Russia successfully tests hypersonic Zircon missile that Putin boasted is ‘without equal’

Russia said on Monday it had successfully tested a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new generation of missile systems without equal in the world. The defence ministry said in a statement that the missile had been fired from the Admiral Gorshkov, a warship located … Read more

Think you know your way around the world? This tricky quiz tests your geography

Think you know your way around the world? Tricky quiz tests your knowledge of everything from sport to pop culture and geography in different countries A tricky new Quizly challenge has put the internet’s knowledge to the test  Multiple-choice quiz asks players to answer questions about different countries Questions include names of cities, famous people … Read more

Wish you were here in Greece? It’ll cost you up to £2,400 in PCR tests that the French get for free

Wish you were here in Greece? It’ll cost you up to £2,400 in PCR tests that the French get for NOTHING Former BA boss Willie Walsh said the Government should provide PCR tests for free, and blasted firms that have been profiteering from the health crisis Current rules state UK travellers to amber countries should … Read more

Three in five schools plan to rely on tests when deciding GCSE and A-level grades

Three in five schools plan to rely on tests when deciding GCSE and A-level grades – even though official exams are cancelled A survey by the school leaders’ union ASCL found seven per cent of schools will base assessments entirely on exam-style papers Fifty three per cent said they would give greater weight to exam-style … Read more

Parents will NOT have to pay for Covid tests for children under 11 for holidays abroad

Parents will NOT have to pay for Covid tests for children under 11 as part of new ‘traffic light’ system for foreign holidays from May 17 Under 11s won’t have to take Covid-19 tests before flying out and returning home  Travel industry figures say families would be reluctant to book with big test costs Transport Secretary … Read more

Californian firm has already won £2.8BILLION to supply UK lateral flow Covid tests

A Californian firm backed by private equity has won deals with No10 to supply more than a billion coronavirus tests ahead of the mass twice-a-week testing drive. Innova Medical Group has raked in £2.8billion from British taxpayers in controversial deals for lateral flow tests that give results within 30 minutes. It was officially founded last … Read more

Summer holidays abroad: Everything you need to know from tests to the most likely destinations

Overseas trips are to be permitted under a ‘traffic light’ country classification scheme with different requirements. But which countries will be classed ‘green’? This is a watershed moment. Transport secretary Grant Shapps has come to his senses at last, with travel abroad possible from as early as May 17. ‘I’m not advising against booking summer holidays,’ … Read more

Britain’s daily Covid cases fall by another third in a week with 3,030 more positive tests

Britain’s daily Covid cases have fallen by a third in a week but deaths have crept up slightly, official data revealed today as Boris Johnson faced fresh calls to speed up his lockdown easing plans. Department of Health figures showed another 3,030 cases and 53 deaths were recorded today — which was two more fatalities … Read more

Prozac and a drug used to treat THRUSH ‘potently impaired’ Covid in lab tests, study finds 

Prozac and a drug used to treat THRUSH ‘potently impaired’ Covid in lab tests, study finds Lab tests showed impaired replication of the coronavirus in lab tests  This was seen when remdesevir was combined with  itraconazole and Prozac  Antifungal drug itraconazole is used to treat thrush and infected toenails Prozac is a very common drug prescribed as an … Read more

Driving lessons will resume on April 12 and tests on April 22

Driving lessons will resume on April 12 and tests on April 22 with demand from learners expected to ‘skyrocket’ Driving lessons will return with government’s second phase of easing lockdown  All theory tests and lessons with instructors in cars can restart on April 12 – driving tests will resume on April 22 Data shows licence … Read more