A horse was airlifted by the Swiss Air Force as part of an unusual science experiment on Friday. The heavy cargo was hoisted from the ground by a military helicopter as part of a test to work out whether injured animals can be evacuated and transported to vets quickly. The Swiss military also carried out a … Read more
Britons may NEVER go to work with a cough again because Covid has made it ‘socially unacceptable’, top scientific adviser predicts Professor Dame Angela McLean told Science and Technology Select Committee She said it would be ‘powerful’ if going in sick became ‘socially unacceptable’ Boris Johnson is not expected to give a firm date for … Read more
Rishi Sunak ‘fears scientific advisors are ‘moving the goalposts’ on when lockdown can end but tells allies he hopes ‘fat lady sings’ moment when restrictions are banished for good is close’ Chancellor is eager to ease restrictions as soon as possible to kickstart recovery He is said to be anxious that nation’s top scientists are … Read more
Top scientific advisers rake in £400k: Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance are earning a fortune during Covid-19 pandemic and have appeared on the list of best-paid civil servants for the first time Professor Chris Whitty is paid between £205,000 and £210,000, it was revealed Meanwhile the chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance is on up … Read more
Don’t be in any doubt – the development of a highly effective vaccine for Covid-19 in less than a year is an extraordinary scientific achievement, perhaps the greatest of my lifetime. I’d put it on a par with Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin in 1928. It really is that transformative. And that’s because the implications … Read more
Welsh pubs and breweries have today demanded to see ‘scientific evidence’ that coronavirus is being spread in pubs and restaurants. Beleaguered landlords are facing yet another blow as Wales is plunged into lockdown again, just weeks after restrictions were lifted. But now bosses have issued rallying cry and want the Welsh government to provide ‘proof’ … Read more
Driving into work at 7.30 on Monday morning along the M4, I was delighted to find myself stuck in a traffic jam. After the preternaturally quiet motorways and half-empty rail carriages of recent months, gridlock felt like welcome normality. Nobody loves commuting, but for a brief moment it seemed the rush hour and the bustling, … Read more
‘Stop panicking and scrap the rule of six’: Experts warn Boris Johnson’s ‘disturbing decision’ to limit gatherings ‘with no scientific evidence’ could have ‘major social consequences’ Rule of six shows ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of Covid Britain, experts say Oxford’s Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine experts criticise new legislation Another 3,330 cases of coronavirus were recorded in the … Read more
Covid-19 survivors shouldn’t have to self-isolate if they develop symptoms of the disease because they aren’t likely to be infectious, government scientific advisers suggest Sage studied evidence which found it’s likely survivors can’t be infected again But admitted it is unclear how long this coronavirus ‘immunity’ would last for Experts dismissed idea of immunity passports, … Read more
Serious public disorder in the coming months could ‘overwhelm all attempts’ to control coronavirus and ‘catastrophically’ undermine recovery plans, scientific advisers have warned. The current ‘volatile and highly complex situation’ means the UK will face ‘grave challenges’ in maintaining public order, according to a paper considered by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) in … Read more