France building military field hospitals as world intensifies battle against coronavirus

France is building military field hospitals as the world intensifies its battle against coronavirus with deaths hitting 13,274 and cases soaring above 300,000. Soldiers were pictured setting up medical centres in Mulhouse, which along with Alsace, is France’s worst-hit region. Shoppers in Dubai are now greeted with ‘stay safe’ markings in supermarkets to encourage social distancing … Read more

Hackers are building fraudulent coronavirus maps that infect computers

Hackers are using the world’s fear of coronavirus against them. Security experts found fraudulent websites are using maps tracking the outbreak to infect people’s computers and steal personal information. The malicious software being used  is known as AZORult, which was first discovered in 2016 and currently sold in Russian forums with the sole purpose of … Read more

Photos show can-do Victorians at work 140 years ago building London’s water network

The hard-working Victorians who first built the reservoirs, pipes and sewers that have kept the rapidly-growing population of London watered and clean ever since the end of the 19th century are revealed in a collection of newly-restored photographs. Impeccably-dressed men are seen wearing full suits as they stand on muddy construction sites and oversee building work … Read more

Former sailor spends 900 hours building a matchstick Mayflower

Former sailor spends 900 hours building a matchstick Mayflower as his wife praises the 70,000-piece vessel for keeping him out of the pub David Reynolds, 61, used 70,000 matches to create his Mayflower ship replica  The 4ft high and 5ft long model has tiny anchors and rigging blocks along side The creation weighs nearly 16lb and took … Read more