Scientists who handle some of the most deadly substances in the world have described the ‘trepidation’ they felt when starting to research coronavirus. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) at the secretive Porton Down, near Salisbury, has been helping in the fight against the disease ever since the pandemic began. Founded in 1916, the … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. P.H. writes: I placed my classic Porsche in the hands of a broker, Williams Crawford Ltd, which now … Read more
Give us our privacy! Moment a notoriously secretive snow leopard cub slinks up to a camera trap, sniffs it then disables it in Russia Snow leopard cub disables camera trap in the Altai Mountains of southern Russia The young leopard pokes its face into the camera set up by World Wide Fund Cameras are being used to … Read more
Is North Korea about to fire another missile? Kim Jong UN’s submarine puts to sea amid fears he is developing nuclear missile that can be launched at the US from underwater A US think tank said the satellite images are ‘suggestive, but not conclusive’ The images show several vessels within a secure boat basin off … Read more
Wearing what appeared to be stab vests with paramilitary-style black uniforms, demonstrators marched through London yesterday demanding Britain make amends for generations of African slavery. The peaceful protest saw a number of small action groups come together to bring Brixton to a standstill, but it was the little known Forever Family group that made the … Read more
Wearing what appeared to be stab vests with paramilitary-style black uniforms, demonstrators marched through London yesterday demanding Britain make amends for generations of African slavery. The peaceful protest saw a number of small action groups come together to bring Brixton to a standstill, but it was the little known Forever Family group that made the … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle followed each other on Instagram after their first secretive date with the royal using a pseudonym inspired by his love of house music and the nickname given to him by his Met Police bodyguards, it was revealed today. Harry used the username SpikeyMau5, inspired by Canadian DJ Deadmau5, before freezing the … Read more
Secretive Air Force X-37B space plane is launching its sixth mission in May that’s expected to break its previous record of 780 days in low orbit The X-37B space plane is set to go on its sixth mission on May 16 from Florida The craft is expected to again spend more than two years in … Read more
The UK has taken three weeks to reduce the daily coronavirus cases by around a third in a ‘disappointingly’ slow decline, an infectious disease expert has said. Professor Kieth Neal of Nottingham University said it had taken too long to decrease the daily number of hospitalised patients from 5,903 on April 5 to 3,583 yesterday. It … Read more
The Prime Minister’s adviser Dominic Cummings is a member of the secretive scientific group that steered the Government’s response to coronavirus, it has been revealed. Mr Cummings’ name was on a leaked list of members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) as far back as February. The list, which was seen by The Guardian, … Read more