The landlord of a pub in Buckinghamshire is delivering free pints to residents who stay home during lockdown. Despite his pub The Watermead Inn being closed during what would have been one of the busiest times of the year, Kelvin Wong hasn’t let it stop him pulling pints and has been out filling people’s glasses […]
The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is out of intensive care and back on a hospital ward. A spokesperson for No10 said: “The Prime Minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery.” The statement added: “He is […]
A couple who fell in love while chatting online met for the first time just days before their wedding. Lisa Mrad had been speaking to Yusef Mrad for three months when she got down on her virtual knee and popped the big question. But Lisa, 36, didn’t meet her lover until she flew out to […]
The UK government has said it’s ‘too early’ to think about ending the coronavirus lockdown. Charing today’s briefing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: “We’re not done yet. We must keep going.” He then added: “While the early signs suggest they’re [social distancing measures] having the impact, it’s too early to say that conclusively.“ Foreign Secretary […]
Every week, there seems to be some kind of optical illusion that sweeps the internet, dividing friends and family over what the hell is going on. The latest is a floating wheelie bin. A photograph was posted on Reddit showing a grey waste bin seemingly hovering over a pavement. Now, while we all know bins […]
Things seem bleak right now, but there are signs that life will start to return to normal eventually. We just have to do our part, stay inside, and wait it out. The good news is that there are a few things to look forward to, such as the return of EGX in September. The UK’s […]
Being a patient in hospital with Covid-19 must be a pretty scary experience. When people who have contracted the disease are admitted, they aren’t allowed visitors to keep them at ease while they’re being treated. Doctors and nurses all have to wear full personal protective equipment (PPE) to keep them safe, which often means they […]
Police have warned people to stay at home this Easter weekend after officers in Greater Manchester had to shut down 660 parties. A total of 1,132 breaches of lockdown measures were reported across the county between Wednesday 25 March and Tuesday 7 April. Among these breaches, there were 494 house parties and 166 street parties. […]
A strange sea creature has been spotted off the coast of Australia. Take a look below: Known in some places as the ‘long, stringy, stingy thingy’, it is in fact a siphonophore which, though it appears to be one animal, is actually many thousands of smaller organisms. These are called zooids, where each organism in […]
Researchers have created a shocking simulation video that shows how coronavirus-infected droplets can spread across two supermarket aisles, in a bid to emphasise the importance of avoiding busy public indoor spaces: The scientists from Aalto University in Finland have shared their 3D model showing how aerosol particles carrying the coronavirus can remain in the air […]
