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Viewers of BBC One’s Traces were left unimpressed by the first episode of the new crime drama – branding its storyline ‘baffling’ and blasting the ‘poor continuity’. The six-part series follows Emma Hedges, played by Three Girls star Molly Windsor, who moves back to Dundee to start her new job as a lab technician – the city … Read more
Discovery of pulsars British astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the first person to discover a pulsar in 1967 when she spotted a radio pulsar. Since then other types of pulsars that emit x-rays and gamma rays have also been spotted. Pulsars are essentially rotating, highly magnatised neutron stars but when they were first discovered … Read more
No10 bungles by leaving traces of congratulatory message to DONALD TRUMP on post from PM welcoming Joe Biden’s election as US president – and the text is longer No10 issued message from Boris Johnson congratulating Joe Biden on Saturday It was noticed that the image had traces of message hailing a Donald Trump win Government … Read more
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a coronavirus strain that likely infected President Trump and dozens of his advisers and others with whom he came into contact. It comes after the White House deemed the source of President Trump’s infection ‘unknowable,’ and refused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) offer to assist in … Read more
Analysing SEWAGE for traces of coronavirus is helping UK officials track the spread of the disease in areas with limited testing Programme was set up to provide an early warning system of escalating cases This is because it takes days for symptoms to appear and tests to be completed And today DEFRA said it had … Read more
Coronation Street have removed all traces of disgraced actor Bruno Langley from the set ahead of Todd Grimshaw’s return. Bruno, 38, was axed in 2017 following his sexual assault conviction, after he groped two women on a drunken night out. And now his replacement Gareth Pierce has revealed he’s confident he can breathe new life into … Read more
Traces of phosphine gas detected in the clouds above Venus could be an indication that the planet supports microbial life, a study has concluded. On Earth, phosphine — a colourless gas that smells like garlic, or decaying fish — is naturally produced mainly by certain microorganisms in the absence of oxygen. It can also be … Read more
There was no tog rating on the duvet and an electric blanket was definitely out of the question. But Stone Age mattresses were far comfier than the era’s name might suggest – and they were even designed to keep the bedbugs at bay. Archaeologists have uncovered traces in a cave of ancient bedding from 200,000 … Read more
That’s butterly mad! Traces of butter dating back 2,500 years are found on wooden dish at the bottom of a lake A wooden dish with dairy matter was found at the bottom of the Loch Tay, Perth and Kinross The substance, believed to be butter, dates back 2,500 years to the Iron Age It is thought … Read more
Poo testing could provide coronavirus breakthrough: Expert says examining waste could help discover which people are carrying COVID-19 Testing excrement could help provide early detection of the killer COVID-19 Research shows poo had traces of coronavirus before people showed symptoms Early detection could help government’s decision on what restrictions to ease Learn more about how … Read more