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President Trump ignored advice by the National Security Council back in January to consider shutting down cities and keep Americans home from work, memos reveals. The NSC office responsible for tracking pandemics received intelligence reports in early January predicting the devastation coronavirus could cause to the US once it hit, according to The New York … Read more
In mid-March, President Donald Trump personally pressed federal health officials to make malaria drugs available to treat the novel coronavirus, though they had been untested for COVID-19, two sources told Reuters. Shortly afterward, the federal government published highly unusual guidance informing doctors they had the option to prescribe the drugs, with key dosing information based … Read more
Unemployment caused by the coronavirus crisis could in months be worse than during the 1930s Great Depression, a former Bank of England official has warned. David Blanchflower, who was part of the Bank during the 2008 financial crisis, said unemployment is rising at the fastest rate in living memory as job losses mount around the … Read more
Susanna Reid has revealed that she won’t be pushing her teenage sons to study during the family’s isolation, after one of her children showed COVID-19 symptoms. Appearing live on Good Morning Britain from her home for a fourth day on Friday, the presenter, 49, revealed that while advice has been given for children to stick … Read more
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s wedding could be postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus situation. While insiders had hinted that the pregnant pop star and Lord Of The Rings actor would be pushing back their nuptials, Orlando addressed the situation himself while speaking to The Times UK on Sunday. ‘I’m not joking when I say that … Read more
House asking prices rose to a new record high last month, online estate agent Rightmove said, but this could be the last set of positive figures for a while as the coronavirus outbreak wrecks havoc on the economy. The latest Rightmove house price index, which covers a period up until a week ago, shows average … Read more
Boris Johnson will today urge leading manufacturing companies including JCB and Dyson to help build the ventilators the NHS needs to fight coronavirus. Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, revealed yesterday the NHS only has 5,000 of the machines and will need ‘many times more than that’ in the weeks and months ahead. Downing Street has … Read more
NASA nears last resort in mission to coax its InSight probe into digging Martian soil by using a robotic arm to ‘push’ the instrument back into position InSight’s robotic arm will attempt to push a probe further into Martian soil The probe has had trouble digging into Mars’ soil over the past year Previous attempts … Read more
The body is impressive — a tiny waist, ample curves under a sports bra, slim hips. But then ‘influencer’ Georgia Harrison knows how to hook a casual scroller on Instagram and hold their attention. That’s her ‘job’. In her hand she holds a bag of strawberry-flavoured diet aids. ‘Gummies are great helping you loose [sic] … Read more
The body is impressive — a tiny waist, ample curves under a sports bra, slim hips. But then ‘influencer’ Georgia Harrison knows how to hook a casual scroller on Instagram and hold their attention. That’s her ‘job’. In her hand she holds a bag of strawberry-flavoured diet aids. ‘Gummies are great helping you loose [sic] … Read more