Britons have urged people to delete the popular Houseparty app after claiming hackers used it to access their Spotify and Netflix accounts. Angry users of the social video platform took to Twitter to complain their accounts had been compromised. One person wrote: ‘Everyone delete your Houseparty account as they have hacked my Spotify and Netflix … Read more
Ex-Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption blasts ‘collective hysteria’ over coronavirus in astonishing rant attacking the decision to put the public into ‘house imprisonment’ while ‘wrecking our economy for an indefinite period’ Lord Sumption, who was a judge from 2012 – 2018 gave an interview to the BBC He said politicians had not though about ‘whether … Read more
Council bailiffs are still chasing people for council tax payments even after Government brought in coronavirus social distancing rules Enforcement officers had still been hounding homes until at least last Tuesday Self-employed ‘repo men’ may have been working after this with no restrictions Civil Enforcement Association warned officers to wear rubber gloves for visits It … Read more
Government tells schools to stay open through the Easer holidays to look after children of key workers who will still be needed to help Britain’s battle against coronavirus Government closed all of the schools in Britain to most children from March 20 Only pupils still attending school are vulnerable children or those of key workers … Read more
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist from Stanford University has claimed the coronavirus epidemics devastating Italy and New York are finally slowing down. Professor Michael Levitt, who accurately predicted how many cases and deaths would be predicted in China, said Italy and New York are now ‘on the mend’. They are two of the worst-hit places in … Read more
The Italian chain was co-founded by chef and Antonio Carluccio (pictured) who died in November last year aged 80 Carluccio’s today announced it had gone into administration amid the coronavirus lockdown as rent-to-own giant Brighthouse also collapsed in the latest turmoil to hit the high street. The London-based Italian food chain confirmed the future of … Read more
Prince Charles is set to pay £2million every year in security costs for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle while they live in the US, according to a royal source. The royal couple’s security bill could cost anywhere up to £4million, and Prince Charles is expected to pay a ‘private contribution’ toward the bill. A royal … Read more
As well as reducing the risk of coronavirus spreading social distancing could make people’s symptoms milder if they do get the illness, scientists say. It can do this by reducing a patient’s viral load – the number of particles of the virus they are first infected with. Having a high viral load gives an infection … Read more
Air pollution in India has plummeted to its lowest levels amid the coronavirus lockdown, in stark contrast to record high levels last year. People in Delhi, the country’s capital, awoke to clear blue skies at the weekend, a matter of days into the nationwide lockdown owing to Covid-19. The Air Quality Index (AQI) indicated levels … 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