Britain today announced a record 1,610 new coronavirus deaths in the country’s deadliest day of the pandemic so far — but cases are down by a quarter as the third lockdown continues to drive down the infection rate. Today’s grisly death toll marks a sharp 30 per cent rise on the 1,243 announced last Tuesday and … Read more
The number of Brits getting vaccinated against Covid in the UK has fallen for the third day in a row, raising fears that the rollout has stalled over the weekend. Some 204,076 people in Britain were vaccinated yesterday, January 18, with the total slumping from 225,000 on Sunday, 277,000 on Saturday and a high of … Read more
Emotional moment couple aged 93 and 91 married for 70 years are reunited in care home after being separated for three months by Covid pandemic Roger Bulley, 93, was hospitalised in November after he fell and broke his hip His wife, Sadie, 91, was put in a care home while he was being treated She … Read more
Buying food from a supermarket, either in-store or online, often results in households dealing with a huge mountain of waste – including packaging that cannot be recycled. Now, an online sustainable grocer – Good Club – is hoping to help our fight with plastic and cardboard packaging through the launch of its zero-waste delivery service. … Read more
New AI app will allow banks to screen loan applicants’ face and voice to determine their ‘trustworthiness’ to decide whether to approve or deny a request DeepScore designed an app for loaners and insurers to assist with approvals The AI analyzes a person’s face and voice to determine if they are trustworthy It asks users … Read more
Ben Affleck’s trash was the talk of the town on Monday after news Affleck dumped a life-size poster of ex Ana de Armas following news of their breakup. Twitter went wild when pictures of a giant, smiling de Armas cut-out being shoved in the trash by two workers emerged just hours after word of the … Read more
Scientists need to start developing new Covid vaccines now to stop the coronavirus evolving to escape the immune system, an expert investigating new variants of the virus has warned. Professor Ravi Gupta, a Cambridge University microbiologist, fears there is a risk that mutations will ‘chip away’ at the efficacy of the current crop of vaccines … Read more
White man working in curry factory who was told he couldn’t understand recipes by his British Asian supervisor and should ‘go and work for an English company’ wins race discrimination claim Colin Sorby complained about the comments and wasn’t given anymore shifts Supervisor Azheem Akhtar believed only British Asians could cook Indian food He claimed … Read more
Groom weeps and apologises to his bride for not giving her a perfect wedding as ‘NO ONE shows up at their nuptials’ in China due to coronavirus restrictions Heartbreaking footage shows the groom bursting into tears in Hebei, China He felt guilty for failing to give his bride the wedding of her dreams, it is said … Read more
The amazing Nissan van that comes with a built-in OFFICE (and it even slides out so you can work in the fresh air) Nissan exhibited the concept at the 2021 Tokyo Auto Salon – one of the world’s biggest custom car shows A demo video shows how the office pod has room for a computer … Read more