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The true scale of the coronavirus outbreak is vastly underestimated and more than five million Britons have already been infected, a mathematical study claims. A technique called ‘backcasting’ was used to calculate the number of cases in 15 countries based on the number of deaths. Researchers focused on nations with comparable medical care and populations … Read more
Long-awaited Russia report finds the UK government ‘underestimated the threat from the Kremlin and is still playing catch up’ as it is FINALLY published after nine month delay By Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 10:41 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 10:50 BST, 21 July 2020 A long-awaited report in allegations of … Read more
Mariella Frostrup says male TV bosses underestimated her and believed she would make female audiences ‘jealous’ due to her looks By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 01:17 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 01:17 BST, 20 June 2020 Mariella Frostrup says she has been intellectually underestimated by men throughout her career. The journalist, 57, said … Read more
Comedian Tom Gleeson divided the room with his Gold Logie acceptance speech in June last year. The Hard Quiz host poked fun at the candidates who had sincerely campaigned for the award, and said his victory was a win for ‘taking the p**s’ and ‘not giving a s**t’. However, speaking to TV WEEK on Thursday, the … Read more
European leaders ‘underestimated’ the impact of coronavirus, the EU’s top official admitted today as the bloc agreed to shut its borders. Ursula von der Leyen said that ‘measures which seemed drastic two or three weeks ago need to be taken now’ as much of the continent goes into lockdown. The European Commission chief admitted that … Read more