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1) Put these words in the order they appear in the nursery rhyme that stars ‘Twinkle, twinkle’  A) Diamond B) Wonder C) Star D) World 2) Starting with the smallest, put these animals in order of average adult weight.  A) Common shrew B) Badger C) Hedgehog D) Red Deer  3) Starting with the earliest, put … Read more

London records just 24 new covid-19 cases a day raising hopes lockdown could be eased 

London is recording fewer than 24 new Covid-19 cases a day and could see the virus eradicated within weeks, according to new data. Analysis by Public Health England and Cambridge University calculated that the ‘R’ reproduction rate has fallen to 0.4 in the capital, with the number of new cases halving every 3.5 days. The … Read more

Hacker group ‘ShinyHunters’ sells more than 73 MILLION user records on the dark web

More than 73 million user records have been stolen from a number of online services and are being sold on the dark web for a total of $18,000. The hacker group, named ‘ShinyHunters’, scraped data from at least 10 companies including Zoosk, Chatbooks and the StarTribune. The online dating app, Zoosk, had the largest breach, … Read more

Germany records its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since March 11

Germany has recorded its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since March 11 after only 679 people were added to the tally today.  The increase from 162,496 to 163,175 confirmed cases is a rise of just 0.4 per cent, possibly influenced by a long May Day weekend.  The daily death toll was only 43, the … Read more

Spain records its lowest daily coronavirus deaths in six weeks with 164 fatalities

Spain records its lowest daily coronavirus deaths in six weeks with 164 fatalities – bringing toll to 25,264 By Reuters Published: 10:17 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 10:18 BST, 3 May 2020 Spain’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 164 to 25,264 today, according to data from the Health Ministry, marking the … Read more

UK records more coronavirus deaths, taking death toll past 27,000

UK records 427 more coronavirus deaths – taking Britain’s official COVID-19 fatality count to 27,198 NHS England today confirmed another 352 COVID-19 victims in hospitals  Scotland announced 40 more fatalities, Northern Ireland 18 and Wales 17 Those three countries now record care home deaths in their daily update Here’s how to help people impacted by … Read more

Sweden records deadliest week this century with 2,505 fatalities as it resists coronavirus lockdown

Sweden recorded its deadliest week this century after 2,505 people died in a seven-day period earlier this month. The country has been the focus of global attention after it adopted a softer approach to combating coronavirus which did not involve imposing a full-scale lockdown.  But during the week before Easter – April 6 to 12 – the … Read more

Prince Harry records message for Thomas the Tank Engine

Prince Harry has recorded a special message to celebrate the 75th anniversary of children’s favorite Thomas the Tank Engine. The Duke of Sussex introduces a new program called ‘Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine,’ which has a storyline featuring Harry’s father and grandmother, Prince Charles and the Queen, as animated characters. Set when the Prince … Read more

Loch Ness enthusiast records ‘biggest ever sighting’ of the beast

‘It was amazing to see’: Nessie hunter is stunned after capturing ‘huge’ 30ft-long Loch Ness Monster sighting on video Eoin O’Faodhagain, 55, believes he saw the mythical creature last Wednesday He claims he spotted a 30ft long shape moving in the water at Urquhart Bay Footage of the sighting is thought to be the largest … Read more

‘Britain’s oldest daredevil’ dies aged 108 after breaking host of world records after turning 100

‘Britain’s oldest daredevil’ dies aged 108 after breaking host of thrill-seeking world records after turning 100 Jack Reynolds, of Derbyshire, became the world’s oldest man to ride a zip wire The daredevil, nicknamed ‘Jack the Lad’, got four world records all aged over 100 He raised thousands of pounds for charity through his stunts as … Read more