Engineers in America create vibrating band to stop you touching your face

A bracelet that vibrates each time you touch your face could help stem the spread of the coronavirus. Designed by engineers in Seattle in the U.S., the £40 wristband buzzes gently when you go to scratch your nose, rub your eyes or wipe your lips. It is hoped this will not only stop you in … Read more

Coronavirus is now the leading cause of death in America, doctor says

Dr Maria Danilychev (pictured), who practices practices hospice/palliative medicine in San Diego, has published a chart showing how Covid-19 has risen to become the leading cause of death in the US at 1,970 deaths per day Coronavirus is now the leading cause of death in America killing more on average each day than cancer or … Read more

America was hit with COVID-19 from two continents, studies suggest

Most Americans with coronavirus are infected with a strain that came from Europe – but the strain that shut down Wuhan, China spread on the West Coast, recent research shows.  Coronavirus likely came to the US first from Europe, circulating unseen among New Yorkers for weeks before the state’s first case was diagnosed, and even … Read more

British cinema chain Cineworld set to become big in North America

British cinema chain Cineworld set to become top dog in North America as it makes move to buy Canada’s Cineplex for £1.6bn despite large debt pile Cineworld has unveiled plans to become the biggest chain in North America The deal to buy Cineplex is expected to add 165 cinemas and 1,700 screens Analyst describes deal as … Read more

Trump warns America to brace for a ‘lot of deaths’ in the coming week as US virus cases pass 300,000

President Donald Trump warned there will be many American deaths in the coming week in a somber start to his daily briefing on the coronavirus pandemic Saturday at the White House.  Trump predicted that the coming week would be one of the ‘toughest’ weeks the country could face due to the spreading disease.   Confirmed cases of … Read more

The rapid rise in US coronavirus cases: America has DOUBLE the number of infections as Spain

The US continues to outpace every other country in coronavirus cases as the pandemic spreads. There are more than 245,000 confirmed cases in America. That is twice as many as the country with the second-highest number of cases: Spain at 117,000. In just a matter of weeks, the US surpassed other countries once considered to … Read more

America is the first country in the world with more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a day

The US was the first country to report 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day on Wednesday as the death toll soared past 5,000.  With more than 216,000 infections across the country, America is now worse affected by COVID-19 than any other country in the world has been.  The virus shows no signs of slowing … Read more

Woman and five men in their 40s and 50s from South America are arrested for murder

Police probing a double murder in south London have arrested a woman and five men in their 40s and 50s. The victims – a man, 59, and a 56-year-old woman – were found with multiple stab wounds in a flat above an office In Dorset Road, Stockwell, at around 4pm yesterday. Despite the efforts of … Read more

Crewless Mayflower with AI captain to sail from Britain to America in September

Robot Mayflower with an AI captain and no crew is set to cross the Atlantic 400 years after its famous namesake The new Mayflower could be the first fully autonomous vessel to cross Atlantic AI Captain will pilot the ship on its voyage from Britain to the United States Hull designed in Gdansk, Poland, is … Read more

More than 100 people die of coronavirus in one day in America for the first time

The US coronavirus toll surpassed 500 on Monday as the total number of cases went past 41,000 and fifteen states went into various forms of lock-down.  The death toll from the virus in America is now 554, a sharp rise of more than 100 people in one day. Experts say the spike is yet to … Read more