South Korea demonstrates flight of drone ‘taxis’ which could revolutionise public transport 

South Korea offered a glimpse of a science-fiction future on Wednesday with a demonstration flight of a two-seat drone taxi in Seoul, as the government outlined ambitious plans to commercialise urban air travel by 2025. At an event held next to the Han River near Yeouido, a finance and banking district in the heart of … Read more

Alok Sharma met Prince Charles after aide tested positive for Covid

Business Secretary Alok Sharma met Prince Charles days after staff member in Cabinet minister’s private office tested positive for Covid Business secretary Alok Sharma met the heir to the throne last Thursday  A week previously he was in meeting involving an aide who later tested positive Spokesman said meeting with Charles was agreed with Clarence House  Said … Read more

Alok Sharma defends South Korea trade trip after staffer had Covid

Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends decision to continue South Korea trade trip where he met local politicians after staff member in his private office tests positive for Covid He jetted to Seoul on Saturday October 24 for a series of trade meetings Two days previously he attended a meeting with staff from his private office … Read more

Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends South Korea trade trip after staff member’s Covid diagnosis

Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends decision to continue South Korea trade trip where he met local politicians after staff member in his private office tests positive for Covid He jetted to Seoul on Saturday October 24 for a series of trade meetings Two days previously he attended a meeting with staff from his private office … Read more

Humiliated Shayna Jack cops verbal abuse from directing staff as she derails SAS Australia challenge

‘You’re a disgrace!’ Humiliated Shayna Jack cops verbal abuse from directing staff as she derails SAS Australia challenge… after champion swimmer famously failed a drug test ahead of the World Championship By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:51 GMT, 26 October 2020 | Updated: 08:51 GMT, 26 October 2020 She came under fire … Read more

Five people die after getting flu shots in South Korea, sparking vaccine fears

Five people die after getting flu shots in South Korea Deaths come amid inoculation drive to stop flu and Covid overloading hospitals They included a 17-year-old boy and a man in his 70s with Parkinson’s disease  Authorities said there was no reason to believe the vaccines caused the deaths  By Reuters Published: 07:31 BST, 21 October … Read more

What can we learn from nations that got it right? VICTORIA ALLEN analyses UK’s Covid testing farce

What can we learn from nations that got it right? VICTORIA ALLEN analyses the UK’s coronavirus testing farce By Victoria Allen for the Daily Mail Published: 00:01 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 19 October 2020 Why has Test and Trace fallen apart in England while other countries have managed to make the … Read more

Huge fire engulfs entire 33-storey apartment block in South Korea

Huge fire engulfs entire 33-storey apartment block in South Korea, as firefighters race to evacuate hundreds of people inside A blaze has engulfed 33-storeys of a residential building in Ulsan, South Korea  Fire is said to have started on floor 12 before spreading through the building  Firefighters have been working to clear the 136-household block … Read more

Kim Jong Un’s sister is seen for the first time in two months

Kim Jong Un’s sister has returned to public life after two months in the shadows which prompted speculation the dictator was irritated by her rising stardom. Kim and his younger sibling Kim Yo-jong inspected recovery efforts at a flooded village in Kimhwa County in North Korea’s southeast on Friday. He said of the storms and other … Read more

British Army will have a ‘more persistent presence’ in Asia, suggests chief 

British Army will have a ‘more persistent presence’ in Asia as forces return to the region after withdrawing in the wake of 9/11, suggests chief British Army will have ‘more persistent presence’ in the Far East, forces boss said General Carleton-Smith said UK presence will reverse post-9/11 withdrawal Britain is seeking to expand military ties … Read more