What can I do to improve the efficiency of my home right now?

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a new £2billion Green Homes Grant to help homes across England become more energy efficient in his mini-budget on Wednesday. The scheme will allow homeowners and landlords to apply for a voucher that will fund at least two thirds of the cost of hiring tradespeople to upgrade the energy performance of … Read more

Retail sales improve from record lows in April but…

Britain’s retailers are still struggling through the coronavirus pandemic despite a much-needed boost in sales last month compared with the record lows in April – as lockdown turned thriving high streets into ghost towns. Sales volumes in May jumped 12 per cent compared with the previous month, although they were still down 13.1 per cent … Read more

Woman, 25, claims primer made from Nordic bark helped to dramatically improve her acne in just weeks

A woman who was left feeling ‘so insecure’ and ‘not pretty enough’ due to her severe acne has claimed a primer made from Nordic bark helped to clear her skin’s post-Accutane break outs. Daisy Welch, 25, who is an advertising executive from Milton Keynes, was left feeling ‘very isolated and worried that she wasn’t normal’ … Read more

Coronavirus: Remdesivir users 65% more likely to improve

Coronavirus patients in hospital may be 65 per cent more likely to see their condition improve if they are given the antiviral drug remdesivir, its manufacturer claims. Gilead Sciences, a California-based company that developed the drug in a bid to tackle Ebola, today reported the promising results for Covid-19 patients. After 11 days patients taking … Read more

Spanish tourism minister says UK must ‘improve’ its Covid record before Brits will be allowed in 

Costa BLOCKED-a! Spanish tourism minister dashes holiday dreams for thousands of Britons after saying UK government must ‘improve’ its Covid record BEFORE they will be allowed in Spain’s tourism minister Maria Reyes Maroto said UK must improve Covid-19 rate The prospect of Brits returning to Spanish beaches in next two weeks dashed  German and Nordic … Read more

Researchers harvest people’s mask selfies without consent to improve facial recognition software

Researchers are harvesting people’s protective mask selfies from Instagram without consent to try and use them to improve facial recognition software By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 Researchers have been harvesting selfies of people wearing protective masks from social platforms like Instagram in … Read more

Adopting a dominant pose can improve self-confidence in children and help them feel better at school

The power of posture: Adopting a dominant pose can improve self-confidence in children and help them feel better at school Researchers from Germany had 108 fourth graders assume different poses One group struck power poses, while the other adopted more shrinking ones In psychological tests, the kids who had power posed had more self-esteem The findings … Read more

Grant Shapps pledges £2bn to improve road and rail networks

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says building new hospitals in weeks during coronavirus crisis shows it should not take ’20 years to build a road’ as he pledges to ‘rapidly improve’ UK infrastructure Grant Shapps pointed to building of NHS Nightingale hospitals during crisis  He said if hospitals can be built quickly there is no reason … Read more

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps pledges £2bn to improve road and rail networks

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says building new hospitals in weeks during coronavirus crisis shows it should not take ’20 years to build a road’ as he pledges to ‘rapidly improve’ UK infrastructure Grant Shapps pointed to building of NHS Nightingale hospitals during crisis  He said if hospitals can be built quickly there is no reason … Read more

Arthritis drug may improve coronavirus patients – but experts warn effects are far from proven

An arthritis drug may better the conditions of severely ill coronavirus patients, a new small study suggests. Researchers found more that than 70 percent treated with anakinra, sold under the brand name Kineret, showed improvements in breathing and reduced signs of inflammation.  The team, from San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy, says its findings are … Read more