Covid has affected everyone, but one group of workers has been especially hit. They can no longer do what they have done for generations, if not centuries. And yet their plight has attracted surprisingly little attention, let alone concern. They are members of the Royal Family. Their job is mostly to rush around the country … Read more
Covid has affected everyone, but one group of workers has been especially hit. They can no longer do what they have done for generations, if not centuries. And yet their plight has attracted surprisingly little attention, let alone concern. They are members of the Royal Family. Their job is mostly to rush around the country … Read more
The NHS Test and Trace smartphone app is being re-launched today with a second round of trials on the Isle of Wight and in the London borough of Newham. England’s beleaguered app, of which the first version had to be scrapped in June, has now been recreated using technology made by Google and Apple. Officials … Read more
Furious A-level students have compared Gavin Williamson to Frank Spencer amid chaos over today’s exam results. Around 40 per cent of today’s grades were downgrading from original teacher predictions after the government announced it would be using an algorithm to calculate results. The move came after fears teachers inflated the grades of their pupils, potentially … Read more
A hospital in Gloucester had to be evacuated after it was hit by flash flooding as thunderstorms are expected to batter large parts of the UK today before the heatwave finally eases tomorrow. Part of the hospital’s ceiling was damaged after the region was hit with a torrential downpour and firefighters were forced to pump … Read more
The long-awaited mobile tracing app will finally be launched today, three months after it was promised. Pilot schemes will begin within days on the Isle of Wight – where the first app was tested and failed – alongside one other location and among volunteers. The public will be urged to scan barcodes at pubs, cafes … Read more
A-level students shared their exasperation on social media today after the Ucas website crashed when they tried to see whether they had got into university. Pupils logging on at 8am were met with a message saying ‘connection timed out’ as they attempted to check if they had been accepted onto a degree course. One tweeted: … Read more
He recently revealed he lost an impressive eight kilos, before vowing to shed another seven. But on Wednesday, Today Show host Karl Stefanovic’s diet appeared to go out the window as his colleagues surprised him with a hilarious cake to celebrate his 46th birthday. Dressed in a stripey shirt, eye mask and cape, like the … Read more
He’s been filing his reports from sun-soaked Queensland for the past month. And on Wednesday, Today show weatherman Tim Davies drew the ire of host Karl Stefanovic when he delivered a segment from yet another idyllic spot at Airlie Beach. The 45-year-old joked that he ‘hated’ Tim, and said he wished he would ‘roll into the … Read more
Britain’s heatwave could see temperatures rise up to 100F today as the Met Office warns of flood warnings after thunderstorms battered parts of the nation with 50,000 lightning strikes and hail the size of golf balls landed in Wales. While some parts of the country awoke to the sound of thunder during the night, others … Read more