Government will pay wages of up to 300,000 young people to keep them off the dole as part of Rishi Sunak’s £2bn plan to prevent unemployment surge during Covid-19 recession Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce a mini-budget on Wednesday The plan will set out how Britain’s economy will recover from the COVID-19 crisis … Read more
Coronavirus infections are now on the rise in 40 states across the US as Sunbelt states including Texas, Arizona and California continue to report record hospitalizations and cases. The number of cases across the United States has now surpassed 2.9 million and more than 130,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. Sixteen states have posted record daily … Read more
As the focus shifted from animal art to human shapes 8,000 years ago there was an ‘artistic revolution’ driven by a rise in elaborate funeral rituals, study finds. Archaeologists working in Jordan discovered a series of flint artefacts that look like stone tools – but they were never used and could have been funeral figurines. … Read more
Online sports betting has become a ‘public health issue’ that is driving young men into huge debt, getting them blacklisted by payday loans and ruining their family lives, new study claims New study from the University of Bath interview young men who bet on sports Subjects kept a 30-day diary of all their sports bets … Read more
Harvard doctor says the US needs a mandatory mask order across ALL states to combat rise of coronavirus and prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed Dr Ashish Jha, from Harvard, says the US needs to implement a nationwide mask order to combat the coronavirus Studies have found that states with mask mandates slowed the growth rate … Read more
Matt Hancock won’t commit to pay rise for ‘incredible’ NHS staff but claims they will be ‘rewarded’ for efforts during Covid-19 crisis ahead of tonight’s final Clap for Carers on health service’s 72nd anniversary The Health Secretary said we ‘want to reward NHS staff for what they have done’ But Matt Hancock refused to commit … Read more
Forget the fireworks! Thunder Moon will rise on July 4 and pass through Earth’s shadow providing a partial penumbral eclipse On July 4 at 8:14pm ET, a Thunder Moon will rise over North and South America It’s a full moon, but was given its name because July is known for thunder storms Two hours and … Read more
UK ‘debt bubble’ fears on the rise as 8m seek help during coronavirus crisis By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 27 June 2020 About eight million people have sought help with their debts during the coronavirus crisis, research by Virgin Money has found. The … Read more
Nuclear weapons test sensors in Sweden detect unexplained rise in radiation coming from region including Russian city of St Petersburg Radiation detected by Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Oversees hundreds of monitoring stations to detect nuclear weapons tests The station in question, in Stockholm, detected three different isotopes The isotopes detected were caesium-134, caesium-137 and ruthenium-103 … Read more
Former Met chief Ian Blair slams rise in attacks on police and says ‘it cannot be right that this level of injury to officers is seen as acceptable’ Lord Ian Blair said it ‘cannot be right’ that officers have been injured so often On Wednesday night in Brixton, 22 officers injured during clashes with crowd … Read more