Apple has patented a design for bone conduction headphones that send vibrations through a user's skull. The patent, filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, features concept drawings for headphones that strap around the back of the head. Bone conduction is the transfer of sound to the inner ear …...Read More

The Government will launch a new NHS Test and Trace public health campaign in a desperate bid to improve the lagging system after it emerged a third of contacts are still being missed. A TV advert that will air tonight will tell Britons that if they test positive for Covid-19, …...Read More

Advertisement A couple will tomorrow say a heartbroken goodbye to the dream home they spent £250,000 renovating after losing a seven-year battle to stop it being bulldozed to make way for HS2. Childhood sweethearts Anne and Ron Ryall said their seven bedroom farmhouse – estimated to be worth at least …...Read More

British-Japanese artist Rina Sawayama has accused the Mercury Prize of creating a form of 'borer control' because of stringent rules on who is eligible to enter. Rina, 29, who was born in Japan but has lived in London since she was a child, has expressed her heartbreak over not 'being …...Read More

Advertisement Britain today announced 14 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll — taking the official number of victims to 45,975. Department of Health chiefs have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which is often much higher because it takes into account lab-confirmed fatalities in all settings. The early …...Read More

Tens of thousands of Britons given Covid-19 may have wrongly been told they were free of the virus because of the tests the government uses, research suggests. Scientists analysed the accuracy of self-collected nasal swabs, like the ones used at drive-through test centres and sent out in the post across …...Read More

Botox injections don't just banish wrinkles — they could also help to treat depression, a study has suggested. Experts from the US and Germany mined a database of reported negative side-effects from medication usage, with a focus on patients who had Botox injections. They found patients who had Botox with …...Read More

Nicola Sturgeon today announced schools in Scotland will finally reopen from August 11 after almost five months of being shut. The First Minister said classrooms will reopen immediately after the summer break but local authorities will be given the option of a phased return for students. However, the Scottish Government's …...Read More

President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested delaying the November election until 'people can properly, securely and safely vote.' But Trump does not have the power to delay the election. That would take an act of Congress, which is highly unlikely to happen. Trump's pronouncement, however, came right after news the …...Read More

Prosecutors in Switzerland have launched criminal proceedings against Fifa President Gianni Infantino to investigate his dealings with Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber. Lauber last week offered to resign after a court concluded he covered up a meeting with Infantino and lied to supervisors while his office investigated corruption surrounding Football's …...Read More