Katie Piper updated fans on her recovery on Wednesday after undergoing a ‘successful’ skin graft on her blind eye. The philanthropist, 36, suffered life-altering burns after being doused in sulphuric acid by Stefan Sylvestre in a horrific acid attack in 2008, which was orchestrated by her jealous ex-boyfriend David Lynch. In a clip shared to … Read more
Covid-19 vaccine could be ready within a year if trials are successful, leading UK research scientist reveals Professor Robin Shattock leads a vaccine research team at Imperial College London He says a vaccine could be ready within a year is testing goes ‘really well’ 15 volunteers have tested the vaccine but up to 300 more … Read more
Two possible vaccines to tackle Covid-19 in animals have proved successful in laboratory tests, scientists say. In-vitro trials have shown the two vaccine candidates, developed by UK-based firm The Vaccine Group, induced immunity at sites where the coronavirus replicates. The trials were conducted outside the animal – a process known as ‘in vitro’ – rather than … Read more
Professor Martin Landray, deputy chief investigator of the Recovery trial, said there’s unlikely to be one single pre-existing drug that can treat coronavirus on its own There is unlikely to be ‘one big winner’ from the world’s biggest coronavirus trial of promising drugs, according to an expert behind the study. The Oxford University scientist running … Read more
Secret to successful flirting still lies in appearance rather than corny chat up lines — but women also like intelligence and tenderness in a man Experts from Cyprus surveyed around 800 people about preferred flirting traits Both men and women fall for people who are well presented and charming But women prefer men who appear to … Read more
Self assembled meatballs! People share pictures of their VERY successful attempts at making IKEA’s signature dish after furniture chain revealed the recipe IKEA has shared the recipe for their famous Swedish meatballs to make at home Dozens of people have attempted the dish at home with very good results Swedish furniture giant closed all of … Read more
Self assembled meatballs! People share pictures of their VERY successful attempts at making IKEA’s signature dish after furniture chain revealed the recipe IKEA has shared the recipe for their famous Swedish meatballs to make at home Dozens of people have attempted the dish at home with very good results Swedish furniture giant closed all of … Read more
With a large number of Britons losing their jobs as companies buckle under the pressure of the coronavirus lockdown, there is likely to be a sharp rise in people looking for a new role. Britain is set to hit an unemployment rate of 10 per cent in the second quarter of 2020 according to the … Read more