‘You can change time!’ Mind-boggling video illusion speeds up or slows down simply by blocking the sides or centre of the footage with a finger The mind-boggling trick was shared on TikTok and Instagram by Dr Karan Rajan Dr Karan is a NHS surgical doctor and lecturer at the University of Sunderland Captioned ‘You can … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon faces fury as Scottish vaccine rollout slumps to its LOWEST number of daily jabs – as First Minister prepares tries to trump Boris Johnson’s hotel quarantine plan by unveiling tougher rules for self-isolation Nicola Sturgeon will tomorrow announce updated coronavirus rules for Scotland First Minister will set out hotel quarantine plans which will … Read more
House prices hit new record high in December says Halifax – but increase of just £131 suggests lockdown price boom could be coming to an end The average house price in the UK was £253,374 at the end of December 2020 It is the sixth consecutive monthly increase, as Covid prompts people to move However, … Read more
Reading digital text on a small screen like a smartwatch slows you down by a fifth even if you have normal vision, study finds US researchers explored how display and font sizes can impact reading speed They found you need at least 13 characters per line for 80 per cent of max speed This falls … Read more
UK economy grew by 6.6 per cent in July but Britain’s coronavirus rebound is slowing down and GDP is still almost 12 per cent below pre-lockdown levels Office for National Statistics found UK economy grew by 6.6 per cent in July But the economic rebound is slowing after 8.7 per cent growth reported in June … Read more
Supermarket sales have risen £3.2billion to a new record high as people working from home splash out on tea, coffee and biscuits. Grocery sales for the 12 weeks to July 12 skyrocketed by 16.9 per cent – the fastest since records began in 1994. Shoppers spent an additional £24million on tea and coffee and £19million on biscuits as people … Read more
New coronavirus figures in Germany showed further positive signs that the country is over the worst of the crisis, as both the number of new confirmed cases and deaths were less than yesterday’s. Saturday saw the country confirm 2,055 new coronavirus cases, bringing to total figure to 152,438, and 179 new deaths, bringing the total … Read more
The rate of coronavirus deaths in the United States has slowed to 2,113 in the past 24 hours, with the total number of people killed standing at 52,422 Friday evening. An additional 2,416 deaths had been confirmed in the US on Thursday. That daily death toll peaked at 2,524 deaths in a single day on April … Read more