Now that’s a bookmobile! Google’s drone delivery service Wing will now bring books to children in Virginia to make up for school library closures due to COVID-19 Christiansburg, Virginia students can now order library books for drone delivery Google’s Wing drone delivery service has partnered with the local school library Students submit requests for the … Read more
Supertrawlers should be banned from fishing in UK owned Protected Marine Areas, according to Greenpeace, who say the giant ‘factory ships’ are ‘destructive’. The controversial fishing vessels can be more than 328 feet long and ‘vacuum’ up huge quantities of fish every day as they move through the water. A Greenpeace study found that 25 … Read more
Non-native ‘alien’ species introduced by humans to an area near to a protected wildlife site are destroying natural habitats and killing local species, study warns. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science and University College London found that protected areas across the globe were at risk from these ‘alien’ species. The team say the majority … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has driven up death rates in some parts of London to double what they are in a usual year, data has revealed. Statistics show that the number of people who died in the first five months of 2020 was massively increased across the country by the Covid-19 epidemic. The Office for National … Read more
Speeding during lockdown has become an unwelcome by-product of the Government’s fight against coronavirus. With restrictions on who can and can’t drive being eased in recent weeks, the roads are starting to return to their usual traffic levels – meaning fewer empty highways for heavy-footed motorists to exploit and break the law. And there have … Read more
Nearly 20 UK council areas have NOT yet seen their coronavirus peaks in this first wave despite numbers falling nationwide and lockdown being eased Eighteen councils in Britain have still not yet seen their coronavirus death peak North Somerset, Preston, Doncaster and Carlisle are enduring their worst weeks ONS data has revealed a considerable degree … Read more
Regions with the highest excess death rate in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic have been revealed, with London seeing almost double the amount of deaths it normally would. Britain has suffered some 55,000 ‘excess deaths’ – the number of deaths above what would be expected for the time of year – in 2020, up nearly … Read more
A satellite data company has created the first map of the UK’s warmest areas in preparation for what could be one of the hottest summers on record.
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
Japanese city tells tourists not to eat and walk in crowded areas to prevent spillages ruining other visitors’ clothes Kamakura has issued official ordinance politely asking tourists to sit when eating It describes eating while walking as a ‘public nuisance’ due to potential for spills Despite the signs, there won’t be any fines or penalties … Read more