England and Wales will now become the last places in the UK to have a coronavirus contact tracing app after Scotland launched its own version today. Nicola Sturgeon urged residents north of the border to download the new tech, called Protect Scotland, to avoid more local lockdowns. The app alerts users if they have been in … Read more
I rarely come across fund managers who are truly enthusiastic about the work they do – and are comfortable describing how they go about making money for investors. It’s as if they want to keep their dark investment arts to themselves. Yes, Fundsmith’s legendary investment manager Terry Smith is always a joy to interview – … Read more
President Donald Trump gave brief remarks Wednesday in Wilmington, North Carolina – a key swing state – designating the city as the first American World War II Heritage City. At the southern stop, he brought back up his defense of keeping statues – including Confederate monuments – in place. ‘We’re not ashamed in America. We’re … Read more
Could having a common cold protect you from coronavirus? Government gives scientists £8.4million to discover the truth on Covid-19 immunity The cash will be spread across three separate studies involving 17 institutions They will all investigate a range of questions about immunity to SARS-CoV-2 The largest will seek the truth on whether there is cross-protection … Read more
Harrowing footage captured the moment a looter knocked out an elderly worker as he tried to defend his store amid the on-going Kenosha riots, as a pizza store employee was filmed elsewhere in the city pleading with rioters to stop, asking ‘Are you trying to get Trump re-elected?’ Businesses and other institutions in the Wisconsin … Read more
The Masked Singer’s Isaiah Firebrace has detailed the extreme measures the competitive singing series takes to protect the identities of its contestants. The former X Factor winner, who was unmasked as the Wizard during Tuesday’s episode, revealed that stars had to download a secret app and were ordered to meet at random locations before they … Read more
Blood transfusions may have the potential to protect patients from brain damage following a stroke, a study on mice has suggested. Caused by inadequate blood supply reaching parts of the brain — either via a blood clot or burst vessel — strokes often lead to long-term disabilities. The condition is also one of Britain’s biggest … Read more
The coronavirus has had a shattering effect on the country, and we are now in the deepest recession the UK has ever known. More than nine million people have been furloughed and 730,000 jobs have been lost. But Money Mail is here with a special edition to help you revive your finances and make sure … Read more
Kate Garraway has revealed that doctors caring for her husband Derek Draper have claimed the contraceptive pill could prevent men from contracting coronavirus. Speaking on Wednesday’s Good Morning Britain the presenter, 53, noted that medical staff flippantly stated the Pill could help to protect men from the virus by increasing the levels of oestrogen in … Read more
Conservation efforts in China designed to protect the giant panda have failed to help the region’s endangered leopards, snow leopards and wolves, study finds Experts examined the large carnivores living in 73 of China’s protected areas They found in most of the regions, such animals had almost entirely disappeared Numbers of leopards, for example, have … Read more