Half of the bridges on our roads are in a ‘poor’ condition, official figures suggest Almost half of England’s motorway bridges are in a poor or very poor condition Some 858 bridges have at least one crucial section in a ‘very poor condition’ Highways England insisted a ‘poor’ rating does not mean a bridge is … Read more
China’s ‘bat woman’ reveals new tests which suggest coronavirus did NOT originate at her Wuhan lab Shi Zhengli retested blood samples taken in 2012 from miners who became ill Four men caught respiratory disease after clearing bat faeces from copper mine Virologist found none of them were infected with Covid-19 when they were sick By … Read more
China’s ‘bat woman’ reveals new tests which suggest coronavirus did NOT originate at her Wuhan lab Shi Zhengli retested blood samples taken in 2012 from miners who became ill Four men caught respiratory disease after clearing bat faeces from copper mine Virologist found none of them were infected with Covid-19 when they were sick By … Read more
England’s three-tier lockdown strategy is bringing down coronavirus cases in badly affected areas, according to official data that raises questions about whether the national intervention is really needed. On the eve of the country’s second national shutdown, on which MPs will vote later today, government statistics show that tough measures already in place appear to … Read more
Charts show that England’s local lockdowns are bringing down coronavirus cases in badly affected areas and the country’s R rate could be as low as one, meaning the outbreak may have stopped growing. On the eve of the country’s second national shutdown, on which MPs will vote later today, official data shows that measures already … Read more
Ministers today suggested Nicola Sturgeon will not get powers to pay 80 per cent furlough to Scots after lockdown ends in England – despite Boris Johnson hinting she would yesterday. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said it would be down to the Treasury whether the coronavirus support package continued after December 2. The comments tee up … Read more
Ministers today suggested Nicola Sturgeon will not get powers to pay 80 per cent furlough to Scots after lockdown ends in England – despite Boris Johnson hinting she would yesterday. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said it would be down to the Treasury whether the coronavirus support package continued after December 2. The comments tee up … Read more
Scientists have developed a low-cost ‘smart tablecloth’ that can suggest recipes for dinner by identifying ingredients placed on top of it. When hooked up to a smart speaker like Amazon Echo, the ‘Capacitivo’ tablecloth, which is layered with diamond-shaped electrodes, can relay recipe steps to the user. The technology, which has been developed by Microsoft … Read more
An estimated 35,200 people caught coronavirus every day last week, according to official data published today – an increase of 26 per cent from the week before and double the figure a fortnight ago. And SAGE now estimates that the R rate for the UK has fallen to between 1.2 and 1.4 – the first time it … Read more
More proof England’s Covid-19 outbreak is slowing down? ONS estimates 35,200 people got infected every day last week – a rise of 26% in a week (but the speed of growth has slowed again) Office for National Statistics data is based on random swab testing of the population across England Its estimates last week were … Read more