57% of employees say they travelled to the office in the past seven days

More than half of Britain’s working adults say they have travelled to the office in the past week, according to a new survey, as employees begin to make their way back to their desks in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. Figures from a Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey show 57 per cent of … Read more

How Covid-19 entered Britain through 79 countries: Where hospitalised NHS patients had travelled to

Covid-19 may have entered Britain through at least 79 countries and Croatia is not one of them, according to NHS statistics released today. Data given to SAGE – Number 10‘s scientific advisory panel – revealed 800 patients who were hospitalised between March and August had travelled abroad in the past fortnight.   It does not necessarily … Read more

Unique bird song that ‘went viral’ among sparrows travelled 2,000 miles in 20 years

The longest retweet: Scientists reveal how a bird song that ‘went viral’ among a species of sparrow in Canada spread 2,000 miles over the Rocky Mountains over 20 years Song has travelled from British Columbia to Alberta and Ontario in Canada It is thought the ‘catchy’ tweet has been passed on as females prefer the … Read more

Skeletons buried near Bamburgh Castle belonged to people who had travelled across the British isles

Britain was a fractious nation in the 7th Century AD, still looking for stability several centuries after the collapse of the Roman empire.  At this point, various kings ruled over different regions of land and many languages and religions dominated certain locales.  The exact date of the church is not known, but it is though … Read more