Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced the introduction of the new Test and Trace programme to bring the coronavirus under control, as concerns were raised over the Government’s testing regime. At the Downing Street briefing today, Mr Hancock said the new system would be up and running by 9am tomorrow without the NHS‘ coronavirus app that … Read more
Valuable stone axes discovered at a 6,000-year old hilltop burial site in Germany suggest Neolithic societies were not as egalitarian as previously thought The two rare weapons were found at a tumulus site west of Frankfurt in the 1880s Experts have linked them to a burial mound recently found at the neolithic site The presence of … Read more
Sophie Wessex is said to be ‘incredibly saddened’ by the closure of a children’s hospice facility after the coronavirus pandemic saw them lose £2million in funding. The Countess, 55, is patron of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, a charity which cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. The organisation, which … Read more
A website launched to help save this year’s harvest after coronavirus blocked foreign labourers from coming to the UK crashed this evening, just minutes after a minister begged furloughed Britons to lend a hand. The Pick for Britain website went down this evening within minutes of Environment Secretary George Eustice appealing for domestic workers to plug … Read more
The site of a Nazi mass execution known as death valley is to be excavated after researchers discovered bullet shells, clothing buttons and medal fragments. The find was made on the outskirts of Chojnice, a town in northern Poland, after researchers from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences carried … Read more
San Francisco has opened its first sanctioned camp site that can house 50 homeless residents this week as locals complain of makeshift tents clogging sidewalks. After years of struggling to support the homeless community in San Francisco, city officials have erected a ‘Safe Sleeping Village’ in an idle McDonald’s parking lot near City Hall amid the … Read more
A holy Jewish Site in Hamadan Province in Iran has been set ablaze, according to the director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The tomb of Esther & Mordechai is believed by some to house the remains of biblical Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai. It is reportedly the most important pilgrimage site for Jews in Iran. ‘Disturbing reports … Read more
Facebook buys major GIF-making site Giphy for $400 MILLION but says the animated images will still be available on Twitter and other platforms The animated image sharing service is currently open to a range of platforms Facebook said they will invest in Giphy and that it will join the Instagram team Giphy’s library of animated … Read more
If you’re in the market for a fixer-upper with a difference – how about an abandoned Cold War-era nuclear missile site? There’s one going in Woolwich Township, New Jersey, for just $1.8million (£1.45million), complete with a swimming pool used by the troops and radar towers. The installation – Nike Battery PH-58 – was operational between … Read more
Back in business! The Block resumes filming at $15million Melbourne site with safety precautions for cast and crew after six-week COVID-19 break By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:26 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 05:49 BST, 4 May 2020 The Block has resumed production in Melbourne after a six-week break. Host Scott … Read more