Demand for Covid tests is up to four times the system’s capacity, Baroness Harding admitted today. The Tory peer revealed the staggering mismatch between the number of people wanting tests and the ability to carry them out as she claimed 27 per cent have no symptoms. Extraordinarily. she said no-one had ‘expected’ the ‘sizeable’ increase … Read more
Australian astronomers say they’ve found no technological signs of alien life in a study of more than 10 million star systems. Perth-based researchers used the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) radio telescope in the Western Australian outback, in a project dubbed ‘looking for ET’. The MWA searches for powerful radio emissions at low frequencies, similar to FM … Read more
Drivers could be allowed to legally take their hands off the wheel on motorways early next year and a semi-autonomous system take over in the next phase of allowing self-driving cars onto Britain’s roads, the Department for Transport revealed earlier in the week. Ministers are examining whether new models fitted with an Automated Lane Keeping System … Read more
Fully autonomous cars are taking a step closer to reality after the Government announced today that it will investigate the use of Automated Lane Keep Systems (ALKS) in vehicles that could be on the road as early as next year. The Department for Transport has launched a call for evidence to determine if ALKS should … Read more
NHS Test and Trace is now calling for local councils to help with the ailing coronavirus contact tracing system and track down people at risk of being infected. The Government today announced it is slashing its army of call centre contact tracers by a third – from 18,000 to 12,000 – and relying more on … Read more
BAE Systems poised to rescue suppliers and other aerospace companies that are struggling because of the crisis in aviation industry The collapse in air travel has hammered many of the UK’s aerospace groups BAE said acquisitions were not the only option, and it was considering other ways to support suppliers By Francesca Washtell For The … Read more
MARKET REPORT: BAE Systems shares soar as aerospace and defence juggernaut promises investors double dividend windfall By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 BAE Systems shares soared as the aerospace and defence juggernaut promised investors a double dividend windfall. The FTSE100 group … Read more
Discovery of pulsars British astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the first person to discover a pulsar in 1967 when she spotted a radio pulsar. Since then other types of pulsars that emit x-rays and gamma rays have also been spotted. Pulsars are essentially rotating, highly magnatised neutron stars but when they were first discovered … Read more
When it comes to weather, there’s only one thing we all like more than talking about it – and that’s looking at it. Especially when things get dramatic. And so it’s little wonder that storm-chasing photographer Adam Kyle Jackson, from Texas, has garnered almost 60,000 followers on Instagram – because he posts absolutely jaw-dropping pictures … Read more
Car infotainment systems and mobile phones have contributed to a ‘plateauing’ of deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads, ministers have warned. Officials are alarmed that the rate of casualties has remained unchanged since 2010, despite significant improvements in the safety of vehicles. At the moment, five people die on the roads and 68 are seriously … Read more