It didn’t take long for cocktail hour to establish itself alongside the Clap For Carers as an essential part of lockdown. A ‘quarantini’ creates a useful divide between the part of the day where you try to work and the bit where you fail to relax. Thankfully, cocktails have a happy effort-to-satisfaction ratio – it … Read more
Covid home test kits that give results in an HOUR will be available for public to buy for £40 in weeks – as thousands have already been sent to hospitals across UK DnaNudge test has been given green light after trial at London hospitals Home kits will cost £40 and will be made available once … Read more
New Oxford coronavirus test that gives results within an HOUR could make mass-screening possible ‘within weeks’ A new COVID-19 test is within weeks of appearing according to its makers Biotech company Oxford Nanopore are working on a portable testing device The device, which can be the size of a CD player, can record 30,000 tests … Read more
‘Don’t use this station in rush-hour!’ Tube bosses tell commuters NOT to use service at peak times as Government mobility chart reveals spike in online searches for walking and driving directions TfL sign urges commuters not use Canary Wharf station during rush hour Tubes and buses are packed as passengers head to work on Tuesday … Read more
Spending a few seconds one metre from a colleague is equivalent to an hour two metres away, and talking loudly makes it worse, it’s been warned. Government scientific advisors are considering telling workers exactly how strong the risk of catching the coronavirus is depending on how close they stand next to someone. The fresh advice would … Read more
Sniffer dogs that can detect asymptomatic coronavirus carriers could screen 250 people an hour Labrador and cocker spaniels are undergoing intensive sniffer dog training They can already sniff out potentially diseases like cancer and malaria Trials will see if they can correctly identify the odour of Covid-19 on humans The approach could ‘revolutionise how we … Read more
Self-employed workers lodge 27,000 claims an hour after Government launches latest Covid bail-out package By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 Desperate self-employed workers lodged more than 27,000 claims an hour for income support after the latest Covid-19 bailout was launched. While … Read more
Eta Aquariids meteor shower peaks TONIGHT filling the sky with up to 40 shooting stars an hour as Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by Halley’s Comet The Eta Aquariids meteor shower is caused by debris left by Halley’s Comet It is best viewed in the southern hemisphere but is visible from … Read more
Jenna Dewan’s fiance Steve Kazee shares touching message to two-month-old son Callum: ‘The brightest light in the darkest hour’ By Annita Katee For Dailymail.com Published: 19:25 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 19:29 BST, 3 May 2020 He welcomed his first child into the world, son Callum, with fiancee Jenna Dewan, two months ago. And … Read more
British Airways has asked all staff to sign new ‘zero hour’ contracts that would allow the airline to lay them off without negotiations, it has been reported. The beleaguered carrier has already announced plans to send 12,000 workers ‘to the dole’ owing to the coronavirus crisis, and warned it may end operations at Gatwick, London … Read more