JEFF PRESTRIDGE: As we hurtle towards a digital-only world, social media MUST help tackle fraud By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 22:41 GMT, 6 February 2021 As we hurtle towards a digital-only world, it’s inevitable fraud will increasingly become financial enemy number one. While pickpockets … Read more
English football will challenge social media companies to prove they are serious about protecting players from sickening online abuse following another depressing week. Marcus Rashford, Reece James, Anthony Martial, Axel Tuanzebe and Romaine Sawyers have all suffered disgusting racial abuse on the internet in recent days, while at least one other Premier League player was targeted … Read more
They have had the impossible task of trying to grow grassroots sport and physical activity at a time when the nation has been ordered indoors. But after 10 months stuck in reverse, Sport England on Tuesday announce a 10-year post-pandemic plan to get the country moving forwards again. Only their main mission goes way beyond … Read more
Miniature pigs could provide clues to help experts tackle sleep apnoea in humans, a new study claims. With a small snout, a short and curled tail, and a big, round stomach, mini pigs are the epitome of cute – but sometimes they snore ‘like a dinosaur’. US researchers studied Yucatan mini pigs, which have airways … Read more
A British firm is looking to help combat climate change by growing seaweed farms to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean while producing eco-friendly cattle feed. Planting more trees is often touted a solution to help extract greenhouse gases from the air — as photosynthesis uses up carbon dioxide to create new biomass. Yet trees … Read more
‘It’s getting deeper and deeper!’ I’m A Celebrity’s Ash Williams gets a blood-sucking tick stuck ‘on his TACKLE’ – and his dramatic reaction leaves fans in hysterics By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:17 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 10:17 GMT, 14 January 2021 Ash Williams met an unexpected visitor in camp … Read more
Labs across the UK are to be upgraded to help tackle infectious diseases, cut greenhouse emissions and more — thanks to a £213 million government investment. The support — part of the British government‘s wider ‘Research & Development Roadmap’ — was announced yesterday by Science Minister Amanda Solloway. It will give British scientists access to facilities including … Read more
He may have celebrated his 79th birthday on New Year’s Eve, but Sir Alex Ferguson has lost none of the drive that ushered in the greatest era in Manchester United’s history. ‘I think with Kenny (Dalglish) and I on the one platform you can expect sparks flying,’ he jokes, as we discuss a forthcoming fundraising … Read more
For the first time in 14 years, a contestant on ITV’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? clinched victory and secured the top prize in September. Host Jeremy Clarkson fought back tears as he announced that Donald Fear, from Shropshire, had joined the £1 million club, becoming only the sixth champion in the show’s 22-year … Read more
‘It’s needed more than ever:’ Duchess of Cornwall pens heartfelt Christmas message urging the nation to pick up the phone and check in on lonely relatives amid a ‘hugely challenging year’ Duchess of Cornwall, 73, wrote about wave of loneliness sweeping the nation The Silver Line patron urged those alone over Christmas to call the … Read more