Big Brother All-Stars: Nicole Franzel wins endurance test during first of three HoH competitions

Nicole Franzel scored a major victory by winning the first of three Head of Household competitions on Monday’s episode of Big Brother: All-Stars. It secured the 28-year-old social media influencer a place in season 22’s final HoH game on Wednesday, during which she will face off against either Enzo Palumbo, 42, or Cody Calafiore, 29. … Read more

Apple’s iPhone 12 is hailed as ‘the most durable smartphone ever’ after drop test

Apple’s iPhone 12 is hailed as ‘the most durable smartphone ever’ after drop test thanks to innovative new Ceramic Shield Allstate conducted a series of drop tests with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro The handsets were dropped from six feet face-down, back-down and side-down The test was conducted to see how durable the … Read more

Boris Johnson has ‘full confidence’ in Dido Harding despite continued test and trace failures

Boris Johnson insists he has ‘full confidence’ in Baroness Dido Harding despite continued failures of coronavirus test and trace regime she runs amid Tory calls for her to QUIT NHS Test and Trace service was supposed to be key to controlling the disease But the system last week hit a record low, prompting demands for … Read more

Apple’s iPhone 12 is hailed as ‘the most durable smartphone ever’ after drop test

Apple’s iPhone 12 is hailed as ‘the most durable smartphone ever’ after drop test thanks to innovative new Ceramic Shield Allstate conducted a series of drop tests with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro The handsets were dropped from six feet face-down, back-down and side-down The test was conducted to see how durable the … Read more

12-minute Covid test expected to be available at Boots within weeks 

Boots is launching a coronavirus testing service with results in just 12 minutes. The high-speed test has proved 97 per cent accurate in trials and should be available within a fortnight. But the chain is also offering a 48-hour service from today and hopes 200 branches will offer tests by Christmas. Chief executive Sebastian James … Read more

12-minute Covid test expected to be available at Boots within weeks 

Boots is launching a coronavirus testing service with results in just 12 minutes. The high-speed test has proved 97 per cent accurate in trials and should be available within a fortnight. But the chain is also offering a 48-hour service from today and hopes 200 branches will have both tests by Christmas. Chief executive Sebastian … Read more

FIVE of Mike Pence’s aides test positive for COVID

Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, senior political adviser and three other members of staff have tested positive for coronavirus, according to reports. Chief of staff Marc Short’s diagnosis was first reported on Saturday night by Bloomberg – the outlet that broke the news of Hope Hicks’ infection on September 29.  Short’s infection was … Read more

FIVE of Mike Pence’s aides test positive for COVID

Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, senior political adviser and three other members of staff have tested positive for coronavirus, according to reports. Chief of staff Marc Short’s diagnosis was first reported on Saturday night by Bloomberg – the outlet that broke the news of Hope Hicks’ infection on September 29.  Short’s infection was … Read more

Serco boss blasts back at critics of Test and Trace ‘shambles’

Scepticism is a peculiarly British trait. The idea that we might actually be able to do something well seems too absurd to contemplate.  Before the 2012 Olympics, the general view was it was all going to be a disaster: the stadiums would be late; the Tube drivers would go on strike; the opening ceremony would … Read more

New ‘sponge on a string’ test can pick up early signs of oesophageal cancer

Patients at risk of oesophageal cancer are being offered a new ‘sponge on a string’ test to help pick up the earliest signs of the disease – allowing doctors to take steps to prevent it. The one-minute procedure, which can be carried out by a GP or a nurse, involves swallowing a pill containing a … Read more