Woman, 76, gets her voice back after scientists used Tipping Point appearance to reconstruct voice

Woman, 76, gets her voice back after scientists used her appearance on TV game show as a guide to how she speaks Helen Whitelaw appeared on ITV’s Tipping Point in 2019, winning almost £3,000 Year later, she was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, affecting her speech But engineers have now used show footage to capture … Read more

Climate change has weakened the Gulf Stream System ‘close to tipping point’

Climate change has weakened the ocean current which drives the Gulf Stream to its lowest ebb for more than 1,000 years. Known formally as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), it is the driving force which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up to the UK.  It is a complex system that is responsible … Read more

Ben Shephard returns to GMB after two months away filming Tipping Point

Ben Shephard returns to Good Morning Britain after two months away as filming ends on 165 episodes of Tipping Point with 660 contestants By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 09:49 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 09:49 BST, 8 October 2020 Ben Shephard returned to Good Morning Britain after spending two months away to film … Read more

Hancock warns Britain is at a ‘tipping point’ in coronavirus fight and cannot rule out new lockdown

Matt Hancock warned today that Britain was at a ‘tipping point’ in its battle against a second devastating wave of coronavirus – and refused to rule out Londoners being told to work from home again. The health secretary also warned that a second total UK lockdown was a possibility as ministers brought in fines of … Read more

Britain suffers 771 more Covid-19 cases amid warnings the infection rate could be at ‘tipping point’

Britain has suffered 771 more coronavirus cases and another 74 deaths amid warnings the infection rate could be at a ‘tipping point’. The infections figure – which is four more than last week – brings the total number of cases in Britain to a staggering 303,952. Public Health Wales said two people have died after testing positive … Read more

Stanford researchers under investigation for ‘tipping the scale’ on antibody studies

Researchers at Stanford University are being accused of ‘tipping the scale’ on their antibody study and implying coronavirus is more widespread – but less fatal – than previously thought. Last month, their analysis found that between 2.5 and 5.2 percent of Santa Clara County residents tested positive for antibodies. That meant the number of infected … Read more

Tipping Point: Ben Shephard scolds Shirley Ballas over failed NHS question | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Despite the obviousness of the question, none of the three contestants buzzed in to give an answer. As the buzzer sounded signifying the end of the round Ben was astounded nobody got the answer correct. Shirley began questioning: “The National Health Service?” To which Ben reprimanded her, saying: “Well you’re too late now Shirley!”

Tipping Point contestant left emotional after historic £20,000 win on ITV show | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Counters over the line equate to how much money is in the player’s individual prize pot and the contestant with the least amount in each round is eliminated.  Each normal counter is worth £50 but there are also a number of special counters in the machine which can win even better prizes.  One such counter … Read more

Tipping Point: Ben Shephard’s ‘tired’ appearance leaves ITV viewers concerned | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Steve got off to a flying start on today’s Tipping Point by adding £1,000 to his pot with just two counters.  But it wasn’t long before Kay caught him up and added the same amount of money to her own pot. Andrea answered two out of three questions correctly but the Tipping Point machine refused … Read more