Professor Sunetra Gupta reveals how crisis has been ruthlessly weaponised 

Lockdown is a blunt, indiscriminate policy that forces the poorest and most vulnerable people to bear the brunt of the fight against coronavirus. As an infectious diseases epidemiologist, I believe there has to be a better way.  That is why, earlier this month, with two other international scientists, I co-authored a proposal for an alternative … Read more

China unveils terrifying weaponised ‘drone troop’ that can be launched from the back of a truck

China unveils its terrifying weaponised ‘drone troop’ that can be launched from the back of a truck and strikes ground targets ‘precisely’ A state-run firm recent tested a group of attacking unmanned aerial vehicles Dubbed the ‘drone swarm’, they can be deployed from a truck or a helicopter The flying weapons can change formation to attack … Read more

How 81-year-old widow ‘weaponised’ pet parrot to torture her neighbours

A spring evening and Catherine Searle emerged from her terrace house, carefully crossing the road to the small patch of grass opposite. There she briefly stopped to scatter some breadcrumbs on the ground — an 81-year-old widow feeding the birds. But as she turned to head back home, one hand was dragged across the bonnet of … Read more