Public transport use in England has plunged as the country remains in the grip of a second lockdown – but traffic in the Capital has risen as people shun the Tube and commute in their cars, according to new data today. Tube travel was at just 23 per cent of normal demand yesterday, with bus … Read more
UK plc could return to pre-pandemic levels in SIX MONTHS after vaccine breakthrough, economists claim – despite Bank of England warning it would take until 2022 By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 10:54 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 10:54 GMT, 11 November 2020 Economists have raised hopes UK plc could return to … Read more
Italy imposes nationwide curfew and bans travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels soar Coronavirus cases in Italy have risen to record levels, topping 30,000 each day PM Giuseppe Conte announced series of measures to curb the virus yesterday Among the measures announced was a nationwide curfew from 9pm until 5am Authorities will also limit … Read more
Demand for rail travel fell to levels not seen since the mid-19th century with 400million fewer journeys after virus outbreak – with £184m made in ticket sales compared to £2.7billion in 2019 35 million journeys made in first quarter of 2020, compared to 439m in 2019 Revenue between April and June was £184m, compared to … Read more
Donald Trump’s doctors said Sunday he was given a steroid and put on oxygen as they treated him for COVID-19, but White House Physician Sean Conley said the president could be discharged from Walter Reed as early as Monday. Conley, a Navy Commander and physician to the president, revealed during a briefing Sunday that Trump … Read more
Could your boss be SPYING on you? Employers fearing a productivity dip as lockdown continues are turning to surveillance to ‘create an office atmosphere’ for home workers Dr Claudia Pagliari says managers have ‘ramped up’ tracking their employees Digital tracking on apps such as Slack and Microsoft Teams logs worker’s time Co-founder of tech startup is turning … Read more
Komodo dragons could be driven to extinction by global warming and the rising sea levels on the five Indonesian islands where they have lived for over a million years Komodo dragons are the largest species of lizard, growing up to 10 feet long They are classified as vulnerable with only around 4,000 left living in … Read more
– Sea levels are rising at unprecedented rates, accelerating in recent decades as ice has been melting increasingly fast from Greenland and Antarctica. They are set to rise at an increasing rate and will continue to do so beyond the year 2100 whatever level of emissions cuts are achieved. Sea levels are set to rise … Read more
There’s lithium in them thaar Cornish hills! ‘Globally significant’ levels of the mineral could spark new Poldark era of mining Mining firm says county holds some of world’s best quality reserves of the metal Reviving the area’s mining industry could create hundreds of jobs in the region As well as electric cars, lithium batteries are … Read more
Apple has unveiled a new version of the Apple Watch that is capable of reading the wearer’s blood oxygen levels via sensors on their wrist. The new feature works by measuring the color of blood flowing through the body to determine levels of oxygen in just 15 seconds, according to Apple. Blood oxygen levels are … Read more