Daily coronavirus tests are 80,000 short of the target promised by Health Secretary Matt Hancock 

Britain’s coronavirus testing programme appears to be in crisis – as health bosses have just ten days to increase the number of daily swabs fivefold. Ministers yesterday insisted they will hit their target of testing 100,000 people a day by the end of April. But just 21,626 tests were performed on Saturday – the highest … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Red Dwarf: The Promised Land

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Is that creature a Red Dwarf alien — or Judi Dench in Cats? By Christopher Stevens for Daily Mail Published: 01:59 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 02:25 BST, 10 April 2020 Red Dwarf: The Promised Land Rating: How To Make: The Toothbrush Rating: Red Dwarf (Dave), the sci-fi sitcom … Read more

Google website to inform Americans about COVID-19 is a far cry from what Trump promised 

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

Rural areas promised better internet as Government pledge £5bn towards speedy broadband

Rural areas promised better internet as government pledges £5bn towards speedy broadband and £510m towards 4G coverage The Chancellor pledged £5bn towards speedy broadband in rural areas Government also announced £510m investment into 4G coverage  It is hoped the changes will improve connectivity in the hardest to reach places  By Grace Gausden For This Is … Read more

Teardown of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip reveals its hinges may not block as much dust as promised

Teardown of Samsung’s newest folding phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, reveals a ‘fiber shield’ may fail to prevent dust particles from clogging up its hinge despite promises A teardown of Samsung’s Z Flip suggests its hinge may be susceptible to dust  iFixit’s video on YouTube pits the folding device against a bag of purple dust  Results … Read more

Taliban promised protection but later killed those who stood in their way in Kunduz: residents

By: AFP | Kabul | Updated: October 14, 2015 4:33:18 pm The Taliban’s brief foray into the city of Kunduz offered a chilling reminder of its violent Islamic rule in the late 1990s, and of what could await the country if it returns to power. Within hours of seizing the northern Afghan city of Kunduz … Read more