears like a near-perfect ring of light in space.  Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute used the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope in Chile to find the galaxy 12 billion light years from Earth.  … Read more