Dyson recruits army of people to wear its ‘air quality backpack’ to monitor pollution in lockdown

Dyson recruits an army of city dwellers to wear its ‘air quality backpacks’ while travelling and doing exercise to compare pollution levels during and after the coronavirus lockdown Participants will wear backpacks as they tackle permitted travel and exercise Once lockdown is lifted they will retrace their steps to detect pollution changes London, New York … Read more

Thousands of Tube, bus and train passengers in England MUST wear a face-covering from today

Thousands of extra police and staff have been deployed across England’s public transport network today as new rules which make wearing face coverings compulsory come in to play. The strict new law means passengers on Tubes, buses, trains and planes must wear a face covering from today or risk being turned away, or being slapped … Read more

Thousands of Tube, bus and train passengers in England MUST wear a face-covering from today

Thousands of extra police and staff have been deployed across England’s public transport network as new rules which make wearing face masks compulsory come in today. The strict new laws mean passengers on Tubes, buses, trains and planes must wear a face-covering from today or risk being turned away, or being slapped with a £100 … Read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: Don’t stress about how to wear your mask – just don’t wear it like Miley Cyrus 

Back in April, I started wearing a face mask – or rather, a cloth face covering – when out and about. And I suggested, in these pages, that if everyone did the same we’d get out of lockdown sooner, and possibly see off this virus for good. Earlier on in the pandemic I’d written an article … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Uber drivers and passengers must wear masks

Uber drivers and passengers MUST wear face masks next week with cabbies required to submit photos to prove they are following the rules Uber announce drivers and passengers must wear face coverings from Monday Cabbies will submit photos before their shifts to prove they are following rules Measures are in line with government guidelines to … Read more

A fifth of the UK’s partially deaf who have NHS hearing aids do not bother to wear them

One in five people with NHS hearing aids do not wear them due to problems using them or lack of perceived benefit, study shows Researchers found 20 per cent of the partially deaf rarely use their hearing aids About 80 per cent of people with hearing aids in the UK get them from the NHS … Read more

Vanessa Hudgens and GG Magree wear matching masks for Black Lives Matter protest in Hollywood

Bad Boys for Life action star Vanessa Hudgens and singer GG Magree twinned out while protesting police brutality at the Black Lives Matter rally in Hollywood on Sunday. The half-Filipina 31-year-old and the Australian 31-year-old (born Georgia) both wore her $20 GG Magree ‘Mouth Glow’ masks, which LA Mayor Eric Garcetti made mandatory for all … Read more

NHS bosses slam Matt Hancock for ‘rushed’ decision to make hospital staff wear masks

Medics and NHS bosses slam Matt Hancock for ‘rushed’ decision to make hospital staff wear masks and say they were not consulted Backlash over TV announcement that all NHS staff must wear masks on premises Health Secretary Matt Hancock is accused of failing to warn hospitals of change  But experts say that there is good … Read more

NHS bosses slam Matt Hancock for ‘rushed’ decision to make hospital staff wear masks

Medics and NHS bosses slam Matt Hancock for ‘rushed’ decision to make hospital staff wear masks and say they were not consulted Backlash over TV announcement that all NHS staff must wear masks on premises Health Secretary Matt Hancock is accused of failing to warn hospitals of change  But experts say that there is good … Read more