Ex-Team Sky medic Richard Freeman deliberately destroyed laptop amid probe into doping in cycling

Doctor Richard Freeman intentionally destroyed a laptop which could have contained crucial evidence by using a hammer or screwdriver before handing it over to forensic experts, a tribunal has heard. On a bombshell day at the reconvened hearing into the former Team Sky and British Cycling medic, Freeman also sensationally …...Read More

Another aide is infected at the White House workers in hazmat suits get to cleaning

Melania Trump outlined the ways she's keeping the staff who man the White House residence safe as she and President Donald Trump battle COVID while Ivanka Trump joined the ranks of officials working from home after the number of aides testing positive for the coronavirus has grown. President Trump, still …...Read More

Supreme Court Hears Case of Muslims on No-Fly List

When he tried to get on a flight in Atlanta in October 2010, he was turned away. Two F.B.I. agents drove him to a bus station, and it took him about 24 hours to get home. Mr. Tanvir quit his job. On three occasions, he bought plane tickets to visit …...Read More

Coronavirus Scotland: Deaths occur in two care homes with 82 cases

A pair of Scottish care homes have seen major Covid outbreaks, causing multiple deaths and 82 positive tests. Investigations are underway at Redmill Care Home in West Lothian and Milford House in Edinburgh, health bosses confirmed. It is not known how many people died, but NHS Lothian chiefs confirmed it …...Read More

Killer hippo drags child to his death in Lake Victoria

A hippopotamus was caught on camera dragging a child to his death in Lake Victoria as screaming crowds desperately pelted the animal with rocks. The little boy had been playing by the shore in Mbita, Kenya, as adults washed clothes nearby. Footage shows the child submerged in the murky water …...Read More

White House Ignores Local Mandates, Giving Virus a New Hold in D.C.

WASHINGTON — In recent months, as coronavirus cases rose around the country, the nation’s capital and most of its surrounding suburbs managed to bring infection rates down, through strict preventive laws and a largely compliant population. But the recent outbreak at the White House and on Capitol Hill underscored how …...Read More

Scientists genetically modify cows to have gray patches in a bid to save them from climate change

Scientists are genetically modifying dairy cows in a bid to save them from climate change. A team from New Zealand is using CRISPR genome editing to create cows with gray patches instead of black, which would decrease the amount of heat the animal absorbs while in pasture. The gene mutation …...Read More

Thirteen workers at Diageo's Glasgow packaging plant test positive for coronavirus

Thirteen workers at a Glasgow packaging plant for drinks company Diageo have tested positive for coronavirus. Diageo, has confirmed 13 workers have contracted Covid-19 at its packaging plant in Shieldhall, Glasgow, responsible for brands including Johnnie Walker and Bells scotch. The drinks giant, which also counts Smirnoff, Bailey's and Guinness …...Read More

Coronavirus: Anti-lockdown petition calling for herd immunity reaches 30,000 signatures

Scientists from the world's top universities have penned an open letter calling for the UK and US to build herd immunity to Covid-19 by letting it spread in young people. The anti-lockdown petition, signed by almost 30,000 people, warns that tough social distancing rules are having 'damaging physical and mental …...Read More

Cineworld staff 'were asked to buy leftover Pick n Mix stock before being told of job losses

Cineworld attempted to flog leftover Pick N Mix stock to staff before they learned about the chain's plan to mothball its 127 UK theatres, an employee has claimed. The Cineworld employee says were offered to buy the excess sweets, which the cinema chain worried it would not sell between now …...Read More