Just one glass of wine poured at home will tip you over the drink-drive limit, study finds Just one glass of wine poured at home can put you over the drink-drive limit 100 people were asked to free-pour standard alcohol measures served at pubs 62 per cent of those involved were found to over-pour a … Read more
Zoom is lifting the 40-minute video call limit on the free version of its videoconferencing app so families can have extended virtual chats over Christmas and the New Year. The US firm behind the hugely popular app, which has seen user numbers soar due increased home working from the current pandemic, is lifting the call … Read more
Now it will be ILLEGAL for more than two households to form a Christmas bubble in Wales as Welsh Government breaks ranks with rest of the UK to put tough new guidance into law UK-wide rules say up to three households are allowed to form Christmas bubble Mark Drakeford said at lunchtime people should limit … Read more
Tech firms face fines of up to 10 per cent of their turnover if they fail to protect online users from harm, ministers will confirm today. Under a new online harms bill, businesses will have a new ‘duty of care’ to protect children from cyberbullying, grooming and pornography. However there are also concerns the legislation … Read more
Alcohol-soaked Christmas puddings could tip motorists over the drink-drive limit, warns expert Research shows in some the alcohol makes up a third of the ingredients The Christmas pudding sold by Harrods contains 30 per cent alcohol Sainsbury’s, M&S and Aldi puddings follow, containing up to 20 per cent alcohol By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: 09:40 … Read more
Trainee GP, 28, will keep her job despite being nearly four times the limit when she fell over in drunken stupor as she got out of her car Dr Bethany Hutchinson was reported to police after she mounted a kerb in car Officers found a half-full bottle of vodka and wine bottle in the car … Read more
Plans to allow people to form a temporary bubble over the festive season will be welcome news to families across the country. But how much do we know about what is being proposed? Here are some key questions based on information released by the Cabinet Office and relating to England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland … Read more
Babies and pre-school children are EXEMPTED two-person limit on meeting outdoors during next lockdown – so single parents can still see people from another house Babies and toddlers under school age will be exempt from limit on gatherings Health minister Nadine Dorries confirmed the move amid rising confusion Comes after Boris Johnson announcing a total four-week … Read more
Scientists calculate fastest possible speed of sound is 22 miles per second — but it is only possible under conditions found in Jupiter’s metallic hydrogen core Sound waves are travelling disturbances that move energy through mediums The denser the transport medium is, the faster the wave can pass through it Researchers set out to calculate … Read more
Plan to extend 50-MP limit in the Commons chamber ‘would cost £280,000 for just eight extra seats’ due to problems fitting microphones Parliamentary officials have been desperately hunting ways to extend capacity Politicians complain debates are sterile and ministers not being properly tested PHE said only solution was for MPs to wear masks and do … Read more