Virgin Media goes DOWN: Thousands of broadband users across the UK are unable to get online due to major outage Down Detector map shows outages in Birmingham, Glasgow, London The problems started just before 5pm BST leaving customers without internet Over three quarters of those affected reported problems with wired connection By Sophie Curtis For … Read more
Access to PPE for frontline NHS staff is getting worse despite Government promises to increase supplies, a poll of thousands of doctors has found. The Royal College of Physicians said those working in high-risk areas still could not always access long-sleeved disposable gowns and full-face face visors. It said the shortages had worsened in the last three … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of small business bosses have called on the government to review qualifying criteria so they can access vital income support. More than a month after the Chancellor’s initiatives to support the self-employed during the Covid-19 crisis were announced, there are still vast numbers of small business owners and sole traders who don’t … Read more
Twitter is DOWN! Thousands are are unable to see tweets and are shown a ‘Twitter is over capacity’ message when logging into the platform Twitter has gone down for parts of the US, Europe and Japan The biggest issue seems to be that the site is not loading properly Some users said they were shown … Read more
Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson admits it’s ‘really weird’ being unable to see her bandmates during the coronavirus lockdown… after announcing split from Chris Hughes By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 19:42 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 19:42 BST, 14 April 2020 She’s been holed up in lockdown like the rest of the nation. And … Read more
Rare albino robin has been left without a partner and ‘unable to breed for FOUR years’ because she is unrecognisable to males due to the lack of a prominent red breast Entomologist and birdwatcher John Walters has been watching the bird for years The animal lives in Devon and is not thought to have had … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
New technology that can read minds and turn thoughts into complete sentences with the help of AI is giving hope to people who can’t speak. Researchers from the University of California say their technology is able to translate brain activity into English word by word with the help of machine learning. The technology could revolutionise … Read more
Thousands of elderly and vulnerable people across Britain claim they cannot get access to online delivery slots amid the coronavirus crisis. Shoppers have slammed Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda after they failed to provide enough availability for their elderly relatives who are ‘shielding’ indoors for three months because they are at greater risk of dying … Read more
Schoolgirl, 11, is left unable to grip a pen, do her homework and too embarrassed to touch others because her hands are so sweaty Girl has primary focal hyperhidrosis, which causes hands to sweat excessively Symptoms made worse when she’s stressed, and when she reads and writes Condition is not triggered by another medical condition or … Read more