Ministers today distanced themselves from Bristol’s decision to introduce ‘Tier 1+’ measures. Department of Health bosses insisted there are only three local Covid alert levels — and that they are not considering introducing a ‘plus’ system. But they accepted local leaders have the power to bring in extra measures for their area, saying: ‘We welcome … Read more
A councillor who claims that Covid-19 is a ‘fake virus’ which does not exist has compared life under lockdown restrictions to ‘living in North Korea‘. Irene Hewitson, an Independent member of Great Aycliffe Town Council in Co Durham, said she will believe that coronavirus exists ‘when my neighbours, relatives, friends and work people are dying around … Read more
A coronavirus vaccine could be available before the end of winter but the world should still be preparing to cope with Covid ‘for evermore’, a SAGE scientist said today. Epidemiologist Professor John Edmunds, who is part of the Government’s scientific advisory group, believes there is very little chance coronavirus will be eradicated completely. But he … Read more
A fitness influencer who thought Covid didn’t exist has died aged just 33 after contracting the virus on a trip to Turkey. Dmitriy Stuzhuk had been discharged from hospital in his native Ukraine – but was rushed back and rapidly deteriorated. To his one million subscribers, he appeared super-fit as he promoted sports and healthy … Read more
Donald Trump on Sunday said he is going to ‘take a good, strong look’ at the possibility of UFOs. The president, appearing on Fox News on Maria Bartiromo’s show, was asked about reports that the defense department has formed a new body to investigate what it calls unidentified aerial phenomena, and to monitor reported sightings of … Read more
When influencing goes wrong: Phoebe Burgess accidentally gushes over the ‘chic space’ inside a luxury childcare centre that doesn’t exist By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:13 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 07:13 BST, 18 August 2020 Phoebe Burgess has transformed her image from ex-WAG to mummy blogger since splitting from NRL … Read more
Couldn’t give them away! Hilarious Instagram account imagines nightmare products NOBODY would want to buy – including Ben & Jerry’s ice cream that cleans your death and furry Apple ‘HairPods’ The fake products were pictured on Instagram account Worst.Buy One depicted a game with cover photo of Mark Zuckerberg surfing Others advertised ‘Avocado Toast Crunch’ … Read more
Scientists have taught mice to smell an odour that doesn’t exist in order in a study to show how the brain identifies different scents. In experiments on mice, US neuroscientists generated an electrical signature that was perceived as an odour in the brain’s smell-processing centre, the olfactory bulb. Because the odour-simulating signal was handmade, researchers … Read more
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‘Marsquakes’ measured by NASA‘s InSight rover and an experiment to recreate the conditions thought to exist in the Martian core could reveal how the planet formed. Researchers from the University of Tokyo have been studying the seismic properties of iron-sulphur – thought to be the substance at the core of Mars. It’s not known exactly … Read more