Coronavirus: Why you DON’T need to worry about catching COVID-19 from clothes or soft furnishings

Tumble drying and machine washing at 56 degrees Celsius kills all traces of COVID-19 on clothes, cushions and Doonas, infectious disease specialists who study how viruses are transmitted have confirmed. Professor Sacha Stelzer-Braid studies respiratory viruses at UNSW in Sydney Professor Sacha Stelzer-Braid is a virologist with special interest in respiratory diseases at UNSW who … Read more

Adorable police dog Ozzie who was sacked from the force ‘for being too soft’ finds a new calling

A very impawtant job: Adorable police dog Ozzie who was sacked from the force ‘for being too soft’ finds a new calling chasing birds away from planes Ozzie was training for the Queensland Police Service’s canine program in 2018  However he was deemed too soft and the search was on to find him a new … Read more

HSBC and Tesco Bank don’t offer credit card soft searching

People applying for credit cards with two major UK lenders have to roll the dice to check if they will be accepted, putting their credit score at risk in the process. HSBC and Tesco Bank require applicants to do a ‘hard search’ which shows up on their credit file, and can damage their credit score … Read more

Soft drink addict who guzzled 30 litres a WEEK ditches the habit to drop 63 kilograms

Soft drink ‘addict’, 37, who guzzled 30 litres of Coca Cola a WEEK ditches the habit to drop 63 kilograms – and she didn’t have to change her high calorie diet Carissa Santiano weighed 127 kilos before she decided to overhaul her bad habit  The 37-year-old from Sydney was drinking 30 litres of soft drink … Read more