Woman in her 20s fights for life in hospital after being shot in early hours in south east London Police received reports of gunshots heard in Consort Road, Peckham on Sunday A police investigation has been launched as the woman remains in hospital The victim, thought to be in her 20s, is said to have … Read more
Hair salons will open for up to 18 hours a day from Monday to clear the backlog of millions of ‘desperate’ clients. Customers have booked appointments in their droves with many salons fully booked until June. Hairdressers hailed the reopening, saying it will give ‘a confidence boost to the nation’ and provide vital income to … Read more
A mother who was distraught when eczema caused her baby’s skin to look as if it was ‘on fire’ for nine months has claimed how a £10.95 cream made the condition disappear within 48 hours. Gemma Gilbert, 35, from Wirral, Merseyside, gave birth to Ayla in August 2019 and within a few weeks noticed her … Read more
Scientists say they have created a new, portable test that can detect coronavirus in just minutes and even identify if it is a highly infectious variant. Developed by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, in La Jolla, California, the test is called NIRVANA (nanopore sequencing of isothermal rapid viral amplification for near real-time analysis). The … Read more
Currently, it takes over nine hours to fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo on a commercial airliner. However, by the end of the decade, that time could be reduced to just two and a half hours if the vision of Florida-based supersonic jet firm Aerion comes to fruition. This week it unveiled a ‘first glimpse’ … Read more
Mystery deepens over HUGE objects washing up on Australian beaches – as another massive item appears just hours after a 20,000 litre drum was pulled from the ocean in Sydney’s east Fears over massive drum that washed up on Newcastle Beach north of Sydney Fire crews closed beach for several hours, fearing drum contained harmful … Read more
What a wind up! Antique clockmaker spends hours resetting HUNDREDS of timepieces because clocks go forward tonight (so don’t YOU forget either!) British Summer Time starts at 1AM tomorrow, moving clocks an hour forward Dorset Antique Clocks face daunting task of changing hundreds of timepieces Their huge collection includes a 236-year-old table clock worth £55,000 By … Read more
Spy harder: GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark the launch of Alan Turing £50 note… but experts say it could take you SEVEN HOURS to solve the riddle Britain’s spy centre GCHQ devised a quiz to celebrate the new Turing £50 note The note itself contains coded references to the mathematician and his life The … Read more
Spy harder: GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark the launch of Alan Turing £50 note… but experts say it could take you SEVEN HOURS to solve the riddle Britain’s spy centre GCHQ devised a quiz to celebrate the new Turing £50 note The note itself contains coded references to the mathematician and his life The … Read more
We’ve all been told time and time again that eight hours is the optimal number for sleep, but one expert claims that there is no ‘magic number’ that suits all. Olivia Arezzolo, from Sydney, said while some people need eight or nine hours to function to their best, others can get by and be productive … Read more