AN ON-THE-SPOT Covid test which delivers a result in 90 minutes could transform diagnosis in NHS hospitals this winter, experts say. A study published last night revealed the CovidNudge test – a machine the size of a shoebox – does not deliver any ‘false positive’ results, meaning all those who …...Read More
The 90-minute coronavirus test that's 94% accurate
FBI Director Warns of Russian Interference, White Supremacist Violence
WASHINGTON — Christopher A. Wray, the director of the F.B.I., warned a House committee on Thursday that Russia is actively pursuing a disinformation campaign against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and expressed alarm about violent extremist groups. “Racially motivated violent extremism,” mostly from white supremacists, has made up …...Read More
Top Justice Dept. Official Embraces Use of Sedition Charges for Protest Violence
WASHINGTON — A top Justice Department official on Thursday supported a suggestion by Attorney General William P. Barr to consider bringing sedition charges for violent crimes committed during nationwide protests this summer. The deputy attorney general, Jeffrey A. Rosen, said in an email to federal prosecutors that they should consider …...Read More
JEREMY HUNT: How CAN we spend more on maternity blunders than we pay doctors and nurses on wards?
Had someone told me last summer that more than 50,000 people could die this year from a new, killer virus I would have been sceptical to say the least. Understandably, much of the focus on the Government’s handling of an unexpected pandemic has been on examining how many of those …...Read More
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Mystery of the foreign tycoon and the Queen's grandchildren
The Queen's grandchildren Zara Phillips and her brother Peter have always relied on making their own money after their mother, the Princess Royal, expressed the hope that they would lead lives which would be as 'normal' as possible. But they have not always avoided pitfalls. Earlier this year, Peter was …...Read More
Biden and Trump hold dueling prime-time events tonight.
The general election began another phase tonight, with Joseph R. Biden Jr. holding a town hall and President Trump following with an outdoor rally — events that reflected the starkly different approach each man has taken to the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Biden’s town hall-style event on CNN, his biggest national …...Read More
Alex Scott is targeted by racist trolls over Sue Barker replacement A Question Of Sport suggestion
Alex Scott has been targeted by 'awful trolls' on social media after she was tipped to be in the running to replace Sue Barker on A Question Of Sport. The former England and Arsenal footballer, 35, was rumoured to have secured the gig on Wednesday after the after Sue, 64, …...Read More
Playing Politics With a Vaccine
According to a new survey by the Pew Research Center, Americans are now evenly divided over whether they would get a vaccine to prevent Covid-19, if it were available today. And just 21 percent said they would “definitely” get a coronavirus vaccine today, half the share who said that in …...Read More
V2 by Robert Harris is among this week's top thrillers
V2 by Robert Harris (Hutchinson £20, 320 pp) V2 by Robert Harris (Hutchinson £20, 320 pp) Once again the richly talented Harris returns to his favourite period of history — before, during and after World War II. This time he charts the launch of the German V2 vengeance rockets against …...Read More
US Pushes Large Arms Sale to Taiwan, Including Jet Missiles
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing the sale of seven large packages of weapons to Taiwan, including long-range missiles that would allow Taiwanese jets to hit distant Chinese targets in the event of a conflict, say officials familiar with the proposals. If approved by Congress, the packages, valued in …...Read More
