A dust-covered collection of rare and vintage prototype cars worth £1 million has been discovered by an astonished urban explorer in an abandoned property in Surrey. A prototype Bristol Bullet, a Bentley Continental Flying Spur and a 1957 vintage Beardmore taxi were among the extraordinary treasure trove of seemingly abandoned cars. They were found by … Read more
NASA telescopes have spotted a galaxy ‘far, far, away’ — 500 million light-years, to be precise — that is the spitting image of a TIE fighter from Star Wars. In the long-running space opera, these agile spacecraft named in-universe for their ‘Twin Ion Engines’ are flown by Darth Vader and the forces of the Galactic … Read more
Fewer people sought medical care for strokes during the height of the coronavirus pandemic compared to the same period last year, a new study dhows. Researchers found that hospital admissions fell by almost one-third in March and April of 2020 compared to the matching two months in 2019. Additionally, stroke alerts – defined as stroke … Read more
Motorists considering their next car purchase should be considering hybrid models which are proving more reliable than petrol and diesel-powered motors, according to a comprehensive poll of vehicle owners. With sales of new diesel, petrol and hybrid cars due to be banned in 2035 under current government directive, the next vehicle for many buyers will … Read more
Mothers-to-be urged to avoid caffeine as study finds there is NO safe level of consumption ‘and even low levels of intake raise the risk of a miscarriage’ The research assessed the results of 48 studies published in the last 20 years But the paper was controversial and experts described the claims as alarmist Guidance suggests … Read more
Is this why COVID-19 patients lose their sense of smell? Nose cells that help us detect odors are key entryway for coronavirus, new study finds Researchers studied nose samples and trachea samples for ACE2, the receptor the coronavirus uses to enter and infect cells Cells in the olfactory neuroepithelium, where odor-sensing neurons are located, had up … Read more
Nursing homes were bullied into accepting Covid patients from hospitals, damning report finds Report finds seventy homes accepted hospital patients untested for Covid-19 A fifth of care homes surveyed received a Covid-19 positive patient from hospital Managers in some homes placed unlawful do not resuscitate orders on residents By Joseph Laws For Mailonline Published: 01:08 … Read more
Six million furloughed workers broke the rules by doing their jobs from home during lockdown, according to a major report. Almost two-thirds of the 9.4 million people whose salaries were paid by the Government worked during April and May, despite businesses being banned from claiming for employees who did so. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £30 billion … Read more
Many firms now let you hire everything from gadgets and plants to clothes and toys — and even a pet How much ‘stuff’ do you own? Are your wardrobes overflowing with clothes you don’t wear? Is your spare room full of junk? If so, you’re not alone: the average household owns 300,000 items. But in … Read more
‘I was only following orders’ has been used to excuse a host of human atrocities. But now researchers believe heeding commands from authority figures actually reduces brain activity involved with empathy and guilt. Scientists in the Netherlands measured brain activity on test subjects who were given the chance to administer an electroshock on another person. … Read more