The Lark Ascending is still number one on the UK’s list of favourite pieces of classical music By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 02:03 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 02:04 BST, 14 April 2020 It is a work that sends the nation’s spirits soaring. So fittingly, The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams has been … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Fast broadband rules… but don’t assume Huawei is the solution to Britain’s connectivity needs By Alex Brummer City Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 22:40 BST, 13 April 2020 Among the most important pre-requisites of working from home is reliable, fast broadband. My son, an animator … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Professor Sung-Il Cho said if new infections dipped below 50 for a fortnight it would be possible to move to ‘gradual recovery’ Britain’s draconian coronavirus lockdown could be eased when fewer than 50 new cases are recorded each day, a top scientist has suggested. Professor Sung-Il Cho, from South Korea, said if new infections dipped … Read more
As more households rely on home broadband than ever before, there has been a surge in searches for problems related to the internet. Online searches for ‘slow internet’ and ‘slow broadband’ have seen an increase of 60 per cent, highlighting the number of users potentially suffering with sluggish speeds. The problem is likely to be … Read more
‘None of the antibody tests were close’: UK’s coronavirus testing tsar says none of the kits assessed by the government work well enough to be rolled out across the nation – but he remains ‘optimistic’ of a breakthrough Professor John Newton has been put in charge of ramping up testing efforts Today he admitted none … Read more
The coronavirus is killing one Briton every two minutes – and Birmingham is the epicentre of the UK’s crisis, figures show. The darkest day of the UK’s outbreak yesterday saw a further 786 deaths reported, bringing the total to 6,159. However, the outbreak seems to be slowing, with the lowest number of new cases diagnosed … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said statistics are starting to show the ‘beginning of change’ and that Britain’s coronavirus crisis did not appear to be accelerating The UK’s top scientist today offered the public a glimmer of hope that the strict coronavirus shutdown is having an effect after official statistics revealed the … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said statistics are starting to show the ‘beginning of change’ and that Britain’s coronavirus crisis did not appear to be accelerating The UK’s top scientist today offered the public a glimmer of hope that the strict coronavirus shutdown is having an effect after official statistics revealed the … Read more
UK’s coronavirus death toll jumps by record-high 854 in a day with 6,227 known victims England records 758 more deaths, along with 74 in Scotland, 19 in Wales and 3 in Northern Ireland Yesterday’s statistics had been the lowest for a week and a two-day decline, a glimmer of hope But a surge today suggests … Read more