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What a crunch! Scientists record the ‘shell-crushing’ sounds of a ray chomping on shellfish to access the prey’s soft tissues for the first time Scientists recorded whitespotted eagle rays eating shellfish from sea floor Audio of the mollusc shell cracking and breaking was captured Scientists found the noise of the shattering shell can be used … Read more
Is there a Doctor in the House? Tory MP Scott Mann sounds like a DALEK in Commons debate thanks to Zoom call tech glitch House of Commons was a holding debate over the impact of Covid on dentistry Tory MP Scott Mann appeared on video link but suffered technical problems Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans intervened … Read more
Is there a Doctor in the House? Tory MP Scott Mann sounds like a DALEK in Commons debate thanks to Zoom call tech glitch The House of Commons was a holding debate over the impact of ‘long Covid’ Tory MP Scott Mann appeared on video link but suffered technical problems Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans intervened … Read more
Sound of an aeroplane flying overhead at night could be last thing you hear as study finds the noise can trigger a heart attack within two hours Experts studied 24,886 deaths from cardiovascular disease from 2000–2015 All the cases the team considered were located in the vicinity of Zurich Airport They analysed the deaths in comparison … Read more
They love their NATO-style acronyms, don’t they? How many times during this pandemic have we been informed ominously that the Prime Minister has convened an emergency meeting of COBRA? Back on March 3, as coronavirus was coming to be seen as a clear and present danger, I observed in this column: ‘COBRA sounds like something … Read more
A Wall Street Journal op-ed has sparked fury after it argued Jill Biden’s doctor title ‘sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic’. Columnist Joseph Epstein, 83, labelled the future first lady, 69, ‘kiddo’ in the piece published Friday in which he said she should ‘think about it and forthwith drop the doc’. … Read more
Smart wearable device that light up, vibrate and make ‘annoying ’ sounds when people are six feet of each are being used by an Italian firm to limit the spread of the coronavirus IK Multimedia makes products for music, but has added wearables to its list The Italian firm is developing Space Safer to help … Read more
‘A deal still hangs in the balance’: EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warns ‘differences still persist’ in trade talks – as France complains he is being too GENEROUS to Britain He gave a downbeat assessment of the chances of a free trade agreement Mr Barnier briefed ambassadors from 27 member states in Brussels this morning Deadlock … Read more
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here viewers had an unexpected surprise during Thursday’s episode after they were introduced to a ‘creepy’ jester portrait. The painting was used to give Ruthie Henshall and Russell Watson prank tasks to complete in order to win luxury items for the camp. However some fans of the hit … Read more
It’s impossible to overstate Joseph Calleja’s contribution to The Magic Of Mantovani: His golden voice sounds glorious throughout By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 November 2020 Joseph Calleja The Magic Of Mantovani … Read more