What is ‘herd immunity’? Herd immunity is the indirect protection from an infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection. Effectively, it means that once people have some form of immunity, it reduces the ability of a disease to spread among the population. Therefore someone … Read more
Hargreaves Lansdown shares slide after co-founder Peter Hargreaves offloads another £300m of his stake in the firm The share sale takes Hargreaves’s total ownership in the firm to less than 20% Co-founder Stephen Lansdown has also downsized his stake in Hargreaves Twelve months ago, Peter Hargreaves sold shares worth about £550m By Harry Wise For … Read more
This incredible octopus selfie beat a snap off a smiling croc and other stunning underwater shots to be crowned king of the creatures of the deep. The up-close photo of an octopus was so highly rated by judges it was named overall winner of the prestigious Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest. The once-in-a-lifetime photo … Read more
Scientists are baffled by the relatively low rate of coronavirus infections in India after at one point it looked as though it might surpass the US as the country with the biggest case toll. Infections began to plummet in September, and now the country is reporting about 11,000 new cases a day, compared to a … Read more
Britain has recorded a further 10,972 Covid cases today – down 31 per cent on last Sunday. In a positive sign for Boris Johnson‘s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, today’s daily case load is almost a third smaller than the 15,845 reported this time last week. Today’s death toll of 258 has also decreased week-on-week, with the figure standing … Read more
Shares in airline Jet2 plunged yesterday as it announced a £422m share issue to help the business ride out the pandemic. Bosses said the new equity gave it enough liquidity to see it through an extended and unpredictable shutdown, but maintained a cautious approach to the 2021 summer season. The new shares, at a price … Read more
‘I’ve never felt more alive!’ The Body Coach star Joe Wicks lies in a freezing 1.3 degree ICE BATH in social media snap By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 16:26 GMT, 7 February 2021 | Updated: 16:26 GMT, 7 February 2021 He’s been keeping the public fit and healthy with his daily online PE classes … Read more
Day of reckoning for the Reddit brigade: Gamestop shares plunge and silver slammed into reverse as rebel investors run out of puff By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:56 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 22:56 GMT, 2 February 2021 Shares in Gamestop plunged and silver slammed into reverse as rebellious retail investors … Read more
Britain has been hit 82 flood warnings as treacherous icy conditions are expected tomorrow with a yellow weather warning in place as temperatures plunge to -15C tonight with eight inches of snow expected across highest areas. Temperatures are set to plummet to -6C overnight in England with the potential for the mercury to fall to between … Read more
The UK’s Covid cases have plunged yet again after 23,275 people tested positive today – down 30.6 per cent on last Saturday. In a positive sign that England’s third national lockdown is working, 10,000 fewer people tested positive today compared to the 33,552 cases on this day last week. Today’s daily death toll has plummeted as well, as … Read more