Slow-motion VAR replays during football matches do not impact a referee’s decisions by making incidents appear more intentional, a new report claims. UK psychologists say slow motion actually helps referees to better distinguish yellow card and red card incidents during football matches. The controversial VAR, or ‘video assistant referee’ system had been a constant talking … Read more
Professor Lucy Yardley, from the University of Bristol, sounded the alarm today, saying evidence shows ‘viral load’ plays a big role in how sick someone will become People exposed to a higher dose of coronavirus are more likely to fall critically ill, a scientist part of Number 10’s SAGE panel has warned. Professor Lucy Yardley, … Read more
I’m in the middle of a mortgage application but I’ve just found out that my employer is putting me on furlough. I’ll still get 80 per cent of my salary from the government but I’m not sure what this means for my application. Will this affect the lender’s decision? Will they still accept 100 per … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Savers with memories of the aftermath of the financial crisis might have felt a sense of déjà vu after the Bank of England’s emergency press conference on 11 March. But while an emergency base rate cut of half a percentage point, followed by another one eight days later which took the bank rate to its … Read more