Covid symptoms appears to be on the rise in Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of England, raising fears that Britain’s outbreak has stopped shrinking. Scientists behind a symptom tracking app have spotted cases are ‘starting to trend up again’ and called it a ‘hitch’ after lockdown prompted rates to drop for five weeks straight. Figures show … Read more
Oar-some encounter! Friendly seal tries to hitch a ride on a rower’s boat in the Thames Chris Van Hayden was joined by a friendly seal when rowing in the River Thames The seal surprised the rower when he jumped onto his boat to hitch a quick lift Chris, who was with friend Salvatore Chiocca, said … Read more
Everyone always warns you that planning a wedding is stressful. Pah! I said. How hard can it be? Very, it turns out. At the start of lockdown we were cautiously optimistic everything would be fine by the time we were set to get married in September. But as the weeks dragged on, we realised that … Read more
Earth observation spacecraft, capable of photographing features on the planet 20inches wide, will hitch a lift into orbit with the next SpaceX Starlink satellites. The observation satellites are operated byPlanet, who say the three new spacecraft being launched on the Falcon rocket will bring their constellation up to 18. Planet’s SkySat network orbit 279 miles … Read more