A strain of the swine flu virus has become prevalent in pigs in China and has the potential to spread to humans and become another pandemic, researchers claim. Experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences say pigs are a ‘key intermediate host’ or ‘mixing vessel’ for viruses spreading from wild animals into humans. The Chinese … Read more
Close-up threats that invade your personal space activate the brain’s primitive ‘survival instinct’ and are more likely to trigger PTSD than those that are further away, study says Researchers saw evolutionary older parts of the brain activated for near threats But those at least ten feet away activated problem-solving areas of the organ They said … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo‘s partner Georgina Rodriguez has once again sparked rumours the couple are engaged. The model, 26, took to Instagram on Sunday to share an image of herself sunbathing on a yacht during their Portofino trip, but caught attention by sporting a massive diamond ring on her wedding finger. Brunette beauty Georgina’s social media post came … Read more
Covid-19 treatment hopes dashed as trial of promising HIV drug given to infected patients reveals it does NOT work Oxford University scientists pull lopinavir/ritonavir from RECOVERY Trial today Head of trial said results ‘pretty clearly’ showed it didn’t work on any patients It has been used in hospitals around world to treat Covid despite no … Read more
TikTok is STILL spying on iPhone users by secretly reading content saved to clipboard, devices running on the beta version of Apple’s iOS 14 have revealed Earlier this year TikTok was found to secretly read users’ clipboards The firm vowed to stop accessing clipboards, but a new report finds it has not Users testing Apple’s … Read more
Scheana Shay is pictured for the first time after revealing miscarriage heartbreak as she enjoys dinner date with boyfriend Brock Davies By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 19:22 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 19:26 BST, 29 June 2020 Scheana Shay enjoyed some quality time with boyfriend Brock Davies over the weekend after revealing her … Read more
France and Germany aren’t quite as close as they used to be! Angela Merkel gives Emmanuel Macron the red carpet treatment – from six feet away German Chancellor Merkel and French President met at Meseberg Castle today Pair seemed at ease as they kept two-metres apart amid the coronavirus crisis Talks came ahead of Germany … Read more
Christina Milian reignites engagement rumours as she wears huge rock on her wedding finger during day out with beau Matt Pokora, daughter Violet, 10, and son Isaiah, 5 months, in Paris The pop star, 38, recently shut down engagement rumours after being spotted wearing a huge diamond ring Christina has been dating the French singer … Read more
Countryfile sparks race row after claiming people from BAME backgrounds feel unwelcome in the countryside because it is a ‘white environment’ The BBC programme aired an episode based on DEFRA report from last year It found some ethnic groups felt UK’s national parks are a ‘white environment’ Host Dwayne Fields said organisations ‘working to get … Read more
Five-foot-tall penguin-like birds that roamed the Northern Hemisphere 37 million years ago had ‘doppelgangers’ in New Zealand, bone fossils suggest. Plotopterids, an extinct family of flightless seabirds, had strikingly similar bone fragments to the ‘monster penguins’ that lived in New Zealand more than 60 million years ago. Although they existed at different times, both types … Read more