Sony job listing suggests PlayStation 5 may launch in OCTOBER barring coronavirus delays

Sony job listing suggests PlayStation 5 may launch in OCTOBER – but coronavirus could still cause delays A job listing from Sony suggests the console may be released in October 2020 The listing is the first time a specific date has been given It’s unclear if Sony will be able to meet that date due … Read more

Brits are the most concerned about coronavirus, study suggests

Britons are more concerned about the coronavirus than people in any other country, including Spain and Italy, according to a new study. UK researchers conducted surveys on nearly 7,000 people’s thoughts and fears about the virus between mid-March and mid-April, across 10 different countries. While the UK came at the top of the pile, Spain … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Failure to quarantine arrivals led to spread

Britain quarantined just 273 out of 18.1million people who arrived in the UK in the three months before the coronavirus lockdown, damning new figures reveal today. The occupants of three flights from the outbreak ground zero in the Chinese city of Wuhan and another bringing home passengers from a cruise ship of Japan were the … Read more

China’s supersonic stealth bomber could be ready later this year

China‘s new supersonic stealth bomber could be ready later this year. The feared Xian H-20, which doubles China’s strike range and completes its nuclear triad, puts Australia, Japan and Korea all within range. It would mean China would join the US and Russia is possessing a three-pronged military force that can launch nuclear missiles from … Read more

Couple branded ‘deluded’ for asking people to fund ‘dream wedding’ amid the coronavirus pandemic

Couple are branded ‘deluded’ and ‘self-centered’ for asking people to fund their ‘dream traditional wedding’ and honeymoon amid the coronavirus pandemic Couple, believed to be from the UK, asked for donations to fund ‘dream wedding’ Also revealed needed money for honeymoon in either Peru, Dubai or Egypt  People were outraged and branded the couple ‘tacky’ … Read more

MAX HASTINGS: VE Day saw wild rejoicing but it was tempered by melancholy over the millions who died

At 3pm on May 8, 1945, Winston Churchill broadcast to the British people. The man without whom Hitler might well have triumphed recalled his nation’s long and lonely struggle; then, the gradual accession of great allies. ‘Finally,’ he said, ‘the whole world was combined against the evil-doers, who are now prostrate before us.’ Mindful of … Read more

Aquarium pleads for people to video call their EELS in Japan

Aquarium pleads for people to video call their EELS because lack of contact during lockdown has made them forget humans are not a threat Tokyo’s Sumida Aquarium has been closed since March because of coronavirus Keepers say the sensitive creatures are hiding in the sand when they pass by Staff are setting up iPhones and … Read more

Ground ‘wobbles’ a tiny amount for months before a giant earthquake

A series of ‘wobbles’ come before giant earthquakes, a new study discovered, and it  could help scientists predict when future disasters are going to happen. Scientists from Ohio State University found that months before Japan‘s strongest ever quake in 2011 land masses in the country underwent an enormous ‘wobble’.  The 2011 earthquake unleashed a tsunami … Read more

Yale researchers lunch trial on asthma drug to test if it could treat coronavirus patients

A clinical trial is being launched to test an asthma drug’s effectiveness in treating deadly conditions caused by the novel coronavirus. The drug, called ibudilast – which has been approved to treat asthma in Japan and South Korea – has shown promise in improving lung health in mouse models. The team, from Yale University’s New Haven … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Puffed-up baker Paul doesn’t do wry… unless it’s in a loaf of bread

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Puffed-up baker Paul doesn’t do wry… unless it’s in a loaf of bread By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:16 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 02:16 BST, 29 April 2020 Paul Hollywood Eats Japan Rating: How To Keep Your Dog Happy At Home Rating: Let’s Fishing … Read more