Sweden says it aims to test 100,000 people a week for coronavirus as number of new infections rises

The Swedish government is planning to carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests a week as the number of cases in the country continues to rise. There were 676 cases yesterday, bringing the total to 13,216 with 1,400 deaths, but there were no signs that the current softer stance towards curbing COVID-19 will be dropped.  Sweden is … Read more

Snapchat’s new ‘lens’ aims to encourage social distancing using an augmented reality circle

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

Got Paper? aims to help people to buy the right amount of bog roll

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

Chancellor’s audacious spending spree aims to ‘level up’ the country

Rishi Sunak has launched a £175billion productivity revolution to push through the Government’s agenda to ‘level up’ the economy. The Chancellor claimed to have received unprecedented backing from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for his huge increase in public investment over the next five years. Delivering his Budget, he said: ‘The OBR has … Read more

Moment armed robber aims sawn-off shotgun at police officer before opening fire

An armed robber who fired a sawn-off shotgun at a police officer who tried to arrest him has been jailed for life. Terrifying bodycam footage shows Derrick Fatunbi, 23, firing at police as they tried to enter his flat in Hackney, east London. Fatunbi – who carjacked a Range Rover on March 18 2018 – was … Read more

Pune: In a bid to increase ridership, PMPML aims to get more students use its buses

By: Express News Service | Pune | Published: February 18, 2020 4:28:28 am Under the campaign, the PMPML plans to install information boards about bus routes and concessions in schools and colleges in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. In a bid to increase its daily ridership, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) is planning to launch … Read more

Rolls Royce aims to have mini-nuclear reactors running by 2029

Rolls-Royce aims to have at least ten ‘mini nuclear reactors’ that it can transport on lorries running by 2029 in plan which could revitalise energy industry Construction at Hinkley Point C is expected to be £3billion over budget  Small modular reactors are portable enough to be transported on a lorry Proponents believe SMRs have better … Read more

‘Porridge and lentil soup’ diet aims to curb diabetes in Scotland

Doctors in Scotland to trial an 850-calorie ‘porridge and lentil soup’ diet to curb the nation’s spiralling diabetes epidemic A total of 15,980 new patients diagnosed in 2018 – including 205 under age of 30 The 850-calorie daily diet plan includes five portions of fruit and vegetables Participants will lose a stone a month and ‘diabetes … Read more

AVIVA UK LISTED EQUITY INCOME: Fund aims to deliver through thick and thin

AVIVA UK LISTED EQUITY INCOME: The fund that aims to deliver returns through thick and thin By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 23 November 2019 | Updated: 11:11 BST, 25 November 2019 Fund manager Chris Murphy has worked in the City for more than 30 years – running money both … Read more

British firm Cannaray aims to grow marijuana

A British company which has assembled a heavyweight board and is planning to grow marijuana in England is plotting a £100 million float that would make it the largest cannabis business on the London Stock Exchange. Cannaray will become the only London-listed UK grower of cannabis next summer if it secures its licence to cultivate … Read more