Defence Minister Johnny Mercer opens up about the trauma of watching his friend die as he cradled his body ‘like a baby’ after he was gunned down by the Taliban on patrol in Afghanistan Speaking on the Crisis What Crisis? podcast he opened up about trauma of war He says how he saw a good … Read more
A ‘debacle’ over Dominic Cummings’ trip to Durham during lockdown has ‘fatally undermined’ Boris Johnson’s fight against coronavirus, one of the Government’s scientific experts has claimed. Professor Stephen Reicher, who is a member of the Government’s advisory group on behavioural science which feeds into SAGE, said the actions of the Prime Minister’s top aide would … Read more
‘It was easy for Dominic Cummings to isolate at his parents’ home, his family had their own apartment and we got shopping’: Ex-brother-in-law of PM’s chief aide comes to his defence over allegations he broke lockdown rules Matthew Herriott said it was easy to self-isolate at Cummings’s parents’ home He said there are self-contained apartments … Read more
Professor Neil Ferguson’s mother-in-law has rushed to his defence, claiming that it is not a big deal that he allowed a woman into his home twice during the lockdown he repeatedly encouraged. Eileen Pirie, 79, said the Imperial College scientist, who resigned from all government roles after his trysts became public, had been working long … Read more
It is a race in which the prize could hardly be greater – the dash to find a vaccine. There will be no true exit from the coronavirus disaster without one. The runners and riders include such familiar names as GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Imperial College and Oxford University’s Jenner Institute. There has been … Read more
NASA is conducting planetary defence drills to see what would happen if an apocalyptic space rock was heading straight for Earth. Participants will discuss potential preparations for studying an asteroid or comet, as well as how to deflect it and lessen the damage caused by any impact. The space agency has been scanning the skies … Read more