Criminals may not be brought to justice as quickly under a no-deal Brexit as police lose access to European databases on suspects, National Crime Agency boss warns Steve Rodhouse today told MPs that alternative systems would be ‘sub-optimal’ Even if a deal is reached the UK is expected to lose 40,000 criminal alerts data Brexit … Read more
The nation’s top infectious disease expert says he believes the UK should have spent more time thoroughly vetting Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine before approving it for emergency use authorization. On Wednesday, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said the shot, developed with German partner BioNTech SE, was safe to roll out for widespread use. … Read more
Don’t know what to buy a loved one for Christmas? Gift cards and vouchers are often the solution – but this gesture can end up being more of a curse than a gift By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 28 November 2020 Don’t know … Read more
Britain’s second wave of coronavirus lurched from being a handful of small outbreaks to penetrating the entire UK and forcing whole cities back into lockdown within just two months, according to a series of heatmaps that reveal just how quickly the outbreak has evolved. Covid infections hovered at 10 cases per 100,000 people across most … Read more
Britain’s second wave of coronavirus lurched from being a handful of small outbreaks to penetrating the entire UK and forcing whole cities back into lockdown within just two months, according to a series of heatmaps that reveal just how quickly the outbreak has evolved. Covid infections hovered at 10 cases per 100,000 people across most … Read more
Safety rules preventing emergency crews from responding quickly to terror attacks ‘puts lives at risk’ Chief Constable of West Midlands Police Dave Thompson has warned strict rules on how emergency services respond to terror attacks could put lives at risk He said the death toll from last month’s knife rampage in Birmingham may have been … Read more
Kylie Jenner shared a pro-Biden message from Michelle Obama before quickly deleting it… amid Kourtney Kardashian’s surprise Kanye endorsement By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 01:56 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 01:56 BST, 17 October 2020 Kylie Jenner briefly appeared to express support for former Vice President Joe Biden last month when she shared … Read more
Rain can move mountains and erode a landscape quickly enough to ‘suck rocks’ out of the ground, according to a new study that measured the impact of precipitation. Researchers from the University of Bristol developed a technique that involves examining particles from space inside grains of sand found in mountainous regions. They used these particles, … Read more
Big announcements have been made this week about electric cars and the batteries that power them. Tesla’s Battery Day saw ceo Elon Musk promise ‘tabless’ battery in the next three years that will be up to six times more powerful than those currently used in the US firm’s vehicles, while VW said it guarantees that … Read more
Between 9,000 and 16,000 Britons are getting infected with coronavirus every day, according to researchers monitoring the UK’s outbreak. King’s College London (KCL) scientists behind the COVID Symptom Tracker mobile app estimate there were at least 16,310 daily cases of the disease in the last week, more than double the 7,536 estimated last week. The Office … Read more