England records 10 more Covid-19 deaths in preliminary count as UK’s fatality toll nears 42,000

Britain today recorded 10 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary count, with all of the fatalities occurring in England. Health officials have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which takes into account data from every setting across the UK. The early count for England only includes laboratory-confirmed victims in NHS-ran hospitals. Yesterday, the virus … Read more

Kate Moss steps out make-up free with Count Nikolai von Bismarck before hugging Dior’s Kim Jones

Kate Moss looks radiant as she steps out make-up free with beau Count Nikolai von Bismarck before hugging goodbye Dior creative director Kim Jones during low-key outing By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 13:18 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 13:18 BST, 26 September 2020 She’s one of the world’s most iconic models who has … Read more

Count backwards from 1,000 in increments of seven to distract yourself from pain, study

Counting backwards from 1,000 in steps of 7 is the best way to distract from pain, according to a new study that found it can relieve up to half of any painful sensation. Researchers from the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, exposed 20 volunteers to a pain and asked them to distract themselves using different techniques. People … Read more

Seek-and-find puzzle challenges you to count all the bees

This seek-and-find puzzle is far more difficult than it looks at first glance.  Viral cartoonist Gergely Dudas, from Hungary, better known as Dudolf, challenged his fans to count the number of bees in this vibrant field of flowers.  The puzzle was shared on his popular website this week.  The task seems simple enough but almost … Read more

England and Scotland announce eight more coronavirus deaths in early count

Below is Tuesday’s update of the rolling seven-day rate of new cases of Covid-19 for every local authority area in England. The figures, for the seven days to August 29, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (known as pillar one tests) and in the wider community (pillar two). The list has been calculated … Read more

Plants can recognise their relatives, make decisions, and even COUNT, scientists say 

Plants can recognise their relatives, make decisions, and even COUNT, scientists say Prince Charles  was roundly mocked for saying he talked to plants years ago And now it appears plants may be smarter than even the Prince of Wales thought Plants can count, make decisions, recognise relatives and remember events By Sophie Freeman for Daily Mail … Read more

Public Health England still hasn’t pinpointed 30,000 duplicated test results in coronavirus count

Public Health England’s counts of new daily coronavirus cases still includes 30,000 people who were counted twice before July, MailOnline can reveal. Although the total number of people infected has been adjusted down to 313,798, as of yesterday, the sum of all the daily increases amounts to 344,384. When the Government split its statistics into ‘pillar … Read more

JAN MOIR: If this is finding freedom, count me in Harry! 

Another exciting week in the crazy lives of the exiled Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Honestly, I hope this fabulous soap opera of entitlement and tatty pomp, rippled with a long raspberry of rudery in the direction of the old country, lasts forever and ever. First, their Finding Freedom biography was published and what an … Read more

UK announces 11 more coronavirus deaths in early count, taking total number of victims to 46,639

UK announces 11 more coronavirus deaths in early count as six victims confirmed in English hospitals along with five in Wales Preliminary total calculated by adding up fatalities declared by the home nations But only include hospital deaths in England so true total may be much higher Department of Health bosses will announce official figure … Read more