Wuhan schools install plastic screens on students’ desks to protect them from coronavirus

More than 50,000 students in the Chinese city of Wuhan have returned to school more than three months after the provincial capital went into lockdown in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Youngsters in the former epicentre of the pandemic filed back to class on Wednesday, wearing masks and walking in single file past … Read more

Fans rejoice as Richard and Judy (and his bleached blond locks) return to screens in new book show

‘Pure escapism!’ Viewers rejoice at Richard and Judy (and his bleached blond locks) as couple return to TV in new book show amid lockdown By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 00:21 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 01:00 BST, 5 May 2020 Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan delighted fans as they returned to screens on … Read more

The Bill set to RETURN to screens during the coronavirus lockdown

The Bill set to RETURN to screens as UKTV announce fans can stream classic episodes of the police drama during the coronavirus lockdown By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 20:51 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 20:53 BST, 16 April 2020 The Bill fans have been sent into a tailspin as the beloved police drama … Read more

‘It’s all about Eric and what he would like’: Britain’s Got Talent RETURNS to TV screens

Britain’s Got Talent will return to our TV screens on Saturday night bringing a new batch of contestants hoping to wow the judges with their skills. And according to Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly, both 44, this year’s biggest influence comes from head judge Simon Cowell’s five-year-old- son, Eric.   As the duo and the show’s … Read more

US senators Jeff Merkley and John Kennedy demand answers from airlines over cameras in TV screens

US senators demand answers from airlines over why cameras have been embedded in some seat-back TV screens Jeff Merkley and John Kennedy have sent a joint letter to eight major US airlines  They want to know whether the cameras could be used to monitor passengers  The pair have put forward a bill to ban the … Read more

Telecom companies urge people to ‘Stay Home’ in messages sneaked onto their phones’ home screens

Telecom companies urge people to ‘Stay Home’ in messages sneaked onto their phones’ home screens The messages are displayed next to normal network information They urge users to stay home amid an ongoing coronavirus pandemic Users in Germany, Peru, Turkey, and more have reported seeing them  Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see … Read more

Stars In Their Eyes to ‘RETURN to TV screens with revamped celebrity judging panel’

Stars In Their Eyes to ‘RETURN to TV screens with revamped celebrity judging panel after Simon Cowell rests X Factor for a year’ By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 23:28 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 23:28 GMT, 13 March 2020 Stars In Their Eyes will reportedly return to TV screens this year, after Simon … Read more

Liquidity injection from China’s Central Bank turns the trading screens green on New Year’s

MARKET REPORT: New Year Beijing bounce for stock markets as China central bank pumps an extra £87bn into the economy  Chinese Central Bank gives the market a whooping £87billion kick-start  Move comes off the back of the US-China trade war and a weak year for the SSE  FTSE, DAX, and the DOW were nudged up … Read more

Phone screens are a ‘a potential route of infection’ for coronavirus

Coronavirus can survive on hard surfaces such as phone screens for up to a week and offers a potential route of infection, scientists warn.  The hardy virus spreads via droplets released in coughs and sneezes and the residue can remain potent for seven days on surfaces such as handles and handsets.  Experts warn phones could … Read more