Pub and restaurant closures across Scotland and Wales are not backed by ‘sound evidence’, according to a top academic. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today unveiled her nation’s new tiered lockdown approach while Wales begins a 17-day ‘firebreak’ at 6pm this evening. The rules mean the shutters are coming down on many sections of the … Read more
Twitter has said it has ‘no evidence’ that Donald Trump’s account was hacked, after a Dutch security researcher claimed he accessed the president’s account using the password ‘maga2020!’ and shared a satirical Babylon Bee article. Victor Gevers, a Dutch government worker and leader of non-profit GDI.Foundation which exposes data breaches to the public, said he managed … Read more
Matt Hancock has today urged people to take vitamin D to help boost their overall health amid mounting evidence it can protect against Covid-19. The Health Secretary claimed the Government would be ramping up public health messaging to encourage people supplement with vitamin D. The NHS recommends taking 10 micrograms of vitamin D — the … Read more
The Government’s assertion that 30 per cent of all coronavirus transmissions may be happening in pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants is based on ‘very weak’ evidence economists have said, after furious MPs accused ministers of ‘cobbling together’ the numbers to ‘justify’ their point of view. Experts from the Institute for Economic Affairs rubbished the official … Read more
Data firm cleared of Brexit meddling: Probe finds no evidence that Cambridge Analytica tried to influence EU referendum Investigation concluded Cambridge Analytica and SCL played role in the vote Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said there was no further evidence Cambridge Analytica collapsed after dispute over harvesting and use of personal data By John Stevens Deputy … Read more
A care home nurse who was fired after attending a protest claiming the global pandemic is a hoax insists she has seen ‘no evidence’ of a killer virus. Carley Louise Stewart, 31, of Preston, was among the 10,000 Covid-19 conspiracy theorists who took to the streets of London in August to demonstrate against lockdown restrictions … Read more
Meghan Markle today lost her court fight to block claims she co-operated with the authors of an explosive book about her private life or allowed her friends to. The Duchess of Sussex, 39, is accused of feeding personal information to the writers of ‘Finding Freedom,’ to ‘set out her own version of events in a … Read more
Police have moved to calm escalating fears of a kidnap gang operating in Worcester – after panic spread following a series of online reports. Seven incidents were reported in the Arboretum area of the cathedral city since September 10 – with people describing being told to ‘come’ by two large men. The most recent saw … Read more
Covid cases are rising in children with infection rates among two to 11-year-olds now SEVEN times higher than in July, ONS data shows Covid cases in two to 11-year-olds are seven times higher this month than in July Office for National Statistics said there is ‘clear evidence,’ of child infections Professor Neil Ferguson said 97% … Read more
‘I pinned him to the ground’: Matty ‘J’ Johnson will have to give evidence to the police after fighting off two young men who attacked an elderly couple By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:24 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 11:24 BST, 19 September 2020 The Bachelor’s Matthew ‘Matty J’ Johnson and … Read more