Professor Neil Ferguson today admitted breaching the Covid-19 lockdown for secret trysts with his married lover was the 'wrong thing to do'. The shamed scientist, nicknamed 'Professor Lockdown' because his grim modelling convinced ministers to shut the UK down, said: 'I should have followed the rules and I regret that.' …...Read More
Neil Ferguson admits breaking lockdown to see his married lover was 'wrong thing to do'
WHO warns that millions more could die in a coronavirus second wave if pandemic picks ups again
Millions of people across the world could die if there is a second wave of coronavirus infections, the World Health Organisation warned on Friday. Dr Ranieri Guerra, an assistant director-general for strategic initiatives at the WHO, said the pandemic had so far spread as health officials had anticipated. Comparing COVID-19 …...Read More
Man is charged with murdering 'doting dad'
A 24-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 'doting dad' was stabbed to death on Father's Day. Reece Adamson, 30, was found with stab wounds to the neck after police were called to reports on Sunday night of a brawl in a Birmingham street. Officers found the father …...Read More
Scientists teach mice to smell an odour that doesn't exist
Scientists have taught mice to smell an odour that doesn't exist in order in a study to show how the brain identifies different scents. In experiments on mice, US neuroscientists generated an electrical signature that was perceived as an odour in the brain’s smell-processing centre, the olfactory bulb. Because the …...Read More
First orbital spaceflight from UK soil is a step closer after spaceport gets planning approval
The first orbital space flight from UK soil is a step closer after the first spaceport - Space Hub Sutherland - was given planning approval by the Highland Council. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) plans to build the £17.9 million satellite launch site on peatland on the Moine Peninsula near …...Read More
Sky presenter Jacquie Beltrao reveals 'much nastier' new breast cancer
Sky News sports presenter Jacquie Beltrao today revealed her breast cancer has returned in a 'much nastier' form nearly seven years after she was first diagnosed. The 55-year-old former Olympic gymnast said she found a 'tiny lump' during lockdown and went straight to doctors who diagnosed it as grade-three cancer. …...Read More
Protesters from Seattle's CHOP confront construction workers and lie down in front of bulldozers
Advertisement Protesters in Seattle's Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone confronted construction workers as they attempted to remove roadblocks on Friday morning. Employees from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) arrived around 6.00am with trucks and heavy machinery to haul away the concrete and wooden barriers. Video taken by Converge …...Read More
Sunderland head teacher suspended for saying some staff were 'sat at home doing nothing' in lockdown
Pauline Wood, from Grange Park in Sunderland, is under investigation for the comments she made on a BBC radio station A primary school head teacher has been suspended for claiming some staff were 'sat at home doing nothing during' lockdown. Pauline Wood, from Grange Park in Sunderland, is under investigation …...Read More
‘Through Art, I Hope That We Can Make One Tulsa’
With many Americans just now learning about the Tulsa Race Massacre, there have been many questions about how to best memorialize victims of the attack while celebrating the accomplishments of Black Wall Street. How can art reckon with this knowledge gap? QURAYSH ALI LANSANA It’s important to know that there …...Read More
British butterflies are at risk of being wiped out by farming as conservation measures fail
British butterflies are at risk of being wiped out by intensive farming as conservation measures are failing to protect some of the country's rarest species, a study found. Species under threat include Duke of Burgundy, the Dingy Skipper and the High Brown Fritillary, researchers have warned. Conservation efforts around the …...Read More
