Neil Armstrong’s boot print and other artifacts left on the moon are now protected by US law

A new law has become the first to protect human artifacts in outer space.  The ‘One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act’ prevents companies that do business with NASA from disturbing historic traces of previous missions to the moon. Designed to ‘protect and preserve the historic and scientific value of U.S. government … Read more

Man tries smuggling 74 protected Tanzanian chameleons into Austria

Chameleon karma: Smuggler is caught trying to sneak 74 lizards into Austria by stuffing them into socks in his suitcase The man was arrested in Vienna after arriving on a flight from Tanzania  He had stuffed the animals in ice cream boxes and socks for the long flight Experts believe the chameleons were destined for … Read more

Covid UK: People refusing vaccine WON’T be protected by neighbours

Britons who refuse to take coronavirus vaccines will not enjoy protection even if their neighbours are immunised, scientists warned today. University of East Anglia experts yesterday claimed the current crop of Covid jabs will never allow Britain to reach ‘herd immunity’ – when so many people are immune to a virus that it can’t spread … Read more

Britons who refuse the Covid vaccine won’t be protected by their neighbours

Britons who refuse to take coronavirus vaccines will not enjoy protection even if their neighbours are immunised, scientists warned today. University of East Anglia experts yesterday claimed the current crop of Covid jabs will never allow Britain to reach ‘herd immunity’ – when so many people are immune to a virus that it can’t spread … Read more

Network of marine protected areas could help safeguard penguins

Antarctic penguin numbers could be boosted by a proposed network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean, according to new research. MPAs set up around Antarctica would help protect four species of penguins – the Adelie, Chinstrap, Gentoo and Emperor, researchers say.  Like nature reserves and national parks on land, MPAs are places at … Read more

Dancing On Ice 2021 studio FIRST LOOK: Judges protected by perspex screens

The new series of Dancing On Ice will see the judges protected by perspex screens and no studio audience amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Newly released images of the ITV show’s studios sees large screens placed in front of the judges chairs to shield Ashley Banjo, John Barrowman, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. The judging panel will … Read more

Wrongly jailed soldier calls on Troubles veterans to be protected from alleged historic offences 

‘End this witch-hunt now’: Former soldier Lee Clegg, whose conviction for murder in Northern Ireland was quashed after he spent two years in prison, calls on veterans of the Troubles to be protected from alleged historic offences Lee Clegg was jailed over two teenagers deaths in 1993 at checkpoint in Belfast But he was released … Read more

COVID-19: People with antibodies ‘ARE protected against reinfection’

People who have previously caught the coronavirus and have antibodies are unlikely to get infected again within six months, a NHS study shows.  Research from Oxford University Hospitals looked at 12,180 healthcare workers in Oxford hospitals from April through to November.  Antibody tests revealed 1,246 workers had already caught the virus by the time the study … Read more

People with COVID-19 antibodies ‘ARE protected against reinfection’

People who have previously caught the coronavirus and have antibodies are unlikely to get infected again within six months, a NHS study shows.  Research from Oxford University Hospitals looked at 12,180 healthcare workers in Oxford hospitals from April through to November.  Antibody tests revealed 1,246 workers had already caught the virus by the time the study … Read more

I’m A Celebrity stars are being protected by over 40 security guards

More than 40 security guards are protecting the I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! campmates at their new Welsh base, MailOnline can reveal. The army of guards have surrounded haunted Gwrych Castle – the show’s new home after relocating from Australia due to the coronavirus pandemic – and have closed nearby roads in … Read more