Herd immunity does not work as a Covid strategy, research suggests. Sweden, which never imposed a national lockdown, claimed herd immunity would protect its population. This tactic would have meant so many people contracting and becoming resistant to Covid that it would no longer spread. But analysis by University College London suggests the nation is … Read more
The Royal Navy should take charge of the migrant crisis in the Channel and deploy ships to patrol UK waters, says the former First Sea Lord. Admiral Lord West’s comments to the Daily Mail support the plan by Home Secretary Priti Patel for military resources to be used to stop people trafficking. The ex-head of the … Read more
Britain is in ‘panicked’ discussions with Five Eyes allies to revive a 2012 initiative to combat the West’s reliance on China for its critical infrastructure Critical 5 was set up in 2012 for a multilateral approach to critical infrastructure It is made up of the 5 Eyes alliance countries, including the UK, the US, Australia, … Read more
Harvard doctor says the US needs a mandatory mask order across ALL states to combat rise of coronavirus and prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed Dr Ashish Jha, from Harvard, says the US needs to implement a nationwide mask order to combat the coronavirus Studies have found that states with mask mandates slowed the growth rate … Read more
Myleene Klass cuts an edgy figure in khaki leather trousers as she hides behind sunglasses after revealing she ‘hasn’t slept in 3 days’ due to heatwave By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 21:19 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 21:20 BST, 27 June 2020 She has been showing off her incredible sense of style during … Read more
Insect Fight Club! Wasps ‘eavesdrop’ on rivals to see if they will lose to them in combat, say scientists who pitted insects against each other in ‘fighting arena’ A new study reveals wasps observe rivals fighting to see if they can compete Experts created a fighting arena and pitted to wasps against each other Two … Read more
Britain could roll out ‘batch’ Covid-19 testing to sample swabs from up to ten people at a time, it has been claimed. Ministers are reportedly considering the idea to ramp up testing, with the technique having already been used in Germany. The potential move, reported by The Times, comes after a study found routine tests … Read more
Putin got the memo! Russia immediately responds to NATO naval wargames in the Baltic Sea by sending combat jets to carry out practice strikes on marine targets in the area Forces from 19 countries including the UK, US, France and Germany are taking part in the joint NATO exercise Dubbed BALTOPS, the annual drills will … Read more
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city’s 3rd Police Precinct was ordered to be evacuated late Thursday to avoid ‘hand-to-hand combat’ with rioters who later stormed the building and set it on fire. In an interview with WCCO Friday, Frey claimed that he and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo also believed that vacating the building would ‘deescalate … Read more
International group of fact-checkers launch a myth-busting WhatsApp bot that lets users query terms like ‘masks’ to pull up trustworthy information on coronavirus The bot is designed by Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checkers Network It can be queried by WhatsApp users and pulls from the IFCN’s database IFCN’s chatbot also directs users to their local fact-check … Read more