Start-ups hit by the lockdown have been given fresh hope for survival as applications for the Government’s coronavirus Future Fund opened today. The new scheme, which has been developed alongside the British Business Bank, will issue convertible loans between £125,000 to £5million to innovative companies which are facing financing difficulties due to the coronavirus outbreak. … Read more
Skyrora, a satellite launch company based in Scotland hopes to be able to send a rocket into space by spring 2021 after completing a ground fire test. The company created a mobile launch platform and finished a full fire test of its Skylark-L rocket in just five days – the first from the UK in … Read more
Boris Johnson blasted Sir Keir Starmer for being ‘negative’ today as the Prime Minister faced a tough grilling over Government failures in the coronavirus testing regime. They clashed as Mr Johnson and his leading ministers faced growing criticism over its early handling of the pandemic and a decision to abandon widespread testing for non-medics. Routine … Read more
Gypsies flout lockdown as 25 caravans pitch up in Wickham for annual horse fair despite event being ‘called off’ over coronavirus Travellers have arrived with horses and caravans despite the horse fair’s official cancellation Organisers of the annual Horse Fair confirmed it would not take place this year to help contain the outbreak A heavy police … Read more
Lightning on the African savanna and Hong Kong shrouded in fog: The 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest continues to amaze (and there’s just ONE DAY left to enter) Ten more stunning entries to the 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest have been released Budding and established photographers are encouraged to enter the competition – … Read more
Two hearts can respond very differently to the same piece of music, either by speeding up or slowing down, according to a new study. European Society of Cardiology researchers found classical music can trigger either slower or faster heart recovery rates, depending on the person listening. Patients with mild heart failure showed shorter heart recovery … Read more
‘Case of quarantine brain’: Vanessa Hudgens ruffles her hair while wrapped in towel in bathroom Instagram video By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 03:50 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 13:39 BST, 20 May 2020 She’s self-isolating at her LA home with her beloved dog Darla. And Vanessa Hudgens is turning to social media to … Read more
Woman, 30, is charged with murder after seven-year-old was stabbed to death as she played in park on Mother’s Day Eltionia Skana, 30, has been charged with murder of seven-year-old Emily Jones Skana will appear before Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on May 26 Emily was stabbed to death in a ‘random and unprovoked’ attack … Read more
One of the top scientific advisers to the British Government said the two metre (6’6″) social distancing rule is based on ‘very fragile’ evidence. People in the UK have been urged to stay at least 2m, or six-and-a-half feet, away from anyone who they don’t live with, to avoid catching or spreading COVID-19. But the … Read more
Once, Cordoba was the capital of the Iberian peninsula and the largest city in the world. That was in the 10th century. It’s difficult to believe it now, for Cordoba has shrunk from its former status as a metropolis to a beautiful Andalusian jewel, with roofs of coloured tiles and storks nesting untidily on towers. … Read more