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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
New £20 notes with serial numbers as low as 000010 will be auctioned off next month, and could sell for as much as £10,000, This is Money can reveal. The Bank of England is hosting a charity sell-off of the new notes featuring artist JMW Turner, which will be run by London auction house Spink. … Read more
London’s Tube passenger numbers drop and Heathrow reports fall in travellers flying to Asia as coronavirus takes its toll on Britain’s transport network Heathrow revealed a 4.8 per cent year-on-year decline in passenger numbers While Transport for London boss revealed falling passenger numbers last week The UK government is also not currently telling people to … Read more
Employee ID company leaves 76,000 fingerprints exposed to hackers online along with email addresses and phone numbers Anteus Tecnolgia develops and distributes Fingerprint Identification Systems Security researchers discovered their database was unprotected The bucket contained 76,000 unique fingerprints of employees It also had 81.5 million records that contained emails and telephone numbers Hackers could use … Read more
Britain’s tourist hot spots have seen visitor numbers plummet as coronavirus grips hold of the UK. Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire is usually a must-see destination and attracts hundreds and thousands of tourists every year. But businesses in the idyllic Cotswold village have seen takings drop by up to 20 per cent for the first time in … Read more
Record numbers of women are being left in agony after having breast implants, latest figures reveal The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency received 48 complaints The number of complaints was five times higher than the nine recorded in 2015 Women can report a number of issues after having breast implant surgery By Joe Middleton … Read more
Coronavirus experts are more worried that they are unable to trace where clusters of the bug are breaking out than they are about the rising numbers of infections. In South Korea, Singapore and Iran, clusters of infections are leading to a jump in cases of the new viral illness outside China. World Health Organization officials … Read more
The release of the new £20 note this week featuring JMW Turner gives collectors of physical cash another potential craze to keep an eye out for. With the first banknotes being released into circulation, it is likely some will be taking a keen look at the 10 digit serial number in the hope they have … Read more
Britons book more GP appointments when it is cold and rainy – but they make fewer visits when it is sunny or snowing, research shows. Scientists also found patients booked fewer appointments on days last summer that the England football team played in the World Cup. Spikes in attendances also occur after public holidays and … Read more
Spider numbers in the UK are dropping but the number of dragonflies, mayflies and mosses are increasing and the species thriving due to climate change, study finds. The research by University College London found that the number of arachnids in Britain had dropped by about seven per cent over the past 50 years. The team … Read more