What are they teaching British youngsters in schools? Apparently, not UK geography. That is, if the results of a recent survey are anything to go by. It concludes that young Britons – aka Generation Z - need to reconnect with their nation after finding that they didn't know the answers …...Read More
Over three-quarters of 16 to 24-year-olds don't know the county where Shakespeare was born
Coroner was wrong to narrow scope of Novichok victim's inquest, say judges
Judges have ruled that a coroner wrongly narrowed the scope of an inquest into the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in hospital in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018 after handling a perfume bottle containing a chemical poison. Judges heard that the …...Read More
Girl, 14, raped by coronavirus patient at Delhi quarantine centre
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly been raped by a coronavirus patient in a bathroom in India's largest quarantine centre while his friend stood guard. Both men and the girl had all tested positive for coronavirus, exhibiting mild symptoms, and were in quarantine at India's largest Covid-19 centre, in Delhi. The …...Read More
FEMAIL reveals the stunning homes for sale that include gyms
Advertisement With gyms across the UK set to reopen their doors tomorrow, many will be desperate to get back on the treadmill or attend a class. But for those among us who are more cautious about returning to their leisure centres amid the Covid-19 pandemic, home workouts are likely to …...Read More
Imperial College vaccine's second round trials on 200 humans
One of Britain's leading candidates for a coronavirus vaccine, made by Imperial College London, is set to move into its second phase of trials. In its next round of testing the jab will be given to 200 human volunteers after it proved safe on a group of 92 people. The …...Read More
Coronavirus US: 'Normality may be possible AFTER vaccine'
The nation's top infectious disease expert says that life may return to normal in 2021, as long as there is a coronavirus vaccine. Dr Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN's David Axelrod that he's very hopeful about having million of doses of …...Read More
Mother reunited with baby after he was stolen and sold in China
A Chinese couple has been reunited with their newborn son after he was abducted from her mother's hospital ward and sold to another family 800 miles away. Police footage shows the mother breaking down in tears when she met her baby six days after he was stolen from her bedside …...Read More
Inside Madonna's $6m 18th-century Lisbon mansion
Advertisement She was said to be leaving the lavish property last year after she admitted that she was 'alone' and 'bored'. Yet it appears as though Madonna is still living at her 18th-century £6 million palace in Lisbon, Portugal. The pop legend, 61, has been giving fans a glimpse of …...Read More
Fans enjoy rabbit's 'soothing' chewing sound in ASMR video
A pet rabbit in China has become an internet sensation after hundreds of thousands of web users tuned in to listen to the animal's 'soothing' munching sound. The four-year-old female angora rabbit, nicknamed 'Big Bear', is seen in trending footage dressed in different outfits while chomping on fruit and vegetables. …...Read More
NASA to study light from newborn stars with giant balloon
NASA unveiled its plans to launch a gigantic balloon attached to a telescope for examining stars and gases in the cosmos. The project, called ASTHROS, short for Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths, will use a football field-sized balloon to hoist a telescope into the stratosphere …...Read More
