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Woodpeckers move their beaks ‘like a drill bit’ at a speed of seven metres a second to avoid getting them stuck in trees, biologists discover Woodpeckers avoid getting their beaks stuck in wood by ‘behaving like a drill’ Biologists in Antwerp found the bird detaches itself by flicking its head It moves the top and … Read more
Jonathan Van-Tam today shot down calls for a three metre social distancing rule and making masks compulsory outdoors. England’s deputy chief medical officer argued extending the social distancing gap would make little difference to the spread of the highly-infectious Kent strain of the virus because there is no proof it can travel further in coughs … Read more
Boris Johnson is under pressure to increase the social distancing gap to stop the spread of coronavirus. Leading members of the Sage scientific advisory panel want the measure raised from ‘one metre plus’ to ‘two metres plus’. In practice this would change the limit to three metres – nearly 10ft. The drastic proposal came as … Read more
Olympic rower James Cracknell was left red-faced after running out of fuel just 300 metres from a petrol station on Monday. The double gold medalist, 48, was seen stuck by the side of the road in Richmond, South London before topping up his Mercedes sports car with fuel from a plastic canister at the side of … Read more
Why your PETS should be socially distancing: Experts warn dogs should be kept two metres away from other canines and cats kept indoors to protect owners Swiss experts said pets should keep away from each other to limit virus spread New research has found that pets like cats and hamsters can catch coronavirus COVID-19 is … Read more
I’m A Celebrity… get me two metres out of here! Reality show crew will wear ‘proximity monitors’ so they can keep socially distanced during filming I’m A Celebrity crews will be kitted out with social distancing proximity monitors The show, fronted by Ant and Dec, is normally filmed in Australian tropical jungle But due to the … Read more
Richard Bacon hauls bags as he moves to new $5.3million home in the Hollywood Hills just 300 metres from his old one By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 08:37 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 08:37 BST, 29 June 2020 He recently purchased a luxurious $5.3million (£4.29million) mansion in the Hollywood Hills. And Richard Bacon … Read more
Emmanuel Marcon appeared to consider a very coronavirus unfriendly greeting for Boris Johnson as the two leaders met for talks in Downing Street today. The French president – whose country insists on only one metre social distancing – briefly appeared to want to hug the Prime Minister as they greeted each other outside No10. But … Read more
Britons must continue to follow two-metre social distancing rules, experts tell Government scientific advisers amid fears dropping to one metre could carry up to 10 times the risk Boris Johnson is facing calls to halve the two-metre distancing rule in the UK But the EMG revealed this could lead to ten times as many COVID-19 infections … Read more
Global sea levels could rise as much as 10ft (3 metres) if the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica collapses. Sea level rises threaten cities from Shanghai to London, to low-lying swathes of Florida or Bangladesh, and to entire nations such as the Maldives. In the UK, for instance, a rise of 6.7ft (2 metres) or more … Read more