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Fury at Sadiq Khan grows as workers are forced onto packed Tubes on 3rd day of coronavirus lockdown

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Commuters vented their fury at Sadiq Khan again today as the Tube was packed with people on day three of Britain’s historic lockdown.   The Mayor of London has sparked fury and defied the Prime Minister by cutting Tube services, blaming staff sickness at Transport for London, being accused of ‘risking lives’. More shocking pictures of … Read more

Investors’ faith grows amid coronavirus crisis as FTSE rises again

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Investors’ faith grows amid global coronavirus crisis as FTSE 100 opens up 2% by 108 to 5,555 points after record day of trading on back of US Federal Reserve’s mammoth stimulus FTSE 100 rises 108 points or 2 per cent to 5,555 points in early trading today  Traders now have rare semblance of optimism after … Read more

Pressure grows on Britain’s fuel retailers to cut petrol and diesel prices

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Pressure grows on Britain’s fuel retailers to cut petrol and diesel prices as collapse in global oil price amid coronavirus demand slump should mean 10p off a litre at the pumps The price of oil has collapsed dramatically from beginning of March to last week  This should mean significant reduction in fuel cost according to … Read more

Pressure grows on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to shut down classrooms for a month

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D-Day for a total school shutdown: Pressure grows on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to shut down classrooms for a month to combat spread of coronavirus Ministers have resisted calls to follow other countries which have shut schools Gavin Williamson will today meet school leaders to discuss the next move  He was warned that one tactic, … Read more

As the coronavirus crisis grows, our crucial guide to whether you should travel or stay at home

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Here’s the easy bit. The advice is against ‘all but essential’ travel to mainland China, parts of South Korea and ten towns in northern Italy, due to the coronavirus, while some countries, such as Israel, have started to impose their own travel bans. But what about a holiday in other parts of Italy or if … Read more

Italy bans visits to elderly relatives as anger grows over school closures

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Italy has seen its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day with 41 new fatalities in the worst outbreak in Europe.  The latest figures brings the death toll to 148. It comes as Italy announced a clampdown on people visiting their elderly relatives in its latest bid to contain the deadly disease, that infected … Read more

Avoid kissing as coronavirus crisis grows, says renowned scientist Lord Winston

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Avoid kissing as coronavirus crisis grows, says renowned scientist Lord Winston The professor at Imperial College said people should desist from the gesture  Broadcaster revealed two people had tried to plant a smacker on him yesterday His concerns were echoed by  Lord Bethell, who cautioned over the practice  By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 02:19 … Read more

Startup grows ‘breast milk’ that contains components of the real thing but lacks immune benefits

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Startup grows ‘breast milk’ in a lab that contains two key components of the biological version but still lacks crucial immune benefits Biomilq says its has created a type of lab-grown ‘breast milk’ in a bioreactor The researchers used mammary cells to create milk with lactose and casein   While it mimics nutritional components of breast milk … Read more

Outrage grows at ‘academic sabotage’ of youngsters paying £9,000 fees 

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Striking university lecturers were condemned last night for inflicting ‘academic sabotage’ after union bosses ordered them not to assist students who ask for help during a 14-day walkout. The militant leadership of the lecturers’ University and College Union even told members not to hand out reading lists. Students, who fork out more than £9,000-a-year in … Read more

Pioneering heart valve that grows inside the body could transform lives of children with defects

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A pioneering heart valve replacement that grows at the same rate as the organ does could transform lives of children with defects, scientists say. The prosthetic could remove the need for patients to have multiple risky heart surgeries during childhood and provide a longer-lasting fix for weak hearts.  Its inventors say it could ‘transform the … Read more