Butterfly charity urges British public to report garden sightings during the coronavirus lockdown

Butterfly charity urges British public to report garden sightings during the coronavirus lockdown to help measure impacts of climate change Butterfly Conservation has been surveying UK moths and butterflies for 50 years The fight against COVID-19 is stopping experts and volunteers from monitoring Those with access to outdoor spaces are asked to report any sightings … Read more

Amanda Holden puts on a stylish display in a plunging black floral gown as she heads to work

Amanda Holden puts on a stylish display in a plunging black floral gown as she heads to work at Heart FM studios in London By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 12:23 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 14:37 BST, 22 April 2020 She has been keeping fans and listeners entertained while continuing her Heart FM … Read more

Trump instructs U.S. Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats…

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, a week after 11 vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came dangerously close to U.S. ships in the Gulf. ‘I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down … Read more

Dad reveals he watched birth of his son on ZOOM due to the coronavirus pandemic

Dad reveals he watched birth of his son on ZOOM after social distancing rules stopped him from being at his wife’s bedside amid the coronavirus pandemic Marty Gandelman, 34, from New Jersey, watched birth of first baby on Zoom Social distancing rules meant he was able to be at bedside of wife Stephanie, 34 Watched … Read more

Four species of bat discovered in Africa are ‘sisters’ of species in which COVID-19 originated

Four relatives of the bat species thought to be the original source of the novel coronavirus have been found in Africa.  The previously undiscovered animals are considered to be ‘sister’ species to the horseshoe bat, which is widely believed to be the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which has caused the COVID-19 pandemic. Bats act … Read more

Melanie Sykes, 49, shows off her washboard abs in a crop top

Melanie Sykes, 49, shows off her washboard abs in a tiny pink crop top after workout as she admits she’s trying not to push herself ‘too hard’ By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 14:09 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 14:11 BST, 22 April 2020 She has been keeping fans updated with her lockdown workouts. … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Care Minister slammed for PPE failure

Care Minister Helen Whately was savaged during a series of brutal interviews this morning as she struggled to provide answers to key questions on the supply of PPE, deaths of frontline workers and testing errors.  Ms Whately suffered four car crash grillings after she was sent out to bat for the government by Downing Street.  … Read more

White House Hot Mic Catches Someone Joking with Fox’s John Roberts: ‘We’ve All Been Vaccinated

A hot microphone left on in the White House press briefing room has sparked controversy, after a journalist was overheard joking that everyone there had been vaccinated against the coronavirus. Two journalists – identified online  as Fox News’ John Roberts and New York Times photographer Doug Mills – were caught chatting before an official press briefing.  ‘You can … Read more

Once-ridiculed motors now claimed to be worth a pretty penny

The world of classic cars can be a difficult one to predict. While the likes of limited-edition classic Ferraris and ex-racing Aston Martins are always going to soar in value, other less exclusive motors can also experience a surge in demand – take the crazy prices being paid for Fast Fords from the 1980s right … Read more

Hydrogel patch for phone batteries converts waste heat to electricity

Scientists develop new regenerating hydrogel that can cool overheating phones and computers and convert waste heat into electricity  Thin hydrogel film straps to phone batteries to convert waste heat to electricity  The new polymer-based film transfers electrons when heated to generate power  Water inside the hydrogel then evaporates to cool the patch has a cooling … Read more