How has the pandemic affected Britain’s productivity?

UK productivity rebounded in the third quarter of last year, after dropping in both the first and second quarters amid stringent lockdown restrictions.  On the basis of output per hour worked, productivity rose by 5.6 per cent between July and September, compared to the previous quarter, the Office for National Statistics said. Year-on-year output per … Read more

British video game developer says working from home HAS affected efficiency

British video game developer says working from home HAS affected efficiency as it announces delays to its latest releases Frontier Developments said lack of physical group work has caused setbacks  Firm said there was ‘no question’ that remote working was stifling productivity It announced postponed launch dates to two of its games in a trading … Read more

EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale confirm filming WON’T be affected by third lockdown

EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale confirm filming WILL continue during third COVID-19 lockdown… after resuming production with strict social distancing measures In a statement an EastEnders representative told MailOnline: ‘In accordance with the government guidelines, EastEnders will continue filming during lockdown’  An ITV spokesperson told MailOnline that both Coronation Street and Emmerdale are ‘continuing to … Read more

Subsidence: FIFTH of the world’s population will be affected by sinking land by 2040

FIFTH of the world’s population will be affected by sinking land by 2040 due to human and natural removal of groundwater, model predicts Researchers led from Spain created a new model of global subsidence risks The phenomenon could come to threaten 635 million people within two decades Most of the populations at greater risk are in … Read more

What happened to cause the lorry chaos in Dover and how many trucks have been affected?

What happened to cause the lorry chaos in Dover and how many trucks have been affected? We answer the key questions about traffic queues at Kent port By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:28 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 23:29 GMT, 21 December 2020 What happened? France closed its border with the UK late on … Read more

Denise Richards reveals her ‘public divorce’ from Charlie Sheen ‘affected my work’

Denise Richards reveals her ‘public divorce’ from Charlie Sheen ‘affected my work’: ‘That time was one of the hardest of my life’ By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com Published: 17:48 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 17:48 GMT, 17 December 2020 Denise Richards is getting candid about her infamous split from ex Charlie Sheen. The 49-year-old … Read more

Bachelor host Osher Günsberg reveals his hearing problems have affected his past relationships 

‘It starts to make you feel isolated’: Bachelor host Osher Günsberg reveals his hearing problems have affected his past relationships By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:14 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 07:14 GMT, 11 December 2020 Osher Günsberg has previously revealed on radio that he has struggled with a hearing problem … Read more

Facebook, Messenger and Instagram CRASH with Europe worst affected

Facebook, Messenger and Instagram have all stopped working for some users this morning. The Facebook-owned social media apps went down at around 09.30 GMT, according to the website Downdetector, which monitors online outages. Users are unable to send messages and are being flashed an error message which says the app is ‘waiting for network’.   More … Read more

Why children are less affected by Covid-19

Children are less at risk of developing severe Covid symptoms and dying from the disease due to a host of differences between the bodies and immune systems of youngsters and adults, a study shows.  Australian researchers have identified several specific physiological differences which may explain why Covid-19 is rarely severe or fatal in children.   These … Read more

Jimmy Barnes’ heartfelt message of hope for the South Australians affected by COVID-19

Rock legend Jimmy Barnes’ heartfelt message of hope for South Australians affected by the state’s strict six-day Covid lockdown By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:20 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 03:20 GMT, 19 November 2020 He’s the Scottish-born Australian rock legend who is known for singing about love, romance, guns and … Read more