Jamie Oliver-backed campaign to protect British food standards reaches nearly 750,000 signatures

Petition to protect British food standards from inferior foreign imports reaches nearly 750,000 signatures after Mail on Sunday and Jamie Oliver backed the campaign – and you can sign it here The chef is supporting The Mail on Sunday’s Save Our Family Farm campaign The petition is a plea to keep controversial US food off … Read more

Latin America reaches 50,000 Covid deaths and more than a million cases

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally surpassed six million today, figures from John Hopkins University reveal.      The rising figures come as Brazil, which has become the hotspot of South America’s outbreak, registered a record 33,274 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday. The latest figures, which bring the total number of cases in Brazil to … Read more

Russia plans to build its own space station when the ISS reaches the end of its life

Russia aims to build its own orbiting space base when the International Space Station (ISS) is no longer serviceable – to launch missions to the Moon and Mars.   The ISS has been under constant occupation by astronauts since November 2000 but due to structural fatigue needs to be decommissioned by 2030.  After this Roscosmos plans … Read more

Harry and Meghan’s biography reaches the bestseller list in 24 hours 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s  biography reached number one on Amazon’s Top 10 New York bestseller in 24 hours list on the day of its release for pre-order. Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family is set to be released worldwide online on August 11, with the hard copy … Read more

Global coronavirus cases reaches 3 million milestone

December 31 – China first reports a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases in Wuhan to the WHO January 4 – WHO tweets about ‘a cluster of pneumonia cases’ in Wuhan with no deaths, saying investigations into the cause are underway January 5 – The WHO issues its first guidance on ‘pneumonia of unknown cause’, saying … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Clap for NHS Carers reaches fourth week

Millions of Brits up and down the country have taken to their doorsteps for the fourth week running to say thank you to frontline staff amid the coronavirus outbreak. People have once again been showing their appreciation for key workers including supermarket staff, the emergency services and teachers.   Manchester United Football Club joined the latest round … Read more