It’s become a household name in the lockdown for connecting families and friends over video, hosting Cabinet meetings and even online gym classes. Now, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that a British software executive is among the bosses at American video-conferencing company Zoom who have made a fortune from the lockdown. Jonathan Chadwick has … Read more
As lockdown in Wuhan is finally lifted, a 32-year-old British expat who has been working in the city for several years sends this vivid despatch on the realities of freedom. At midnight on Tuesday, I was woken up by whoops and cheers of ‘Come on Wuhan’ as my neighbours in this city of 11 million … Read more
Coronavirus is killing one Briton every two minutes – and Birmingham is the epicentre of the UK’s crisis, figures show. The darkest day of the UK’s outbreak yesterday saw a further 786 deaths reported, bringing the total to 6,159. However, the outbreak seems to be slowing, with the lowest number of new cases diagnosed yesterday. … 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
Two American troops and one from Britain were killed, and about a dozen people were wounded when 15 small rockets hit Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday, said U.S. officials. The number of U.S. troops injured has not been confirmed. The officials said it was too early to assign blame, but any … Read more
‘Like having a paramedic in your pocket’: British patient, 73, becomes first in the world to get pocket-watch sized heart implant that communicates with doctors on their smartphone By Joseph Laws For Mailonline Published: 17:02 GMT, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 19:58 GMT, 28 February 2020 A heart failure patient has become the first person … Read more