British Airways owners say airline could resume flying at 50 per cent capacity in July

British Airways could resume flights at 50 per cent capacity as early as July, it has today been revealed. But bosses of the airline’s parent company, International Airline Group (IAG), have also warned it could take up to three years for passenger numbers to recover to pre-pandemic levels. BA grounded all of its flights from … Read more

Owners who tug on their dog’s leash risk injuring the animal’s neck, research finds

Owners who tug on their dog’s leash risk injuring the animal’s neck – and it can lead to breathing difficulties, research finds Even the lightest tug on a lead said to exert force similar to that of a a tourniquet When a dog on a lead suddenly lunges, the force could even be six times greater … Read more

Paul Gascoigne joins friends in garden shed pub before the owner’s wife smashes it up

Paul Gascoigne joins friends in garden shed pub before the owner’s wife smashes it up because party-goers kept her up all night Paul Salmon built the makeshift pub in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, last year  Gascoigne seen visiting the shed, with agent saying it was before lockdown  Salmon’s wife smashed the pub apart and slammed drinkers for … Read more

Nintendo warns Switch owners to turn on two-factor authentication after wave of unauthorized logins

Nintendo warns Switch owners to turn on two-factor authentication after a wave of unauthorized logins Users report their Nintendo accounts have been accessed by a third party Nintendo said is aware of the issue and investigating To help secure accounts, it recommends turning on two-factor authentication   By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:54 BST, 21 April … Read more

2B phone owners won’t be able to use Google-Apple contact-tracing app

Up to two billion smartphone users around the world won’t be able to use the coronavirus contact tracing app currently being developed by Apple and Google. Hundreds of millions of older smartphones still in active use don’t have the required software and Bluetooth to run the new app, which could be released next month.   The … Read more

Contact-tracing app will only fully stop coronavirus if 80 PER CENT of smartphone owners use it

An NHS contact-tracing app would only completely stop the spread of coronavirus if 80 per cent of current smartphone owners use it, researchers have warned. The team from the University of Oxford simulated how COVID-19 might spread in order to support the development of contact-tracing apps across Europe. However, a previous survey of potential contact-tracing … Read more

Contact-tracing app will only be good against coronavirus if 80 PER CENT of smartphone owners use it

An NHS contact-tracing app would only completely stop the spread of coronavirus if 80 per cent of current smartphone owners use it, researchers have warned. The team from the University of Oxford simulated how COVID-19 might spread in order to support the development of contact-tracing apps across Europe. However, a previous survey of potential contact-tracing … Read more

Elon Musk confirms Tesla in-cabin camera is meant to help owners monitor robo-taxis from afar

Elon Musk confirms Tesla Model 3’s in-cabin camera will be used to help owners monitor robo-taxis from afar Elon Musk confirmed one use for the Model 3’s mysterious in-cabin camera In a tweet, Musk said it could be used to monitor robo-taxi vandalism The tweet followed a video that showed what the camera sees for … Read more

Vet’s plea to pet owners to take a ‘common sense approach’ during coronavirus crisis

A vet has urged pet owners to take a ‘common sense approach’ with their four-legged friends during the coronavirus crisis.    Two research projects are underway at the University of Adelaide to determine whether pets can experience a biological transmission of the virus after several dogs and cats outside of Australia tested positive to COVID-19.  But … Read more

Cornish locals report up to 650 second home owners and Airbnb tourists amid fears of Easter influx 

Hundreds of holiday lets and second home owners who have arrived in Cornwall ahead of the Easter weekend have been reported to the council. Locals have highlighted some 650 cases of people ignoring the government’s lockdown orders in the past five days alone, according to The Times. Since the nationwide measures to limit the spread … Read more