Daily Covid infections fell by 29% last week to 20,360 with just one in 170 now sick with virus, according to Covid symptom tracker app King’s College London researchers estimate 20,360 Brits falling unwell daily, down from 28,645 a week prior Daily infections have plummeted 70 per cent since peak on New Year’s Day, when it … Read more
Fitness trackers and smart watches have never been more popular, but one personal trainer has warned you shouldn’t rely on them if you’re looking to get lean and stay healthy. Rachel Dillon, from Queensland, said she doesn’t wear a fitness tracker herself, because the popular devices can often hugely over-estimate how many calories you’ve actually … Read more
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects one in ten adults in the UK, causing bloating, diarrhoea, constipation and cramps. There is no one cause — which is why it’s notoriously difficult to treat — but triggers include overindulgence, an imbalance of gut bacteria, infections and stress. This may explain a possible recent spike in cases, given … Read more
A little girl from Texas was left confused this Christmas Eve when she called up the NORAD Santa Tracker and found herself talking to First Lady Melania Trump instead. Melania spent Christmas Eve answering calls from young Americans to NORAD, giving them updates as Saint Nick made his way toward the United States. In a … Read more
Melania Trump will keep up her annual tradition of calling into NORAD’s Santa tracker, marking the Christmas tradition for her last time as first lady. ‘First Lady Melania Trump, as is her tradition each year, will work with NORAD to track Santa with children around the country as he travels around the world delivering presents,’ … Read more
Santa has been spotted on NORAD’s tracker wearing a mask as he flies over Australia delivering presents to all the boys and girls who made it on the good list this year. Father Christmas set off from the North Pole and took to the skies early Christmas Eve with his sleigh laden full of gifts … Read more
Britain’s top tracker of big cats says that Britain has a population of leopards and pumas that is breeding and booming. Rhoda Watkins has spent more than 20 years investigating big cats using her specialist knowledge to monitor their behaviour. She has now gathered enough evidence to be certain of the presence of these animals … Read more
A 3D-printed ‘fake turtle egg’ with a GPS tracker inside – placed in sea turtle nests on the beach – has helped conservationists expose the rampant illegal trade in eggs. Despite an international agreement banning the trade of sea turtle eggs, the trade is still going on, and it can be difficult to trace and … Read more
Amazon has just joined the battle of the wearables. The firm unveiled a health and fitness tracker called Halo that pairs with an AI-powered companion app to provide insights into the user’s overall wellness. The wristband detects emotion by analyzing speech, monitors sleep through heart rate and tracks activity based on the intensity and duration … Read more
Apple and Android users have been left puzzled after a coronavirus tracking software quietly glided on to their mobile phones without consent. Despite no prior warning, a function called COVID-19 Exposure Logging has been installed to pave the way for a fully-fledged test and trace app. Users across the world have slammed the ‘sneaky’ and ‘Orwellian’ … Read more