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German officials are trying to stop the Trump administration from luring German biopharmeceutical company CureVac to the US to get its experimental coronavirus vaccines exclusively for Americans. President Donald Trump has offered funds to lure the company CureVac to the US. The German government has made counter-offers to make the company stay, according to a … Read more
Children’s entertainment group The Wiggles have been slammed by a certified cyber safety expert for creating a TikTok account. The expert berated the band for potentially tempting underage children to a social media app, which is meant for users over the age of 13. The Wiggles have been completing trending TikTok dances, including Doja Cat’s Say So and … Read more
Beauty icon Charlotte Tilbury, 47, is creating an £22.3m west London mega-mansion with three dressing rooms and yoga studio after knocking two neighbouring homes together Beauty icon Charlotte Tilbury has lodged plans to create £18.5million mansion The make-up artist’s five-storey property will boast wine cellar and yoga studio Tilbury bought house in west London last … Read more
While the coronavirus spreads across the globe, hackers are taking advantage of the pandemic to steal data and make a profit. Cybersecurity experts reveal that since January more than 4,000 coronavirus-related domains have been registered and some 300 are deemed ‘malicious’ or ‘suspicious’. A new report, released by Check Point, found that domains about the … Read more
STUNNING video shows an owl passing through a cloud of tiny helium bubbles in ultra slow motion, revealing how birds stay aloft by creating small circular flows of air beneath their wings Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College outside London studied bird flight They filmed two owls and a hawk as they flew through small … Read more
Harrison Ford’s new film The Call of the Wild has split audiences over its decision to cast an ex-circus performer in the role of dog co-star Buck. The latest film adaptation of Jack London’s 1903 novel tracks the friendship that blossoms between the stolen dog and Ford’s character John Thornton. Rather than search for a … Read more
Priti Patel tried to force out her most senior civil servant after a row over her behaviour, it was claimed last night. Staff have allegedly accused the Home Secretary of bullying and belittling officials in meetings. They also complained she has made unreasonable demands and created an ‘atmosphere of fear’. Sir Philip Rutnam, the permanent … Read more
Emmanuel Macron vows to ‘win the battle’ against Muslims creating separate communities in France French President made the comments on a visit to a police station in Mulhouse The area is considered a security concern because of tensions linked to religion He lamented children taken out of school because of radical ideas linked to Islam … Read more
Italian winemakers give the landscape a fairy-tale glow by placing hundreds of flaming torches among their vines to protect them against the coldest May temperatures in decades Winemakers in South Tyrol have been placing anti-frost torches among the vines to save their grapes The torches – called smudge pots – can raise the temperature by … Read more