A leading Oxford professor has blasted the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner and says it was ‘completely out of step with almost all other European countries’. David Hunter condemned the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ attitude among ministers, while scientists have repeatedly pressed the ‘panic button’. When EU neighbours Spain, the Netherlands, France … Read more
Oxford University bosses slam their ‘ridiculous’ students after they ‘no-platformed’ former Home Secretary Amber Rudd – but admit they were powerless to stop them Students cancelled a speech last minute by former Home Secretary Amber Rudd The university’s vice-chancellor intervened to publicly criticise the protest stunt But denouncement of cancellation only published after Government pressure By … Read more
Two ports both married to nurses have died in an Oxford hospital from the coronavirus, bringing the NHS death toll to 21. It follows Matt Hancock’s earlier announcement that 19 NHS workers had died with Covid-19, the deadly illness caused by the novel Wuhan virus. Oxford University Hospitals said in a statement: ‘It is with … Read more
Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by September with an 80% likelihood it will work, says Oxford University expert leading research team Sarah Gilbert was ’80 per cent confident’ development would work by autumn Last month she said she was hopeful it could be developed by the end of 2020 But she confirmed optimistic scenario as … 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
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
The distance between Professor Scott McLennan’s desk at Oxford University and Mars is about 140 million miles, but it doesn’t stop him using his computer to direct Nasa’s latest spacecraft on the Red Planet’s surface. He is a member of a team that controls the car-sized vehicle, named Curiosity, as they try to discover if … Read more
Coronavirus hits Oxford University: Student tests positive for deadly bug after returning from overseas travel, confirms Public Health England The student is believed to have self-isolated as soon as they had symptoms Oxford University said there is a low risk to other staff and students there By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline Published: 07:57 GMT, 8 … Read more
Oxford Street is closed as 70 firefighters battle huge blaze at a souvenir shop Fire broke out on ground floor of a five-storey souvenir shop in Mayfair on Friday 70 firefighters and 10 engines from six boroughs were scrambled to tackle blaze Oxford Street was partially shut from Marble Arch to Oxford Circus stations By … Read more
No more nagging wives! Oxford English Dictionary has been redefining words like ‘rabid’ and ‘shrill’ because previous definitions were ‘too sexist’ The Oxford English Dictionary has been re-defining words like ‘nagging’ The huge project was sparked by a complaint from a Canadian anthropologist Around 500 dictionary definitions have been overhauled over the last few year … Read more