Pet owners test out a TikTok loyalty challenge on their dogs

Who does your dog love more? Pet owners run in opposite directions to test their pooch’s loyalty in hilarious TikTok trend Pet owners from across the globe have been challenging the loyalty of their dogs  Megan Maxheimer and her husband challenge their dogs in the TikTok test  The couple run in opposite directions to see … Read more

Kevin Bacon calls quarantine with wife of 32 years Kyra Sedgwick ‘a test for our marriage’

Quarantine was not easy for couples, even ones who have been married for over 30 years. Kevin Bacon, 62, revealed that being on lockdown at home with his wife Kyra Sedgwick, 55, was a ‘test for our marriage’ during an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The couple, who have been married since … Read more

Government-listed Covid test supplier slammed for `appalling´ service

Dozens of complaints have been made against a Covid-19 test supplier after quarantined travellers were left waiting several days for a kit to arrive. East Yorkshire-based Latus Health has been accused of providing an ‘appalling’ service, with customers claiming they received their £175 coronavirus tests late – potentially delaying their exit from quarantine. The healthcare … Read more

More than HALF of people who test positive for Covid have no symptoms

More than HALF of people who test positive for Covid have no symptoms – but fatigue is still most common sign, official data shows Office for National Statistics found 53 per cent suffered no symptoms Fatigue, headache and cough were the most common warning signs, they said NHS only lists a temperature, cough and loss … Read more

Now ALL drinkers and diners must give Test and Trace details

Now ALL drinkers and diners must give Test and Trace details: Rules around visiting hospitality venues will be tightened so everyone must provide contact information… not just one person from each group  Everyone who visits a pub will have to provide details to test & trace scheme  Hospitality venues first ordered to start collecting customer … Read more

Portable test can diagnose COVID-19 in just 15 minutes and determine if it is a variant in 3 hours

Scientists say they have created a new, portable test that can detect coronavirus in just minutes and even identify if it is a highly infectious variant. Developed by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, in La Jolla, California, the test is called NIRVANA (nanopore sequencing of isothermal rapid viral amplification for near real-time analysis). The … Read more

Covid-19 UK: Minister admits £37billion Test and Trace is ‘not perfect’

No10 today leapt to the defence of Test and Trace after another study poked holes in the flawed £37billion system.   Apprenticeships and Skills minister Gillian Keegan admitted the programme was ‘not perfect’ and relied on people ‘doing the right thing’. But she dismissed criticisms of the contact-tracing regime, arguing it was ‘certainly a very effective system’ … Read more

Covid-19 UK: Minister admits £37billion Test and Trace is ‘not perfect’

No10 today leapt to the defence of Test and Trace after another study poked holes in the flawed £37billion system.   Apprenticeships and Skills minister Gillian Keegan admitted the programme was ‘not perfect’ and relied on people ‘doing the right thing’. But she dismissed criticisms of the contact-tracing regime, arguing it was ‘certainly a very effective system’ … Read more

Just one in five with symptoms ask for screening: More fears over effectiveness of test and trace

Just one in five with Covid symptoms ask for a test and more than half fail to self-isolate, study suggests Only 52% could identify coronavirus symptoms of cough, fever and loss of smell   Scientists found 18% of those with symptoms had requested a test   Only 43% of people with symptoms followed full self-isolation guidelines   By … Read more

Just Eat to test fully compostable SEAWEED food boxes to tackle plastic pollution

Talk about kelping the environment! Just Eat is testing compostable SEAWEED food boxes in drive to tackle plastic pollution in the takeaway sector Just Eat is testing Notpla’s seaweed-coated boxes with 11 restaurant partners The trial will last 3 weeks, during which Just Eat predicts as many as 30,000 plastic boxes will be prevented from … Read more