Retail giant John Lewis has moved a step closer in its plans to convert a large chunk of its famous Oxford Street store into offices – becoming the latest big name chain to edge away from the High Street. Nearly half of the firm’s flagship store on could be turned into office space as the … Read more
Killer dad Mick Philpott didn’t want to visit his son, 13, on his deathbed as the teenager battled injuries from the fire started by his father, which killed his five siblings. Revealing the harrowing detail for the first time in Channel 5’s 5 Mistakes That Caught A Killer, airing tonight at 10pm, retired Detective Superintendent Paul … Read more
Researchers create world’s whitest shade of white paint – and say it may slow global warming and slash utility bills because it reflects 95% of sunlight off surfaces and is cool to the touch Purdue University researchers have created the white paint with calcium carbonate – a chemical compound found in limestone, shells and chalk … Read more
Kate Bingham told the Financial Times less than half of the UK population will get a coronavirus vaccine if one is produced Hopes of ending the Covid-19 pandemic with a vaccine were dealt a blow today as a senior British health chief warned the first approved jabs may not work. Kate Bingham, head of the … Read more
‘Things have been heating up!’ Adele’s romance with ‘love interest’ Skepta is getting serious one year after they were first linked By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 14:20 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 14:39 GMT, 28 October 2020 They were spotted having a wild night out in east London last month. And according to … Read more
Coronavirus infections among American children make up 11 percent of all cases in the US, a new report finds. As of October 22, 792,188 youngsters have been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Only about 100,000 children had tested positive by the end of July, meaning nearly 90 percent of … Read more
A coronavirus lockdown row erupted today after Number 10‘s scientific advisers called for another national shutdown to curtail Britain’s Covid-19 resurgence. Independent experts questioned why the ‘incredibly harmful intervention’ was being considered when Britain successfully squashed its epidemic earlier in the year and the NHS is still nowhere near full capacity. Oxford University’s Professor Carl Heneghan … Read more
Aggressive species of shrimp smashes its way into rivals’ burrows using a club-like appendage that can strike at speeds of 50mph, study reveals University of Exeter researchers looked at how mantis shrimp fight over burrows They use these to sleep, mate, eat and avoid predators and are often fought over Study found the ‘smasher shrimp’ … Read more
West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels has boasted of his ‘f***ing superior skin tone’ in a racist attack on rival Ben Stokes. The Jamaican also taunted 2019’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year by saying: ‘Give me 14 days with your wife turn har [sic] into Jamaican in 14 seconds mate.’ The shocking outburst came after the England … Read more
‘The writing is on the wall for aviation’: IATA warns that airlines are unable to cut costs deep enough to save jobs, with 51million at risk and £1.4TRILLION in global economic activity threatened IATA’s Alexandre de Juniac said action is needed to avoid economic catastrophe He urged governments to rapidly ramp up systematic testing to … Read more