Rishi Sunak threatens to withhold funding for poorly thought out infrastructure projects

Rishi Sunak threatens to withhold funding for poorly thought out infrastructure projects in Boris Johnson’s £100bn ‘Project Speed’ amid growing Tory row over spending Mr Sunak bolstered powers of authority which is responsible for overseeing major government projects weeks after Boris Johnson promised building blitz It comes as concern for public spending grows and national … Read more

Atlantic Ocean contains ‘ten times more plastic than previously thought’

Atlantic Ocean could contain up to 200 MILLION tonnes of plastic pollution – ten times more than previously thought, study finds ‘At least an extra 178 million tonnes’ in the Atlantic on top of previous estimates Earlier studies hadn’t been measuring concentrations of ‘invisible’ microplastics  British experts sampled Atlantic waters for microplastics for the new estimates  … Read more

Thought your headache was unbearable? Emma’s had one for six years

Emma Allenby was studying for A-levels when she developed a headache that just wouldn’t go away Emma Allenby was studying for A-levels when she developed a headache that just wouldn’t go away. Initially, she blamed the 30-second bursts of intense pain flashing through the top of her head — something she had never experienced before … Read more

Deborah James, 38, said she thought she would not make it to 40

She is currently free of cancer, as radical treatments keep tumour markers at bay, but BBC podcast presenter Deborah James said she is still struggling to picture herself turning 40.  The BBC podcaster, known as Bowel Babe, told the Sunday Express she couldn’t imagine celebrating the milestone birthday in October next year after she was … Read more

TOM UTLEY I thought our four sons would break the bank – until we got Minnie

 At the start of the lockdown in Bogota, Colombia, where the rules were much stricter than in Britain, our youngest son was stopped in the park by a policeman, who demanded to know: ‘Where’s your dog?’ He replied that he didn’t have one. ‘Then go home and stay there,’ said the officer, who explained that … Read more

Jason Derulo thought big screen debut in Cats would ‘change the world’ before box office flop

Jason Derulo thought big screen debut in Cats would ‘change the world’ before box office flop: ‘I got chills down my spine!’ By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 02:37 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 02:38 BST, 13 August 2020 Jason Derulo was just one of the big names to appear in last year’s star-studded … Read more

The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert recalls ‘devastating’ moment he thought the show was cancelled

‘Finished for good’: The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert reveals his journey to find love was almost derailed… as he recalls ‘devastating’ moment during filming By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:58 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 05:43 BST, 11 August 2020 The Bachelor‘s Locklan ‘Locky’ Gilbert has recalled the ‘devastating’ moment he thought … Read more

Coronavirus: Droplets can travel further than thought through air

Air transmission of Covid-19 is being underestimated – which could impact guidelines on social distancing, ventilation systems and shared spaces, warns new research. Researchers at Heriot-Wyatt University and University of Edinburgh found evidence that both small and large droplets can travel relatively long distances through the air – and not always in predictable directions with … Read more

Big and small coronavirus droplets can travel further than thought through air

Air transmission of Covid-19 is being underestimated – which could impact guidelines on social distancing, ventilation systems and shared spaces, warns new research. Researchers at Heriot-Wyatt University and University of Edinburgh found evidence that both small and large droplets can travel relatively long distances through the air – and not always in predictable directions with … Read more