Scientists in the World Health Organisation have admitted there is ‘evidence emerging’ coronavirus can be spread just by air. The group has been told it should update guidance to warn this is now a possible route of transmission. It came on the same day the US said it would be stepping away from the organisation next … Read more
The south west region is emerging from lockdown more quickly than the rest of the UK while Londoners are most likely to stay home, new figures have revealed. Anonymised mobile phone data gathered by Oxford University shows population movements were on average 37 per cent of normal levels in the south west in the week … Read more
The package landed on Courtney Barnes’s mat on May 1. Inside, were two packets of pills, a strip of the painkiller codeine, a pregnancy test and an instruction leaflet — the basic kit for a so-called ‘DIY’ abortion. Under emergency legislation quietly passed in March in response to the pandemic, women are no longer required … Read more
The number of new daily coronavirus infections in New York, the epicenter of the pandemic in the US, has been slowly but steadily declining, but in the rest of the country, the virus’s toll continues to climb. New York was hit first, and worst, but as testing expands, states like Illinois, New Jersey, Texas and … Read more
Real call of nature: Homeowners report frogs are emerging through sinks and toilets amid fears they are breeding in the underground pipes Three separate chesterfield addresses reported finding frogs in their bathrooms Homeowners believe the creatures have ‘infiltrated their water systems’ One resident said they had been using duct tape to block possible entrances Another, however, warned … Read more
The last few weeks have thrown financial markets into disarray and left investors deeply concerned about what their future returns might look like. This is Money has examined why investors should consider revising minimum planned investment terms from five to at least 10 years. Here, AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould reveals in detail how … Read more