Cats will need to be gently weaned off human contact before the end of lockdown, RSPCA says

How to wean your cat off human contact before you go back to work Cats may have developed more dependence on human contact during lockdown Owners returning to work should gradually reduce their interactions  If an owner suddenly disappears for a day at work it could trigger feelings of frustration for the cat which got accustomed … Read more

Coronavirus UK: ‘No further action’ over spitting passenger

Police will take ‘no further action’ after a ‘coronavirus-infected’ passenger spat on a train ticket collector who later died of Covid-19.  Belly Mujinga, 47, died in April – a few weeks after the incident at London’s Victoria station, leaving a widower and an 11-year-old daughter. British Transport Police said detectives have conducted a ‘full and thorough … Read more

Roger Federer tops Forbes’ Athletes Rich List for the first time

Roger Federer becomes first tennis player EVER to top Forbes’ Athletes Rich List after raking in yearly earnings worth £86m as 38-year-old edges out Lionel Messi, LeBron James and Tyson Fury Forbes have released their list of the top-50 paid athletes in the world of sport Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and LeBron James all earn … Read more

Black people in England are 3.4 times more likely to test positive for Covid-19 than white people

Black people in England are 3.4 times more likely to test positive for Covid-19 than people from white British backgrounds, a new study shows. Other minority ethnic groups are also at higher risk of catching the virus, with those from South Asian backgrounds 2.4 times more likely to test positive. The findings are based on data … Read more

Elusive Dumbo octopus filmed in Java Trench 23,000 feet below the ocean surface

Elusive ‘dumbo’ octopus filmed in Java Trench 23,000 feet below the ocean surface, breaking the previous record for deepest octopus sighting ever that was set in 1950 near Barbados  A team of researchers in Java observed a rare ‘dumbo’ octopus The sighting took place at 23,000 feet, the deepest recorded octopus encounter sd  By Michael … Read more

Love Island’s Joe Garratt looks unrecognisable as he shares throwback snaps

Love Island’s Joe Garratt looks unrecognisable as he shares his incredible weight loss transformation in a series of throwback snaps By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 17:56 BST, 29 May 2020 | Updated: 17:57 BST, 29 May 2020 He has been treating fans to regular updates amid the coronavirus lockdown. And Joe Garratt looked unrecognisable in … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Firms must pay some furlough costs from August

Rishi Sunak tonight announced that furloughed staff will be allowed to return to work on a part-time basis from July – a month earlier than originally planned.  The Chancellor said firms will soon be able to take advantage of what he described as ‘flexible furlough’ which will enable employees to return as long as companies … Read more

NASA-SpaceX launch has just a 50 percent chance of liftoff for Saturday and could be moved to Sunday

NASA and Elon Musk‘s SpaceX will once again attempt to make history Saturday by launching astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from US soil to the International Space Station. Spectators from around the world were disappointed Wednesday when the initial launch was scrubbed with just minutes on the countdown due to poor weather conditions. ‘Launch … Read more

Nazi commandos came ‘appallingly close’ to assassinating Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt

A group of Nazi-trained commandos almost managed to kill Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin who were attending a top-secret conference in Tehran in 1943, a new book reveals. The book, Night of the Assassins, uses information from declassified archives in Washington, Moscow and London.  Author Howard Blum’s story outlines how Hitler’s favourite commando, … Read more