If 95 percent of Americans wore masks consistently, nearly 130,00 lives could be saved between now and March 2021, a new study suggests. Without measures like masks and social distancing, however, the US coronavirus death toll is likely to exceed 511,000 by then, the latest research from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics … Read more
More than a third of Americans now want the government to create more of a social safety net – ensuring health and unemployment benefits – an increase of 40 percent since the coronavirus pandemic came to the US. As of April, 60 percent of Americans favored universal health insurance, according to a new Johns Hopkins … Read more
Super Nintendo World will finally open at Universal Studios Japan in 2021 after being delayed by coronavirus – and guests will be able to play real-life versions of their favourite video games The Osaka attraction had been due to open in July ahead of the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics Guests will be able to play … Read more
Virtual reality objects you can FEEL just like on Star Trek’s holodeck move a step closer thanks to new ‘universal law of touch’ Birmingham researchers studied ‘Rayleigh waves’ generated from skin touch They found these waves are picked up by the body’s touch receptor cells The way the waves interact has led to the creation … Read more
I am writing on behalf of my sister who has insisted that she is unable to get universal credit and I just don’t get it. My sister has worked since leaving school and has National Insurance contributions to reflect this. Now 62 years old, she is returning to work as a teaching assistant in September. … Read more
Stan secures landmark deal with NBC Universal as they enter multi-year exclusive content partnership By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:55 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 23:57 BST, 25 August 2020 Australian streaming platform Stan has secured a new content deal with global entertainment giant NBC Universal. The multi-year partnership, announced on Wednesday, will … Read more
The moment John Pomfrey understood the true extent of his wife’s deceit came when a policeman showed him her driving licence. ‘So what?’ he said. ‘Doesn’t everyone have one?’ The officer’s reply stunned him: ‘No — not if they’re blind they don’t.’ After 15 years of marriage, Christina Pomfrey’s supposed lack of eyesight came as … Read more
More over-50s are claiming Universal Credit than under-25s, as older workers struggle in pandemic-hit job market Number of over-50s on Universal Credit has soared to 660,000 since March Many are ineligible because they have savings of £16k or draw a pension How do you claim Universal Credit? Find our guide below By Tanya Jefferies for … Read more
More than 1.8million people have signed up for Universal Credit since 16 March, just days before the country went into lockdown. This is six times as many claims as usual, the Department for Work and Pensions has revealed. While it highlights just how devastating the virus has been for people’s livelihoods and the economy, it … Read more
Last week This is Money published a piece with six basic things readers needed to know about Universal Credit, as figures revealed close to a million people applied for benefits in the first fortnight after lockdown. We were flooded with questions from readers, many of them incredibly specific. While we can’t answer them all, we … Read more