The 3D-printed ‘AirShield’ device that bolts on to plane cabin ventilation nozzles and directs passenger breathe droplets downwards to prevent the spread of coronavirus The U.S firm behind it, Teague, says AirShield is ‘a germ isolation system’ The component turns the air from seat nozzles into ‘engineered air-blades’ AirShield is entering its development phase in … Read more
Tourists were back on the beach in Spain today as the country announced it will re-open to British tourists from June 21 – but any UK holidaymakers will face a two-week quarantine when they return home. Spain will scrap the travel restrictions on Britain and most of its European neighbours from Sunday, three months after … Read more
Britain’s preliminary coronavirus death toll crept up by 32 today, as Scotland and Northern Ireland confirmed no new fatalities in the past 24 hours. The preliminary figure – calculated by adding the deaths reported by each home nation, but not including care home deaths in England – takes the Government total to 41,730. Department of Health bosses … Read more
Turning up the temperature inside buildings could reduce the spread of the coronavirus, scientists suggested in an advice paper to the Government. Minutes from a meeting of the scientific advisory group SAGE showed that experts discussed the idea in May. They said there was ‘moderate’ evidence that the virus would be less able to survive … Read more
New satellite images reveal the boom in air travel over Europe today as hundreds of planes take to the skies in response to loosening coronavirus restrictions. Live data recorded more than a thousand planes over the continent this afternoon – compared with just a few hundred at the height of the pandemic in April. It … Read more
More than a third of ‘clinically vulnerable’ people ordered to shield themselves by the Government admit they did not follow the rules to the letter. Data from the Official for National Statistics show more than a million people most at risk of dying of Covid-19 left their homes or had visitors during Britain’s crisis. The … Read more
An alleged leak of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 12 suggests the device will have flat-edges like the iPad Pro and early iPhone models. The new flagship iPhone, which has likely been delayed to the end of this year due to coronavirus, features squared-off edges, according to images posted on Twitter. The photos, which come courtesy of … Read more
Britain took a large leap out of lockdown today as English shops opened with up to 70 per cent reductions – but the lure of bargains led to the collapse of social distancing at Nike’s flagship store while outside Primark some slept outside or arrived before dawn to be first in. Tens of thousands more … Read more
A decision on relaxing the two-metre rule will take ‘weeks’ and might not come before pubs and restaurants are due to start reopening on July 4, No10 admitted today. Downing Street played down the chances of a swift decision despite warnings a million jobs are at risk unless there is an easing, with mass redundancies expected … Read more
Love Island AXES winter series but ITV2 show will return ‘bigger and better than ever’ with an extended run in summer 2021 By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 14:04 BST, 15 June 2020 | Updated: 14:19 BST, 15 June 2020 ITV have axed the Winter series of Love Island, with the show returning to screens … Read more