This is the dramatic moment a World War One replica military aeroplane plummeted to the ground in a crash yesterday which the pilot miraculously survived. Photos show Matthew Boddington’s replica of the Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c spinning out of control before crashing in Sywell aerodrome in Nottinghamshire. The airman, who has been described as one … Read more
Many of Britain’s coronavirus wards are standing empty as new figures have today revealed that the number of people in hospital and dying from Covid-19 has plummeted by 99 per cent since the height of the pandemic. Coronavirus death figures in hospitals have plummeted from 866 people a day at the height on April 10 … Read more
The Whitehall workers who STILL aren’t back in the office: Number of civil servants at their desks plummets despite Government pleas for their return The largest drop was at the 800,000-square-foot Home Office headquarters Only one per cent of Dept for Education’s London workforce seen entering office The offices are understood to be running at … Read more
French 16-year-old free climbing prodigy Luce Douady plummets 500ft to her death after slipping and falling off precipitous path while walking to cliff Douady was climbing with friends in the alps near Grenoble when she fell Investigators believe she had not attached her cable to a handrail properly She was highly gifted for her age, … Read more
Boris Johnson’s approval rating plummets nine points over bungled first week of easing out of lockdown Opinium poll showed 39 per cent of people backed Government’s response That number is down nine points on the 48 per cent recorded a week ago Means disapproval is now higher than approval for first time during outbreak Poll … Read more
Sound of the sea: Underwater noise pollution from ships plummets during the coronavirus lockdown offering respite for ‘stressed’ whales and other marine life The COVID-19 crisis has seen a reduction in shipping traffic around the world Experts recording sound off of the coast of Canada have seen noise levels drop Researchers are now racing to … Read more
The UK’s trust in the government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis has plummeted as scientists desperately try to fight the illness. A public opinion poll, conducted by Opinium for the Observer, shows that for a second week in a row there has been a rise in the number of people losing trust in the country’s … Read more
The huge impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Britain’s economy is starting to emerge, fresh data revealed today. With the services and manufacturing sectors thrown into deep freeze, output in both sectors has fallen off a cliff. The closely-watched Markit/CIPS Flash UK Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to a new record low of 12.9 – … 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