Coronavirus: Passengers from Italy not checked at UK airports

Passengers arriving from coronavirus-ridden regions of northern Italy said there were no checks on landing in the UK as British Airways, Ryanair and EasyJet are still flying passengers to and from the quarantined regions. Vast swathes of northern Italy are under a strict lockdown as the government tries to battle the rapid spread of the deadly … Read more

Angered mothers slam Amazon for selling “Let’s Make Down Syndrome Extinct” t-shirt 

Eugenics is the belief that society can be improved by encouraging selective breeding. Before the atrocities of Nazi Germany, eugenics – the system of measuring human traits, seeking out the desirable ones and cutting out the undesirable ones – was once practiced the world over.  In the decades following the 1859 publication of Charles Darwin’s … Read more

Prototype contact lenses allow colourblind people to tell green from red

Prototype contact lenses that allow colourblind people to tell green from red without needing a pair of ‘bulky sunglasses’ are being developed The technology involves an ultra-thin material that changes the colour of light The team developed a way to ‘print’ the new material on to a curved surface  It is not commercially available yet … Read more

Geri Horner and daughter Bluebell arrive at the Commonwealth Service

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are preparing to walk away from the monarchy as Megxit officially begins on March 31. Here is a timeline of the crisis so far in 2020: – January 7: Harry and Meghan return to the UK and visit Canada House in London to thank the country’s high commissioner for … Read more

Tattoo artist, 26, who frequently appeared ‘drunk’, is diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome

A woman has been diagnosed with a condition that causes her food to turn into alcohol, after her concerned mother noticed that her daughter frequently appeared ‘drunk’. Brooke Kelsch, 47, from Salt Lake City, Utah, first noticed her daughter Alyssa, 26,  had ‘fruity breath’, glossed over eyes, would break into fits of laughter and had slurred … Read more

Italian PM makes impassioned plea for 16 million to obey quarantine

Alarming new pictures show coronavirus patients being treated in intensive care at a hospital in northern Italy, where 16million people are facing quarantine in a drastic new lockdown. The photos show patients surrounded by wires and tubes being treated by medics in full protective suits with gloves, goggles and face masks at the hospital in … Read more

US Navy is developing robot submarines controlled by Artificial Intelligence

US Navy is developing robot submarines controlled by Artificial Intelligence that could be given the ‘power to kill’ without any human input Very little information has been revealed about the AI system known as CLAWS It is thought it could be deployed on the new Orca class of robot submarines It would allow the subs … Read more

Wales confirms two more cases of the killer coronavirus as UK’s infection toll reaches 280 

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

George Osborne warns tight bank lending could crash the economy if Coronavirus causes firms to fail

George Osborne warns that banks could grind the economy to a halt by slashing lending if Coronavirus causes firms to fail as he urges Chancellor Rishi Sunak to ‘vaccinate’ businesses in Wednesday’s Budget Ex-politician raised spectre of banks refusing to lend money if firms start failing Thousands of ill workers and consumers could be forced … Read more

One man’s £8MILLION collection of almost 100 classic cars up for grabs

Think you’re struggling for garage space? One classic car collector is about to make room in his by selling a selection of his vehicles – almost 100 of them, in fact. Frenchman Marcel Petitjean, who is a former racing driver, is offering 96 prized motors that he’s amassed over the last 50 years to the highest … Read more