The average US home consuming 38 TIMES more data than it did in 2010 according to new study

America’s internet addiction has exploded over the last decade, with the average home using 38 TIMES more data than it did in 2010 A new report shows the average US home uses 38 times more data than in 2010 If the trend continues, most could find themselves in excess of current data caps The growth … Read more

App launched to help shoppers avoid busy times in the supermarkets

App launched to help shoppers check stock availability at their local supermarkets and find places with the shortest queues during coronavirus lockdown The app was built to allow shoppers to report back on stock levels and queues If someone is in a supermarket they can ‘check-in’ to say how long they waited It lists a … Read more

Pair of scientists estimate California has 10 times more coronavirus cases than reported

A pair of scientists believe that up to 270,000 residents of California have the novel coronavirus, 10 times more cases than have been reported. The researchers estimate that up to 4.8 percent of the total US population was infected with the virus by April 6 – 40 times the number of confirmed cases. They also … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Rishi Sunak warns of ‘tough times to come’

Rishi Sunak tonight warned of ‘more tough times to come’ amid warnings the economy faces shrinking by more than a third this quarter with two million people made jobless. The Chancellor said people should brace for ‘hardship’ as he insisted the hit from the lockdown measures designed to combat the deadly coronavirus would be ‘temporary’. … Read more

Ludicrously good value wines to kick off British Summer Times

Ludicrously good value wines to kick off British Summer Time By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 British Summer Time kicks off today and there are plenty of wines to cool and crack. Even better, I’ve found bunches of them … Read more

Elizabeth Day: Crazy crushes for desperate times 

Hair: Fabio Nogueira. Make-up: Ruby Hammer. Styling: Holly Elgeti. Dress, Stine Goya, fenwick.co.uk. Jewellery, Alighieri In times of crisis, it’s important to focus on the important stuff. And by this, of course, I mean the nurturing of a wholly inappropriate crush. During this coronavirus pandemic, I found myself being strangely drawn to one particular individual. … Read more

Coronavirus is ten times deadlier than the 2009 swine flu pandemic which killed 200,000, WHO reveals

Coronavirus is ten times deadlier than the 2009 swine flu pandemic and a vaccine will be needed to halt it, the World Health Organisation has said. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from Geneva the organisation was constantly learning about the bug sweeping the globe. The incredibly contagious infection has now killed … Read more