The Wiggles respond to backlash as song Pappadum resurfaces

The Wiggles’ Anthony Field apologises for ‘cultural insensitivity’ as song Pappadum resurfaces online and goes viral for all the wrong reasons By Kristy Johnson and Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:51 BST, 23 October 2020 | Updated: 10:51 BST, 23 October 2020 Blue Wiggle Anthony Field has apologised for ‘ethnic stereotyping’ after The … Read more

Bank of England will respond ‘promptly and strongly’ to second coronavirus wave

The Bank of England today insisted it is ‘by no means out of firepower’ and will respond ‘promptly and strongly’ to support the UK economy during the second wave of coronavirus.  Governor Andrew Bailey said the Bank will be ready to act during a second and even third wave of the disease as and when … Read more

Dogs’ brains are not hardwired to respond to human faces, study reveals

While humans use faces as a visual communication, they do not have a special status in the dog brain, a new study reveals Researchers found that our furry friends’ brains are not hardwired to focus on human faces, but respond with more excitement when an animal of the same species is in view. Using an … Read more

Fans respond after Osher Günsberg breaks the news of the coronavirus pandemic on The Bachelor

‘Hope they don’t run out of bog roll!’ Viewers are amused after host Osher Günsberg informs the ladies about COVID-19 on The Bachelor By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:10 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 13:10 BST, 2 September 2020 While the rest of the country has been dealing with coronavirus since … Read more

Police respond to illegal gatherings across UK overnight

Police respond to illegal gatherings across UK as they break up house parties and seize music equipment despite fines of up to £10,000 for organisers Thousands of pounds of music equipment was seized by Essex Police last night West Midlands Police said it had dealt with about 90 reports from the public  Humberside Police have … Read more

Guy and Chris Sebastian respond to claims The Voice was ‘rigged’

Guy and Chris Sebastian respond to claims The Voice was ‘rigged’ – and reveal the ‘above board’ way they ensured there was no drama on set By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:34 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 14:34 BST, 29 August 2020 Some viewers slammed this year’s season of The Voice … Read more

Having a large social network makes people SLOWER to respond in times of crisis

During a crisis people with a large social network are slower to respond to the problem than more isolated individuals, a new study shows.  Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University put 2,480 people into one of 108 groups of various sizes and presented them with a range of disaster scenarios. Those in larger groups were less … Read more

Hearts ‘respond in very different ways to same piece of music’

Two hearts can respond very differently to the same piece of music, either by speeding up or slowing down, according to a new study.  European Society of Cardiology researchers found classical music can trigger either slower or faster heart recovery rates, depending on the person listening. Patients with mild heart failure showed shorter heart recovery … Read more

Floods will get so bad in areas of England that emergency services will struggle to respond quickly

Flooding will become so bad in parts of England over the next 30 years that ambulances and fire brigades will struggle to reach locals within the seven-minute window for life-threatening incidents, study shows When flooding occurs, roads can become impassable or congested with traffic At the same time, demand for the emergency services often significantly rises  Experts … Read more

Amazon’s Alexa updated to help respond to users who are concerned they may have novel coronavirus

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant can now respond to users who are concerned they may be infected with novel coronavirus Users can now query Amazon’s voice assistant on if they have coronavirus Alexa can respond to users with information pulled from the CDC A new feature also makes the assistant sing along with hand washing It … Read more