A new particle accelerator four times bigger than the Large Hadron Collider is a step closer after CERN agreed to back the £19 billion (€21bn) project. The Future Circle Collider (FCC) will have a 62 mile (100km) circumference and be six times more powerful than the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The next generation particle-smashing machine … Read more
Marcus Rashford today declared he ‘refuses to give up’ after Boris Johnson rejected his plea to extend free school meals for 1.3million vulnerable children through the six-week summer holidays telling fans: ‘We aren’t beaten yet’. The Manchester United star and England star, 22, who has been backed by a string of Tory and Labour MPs and … Read more
Condé Nast has backed Anna Wintour and insisted there is ‘no truth’ to rumors the Vogue editor will resign despite her skipping out on a tense all-staff phone call after she apologized for not doing enough to promote black staffers and designers. Roger Lynch, CEO of the magazine publishing giant, laughed off mounting calls for the … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus splits deepened today as Nicola Sturgeon dismissed calls to ease the two-metre social distancing rule. The Scottish First Minister said scientific advice was that the limit should stay for now, warning that the places where reducing it might help business could also be the riskiest for fuelling the outbreak. The stance came … Read more
While many turn to western medicine when suffering from a mildly sore back, stiff neck or interrupted sleeping patterns, an Australian acupuncturist has revealed how these common problems may be relieved at home by massaging pressure points. Brendan Smith, founder of the Sydney-based clinic Village Remedies, uses Chinese medicine practices to stimulate the body’s natural … Read more
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos backs British freight logistics firm in £12m fundraising By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has backed a British freight logistics firm in a £12m fundraising. The 56-year-old tycoon joined other investors in London-based … Read more
The chair of the government’s Sage board has said it is for the government to decide when to ease lockdown measures, after one professor on the advisory panel claimed there was a risk to changing the rules now. Sir Patrick Vallance, who heads up the advisory board of scientists guiding the government through this pandemic, … Read more
Boris Johnson bowed to massive pressure to drop the NHS surcharge for foreign health and care workers tonight. The PM declared that the levy will be dropped after senior Conservatives complained it was ‘immoral’ and ‘mean-spirited’ that those on the frontline of the coronavirus battle were being forced to pay. Hassan Akkad, a BAFTA award winning … Read more
Tony Blair has said Boris Johnson‘s administration is right to be opening schools again. The Prime Minister’s plans to start sending children back to school next month has come under attack from teaching unions and some local authorities, with critics arguing it is too soon to lift the coronavirus-related lockdown restrictions. Mr Johnson, in his … Read more
China has imposed an extraordinary tariff on Australian barley exports as apparent punishment for Scott Morrison’s push for a coronavirus inquiry. The Australian Prime Minister in April demanded an independent probe into the deadly respiratory virus and the World Health Organisation‘s handling of the crisis. In response, Chinese state media and leaders warned of trade retribution that could wipe … Read more