Woman, 76, gets her voice back after scientists used Tipping Point appearance to reconstruct voice

Woman, 76, gets her voice back after scientists used her appearance on TV game show as a guide to how she speaks Helen Whitelaw appeared on ITV’s Tipping Point in 2019, winning almost £3,000 Year later, she was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, affecting her speech But engineers have now used show footage to capture … Read more

Climate change has weakened the Gulf Stream System ‘close to tipping point’

Climate change has weakened the ocean current which drives the Gulf Stream to its lowest ebb for more than 1,000 years. Known formally as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), it is the driving force which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up to the UK.  It is a complex system that is responsible … Read more

Hancock warns Britain is at a ‘tipping point’ in coronavirus fight and cannot rule out new lockdown

Matt Hancock warned today that Britain was at a ‘tipping point’ in its battle against a second devastating wave of coronavirus – and refused to rule out Londoners being told to work from home again. The health secretary also warned that a second total UK lockdown was a possibility as ministers brought in fines of … Read more

Britain suffers 771 more Covid-19 cases amid warnings the infection rate could be at ‘tipping point’

Britain today recorded 771 more coronavirus cases, just four more than this time last week, and six deaths amid fears the outbreak may have reached a ‘tipping point’. It brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Great Britain, as of 9am today, to 303,952. Public Health Wales said two people have died after testing positive for … Read more

Stanford researchers under investigation for ‘tipping the scale’ on antibody studies

Researchers at Stanford University are being accused of ‘tipping the scale’ on their antibody study and implying coronavirus is more widespread – but less fatal – than previously thought. Last month, their analysis found that between 2.5 and 5.2 percent of Santa Clara County residents tested positive for antibodies. That meant the number of infected … Read more

Fly tipping DOUBLES during coronavirus lockdown in London

Fly tipping DOUBLES during coronavirus lockdown as covidiots dump boxes, tyres and mattresses in the countryside while tips are closed and bin collections have been slashed Local councils have closed recycling centres and scaled back on bin collections Some parts of London have reported  100 per cent increases in illegal dumping  A new website has … Read more

Chancellor ‘will warn economy risks reaching ‘tipping point’ if Cabinet doesn’t balance lockdown

Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘will warn economy risks reaching ”tipping point” if Cabinet doesn’t balance the needs of protecting from coronavirus with the damage caused by lockdown’ Rishi Sunak will issue ministers with internal government forecasts on economy The Chancellor and Health Secretary to outline a model on economic aftermath It is understood there will be … Read more

Top tips for tipping: Here’s our global guide from the US to Japan and Thailand

For most of us, tipping around the world is an awkward exercise, whether it be taxi drivers, in restaurants or the staff in our hotel. But we have only ourselves (or our ancestors) to blame. For the tip originated way back in Tudor England, when it became the norm for overnight guests staying in private … Read more