Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Is this Britain’s loneliest dog? Diefer the ‘cheeky’ terrier cross is still waiting for his forever home 439 days after his last owner died Diefer, nine, has been at RSPCA’s Sheffield Animal Centre since December 2018 Terrier cross is intelligent and active and loves having snuggles from the staff Video shows him rolling over for belly … Read more
Machine learning model now predicts satellite-killing radiation storms TWO days before they strike – giving space scientists their most advance warning yet Experts trained a computer to predict radiation storms from the Van Allen belts The machine incorporates upstream solar wind speeds from area of the sun This allows them to see two days before a storm … Read more
Boris Johnson today set the stage for sweeping measures to combat a major UK coronavirus outbreak – with Britons facing European-style curbs on their movement and leisure activities to avoid thousands of deaths. The government is bracing Britons for the virus to spread further and faster after the number of cases in this country hit 40, … Read more
A special issue of Nature has published a series of studies looking at how monitoring Antarctica from space is providing crucial insights into its response to a warming climate. Here are their key findings: Three trillion tonnes of ice has been lost from Antarctica since 1992 The Antarctic Ice Sheet lost around three trillion tonnes … Read more
New Bluetooth sensor ‘can detect heart failure 10 days before it happens even when patients show no symptoms’ Device worn on chest tracks heart rate and rhythm, sleep quality and step count It pings this data to app which using artificial intelligence to get normal baseline Can then detect when heart’s function starts to deteriorate … Read more
Boris Johnson finally settled his divorce with estranged wife Marina Wheeler just 11 days before announcing he and girlfriend Carrie Symonds are engaged and expecting a baby. The Prime Minister and Marina Wheeler, who separated in 2018, were given the go-ahead to officially end their marriage of more than 25 years on February 18. Based on Mr … Read more
Best of times, Hirst of times: How artist Damien, 54, ‘made £110million in two days’ then nearly lost it all Damien Hirst once made £110million from one Sotheby’s auction of his art work He would sometimes make ‘30 or 40m’ in his ‘double lottery rollover weekends’ Artist, 54, nearly lost control of finances and would withdraw … Read more
A former coronavirus patient has tested positive again after being discharged from a hospital in China 18 days ago and then passed a two-week quarantine period. The Chinese resident, known by his surname Wang, reportedly went for a recheck yesterday after reading stories about other recovered patients being infected again. He has been quarantined after … Read more
Mother-of-four is banned from school gates by her embarrassed children and dubbed ‘Worzel Gummidge’ by friends after fake tan disaster turned her orange for three days The disaster happened when Janice Evans used St Moriz Darker Than Dark lotion She used a darker shade than usual that didn’t fade despite numerous showers Jon Pertwee and … Read more