Swallowed by the Earth: Unfortunate driver’s vehicle vanishes into a sinkhole after he parked in spot that had been built over a well in India Hyundai Venue parked outside of a building in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, vanishes Clip shows four-wheeler sink into hole in ground and disappear in murky water Officials pumped water from sinkhole and later recovered … Read more
Researchers in India are developing a tampon that changes color if it detects a yeast infection. They soaked fibers in a substance that breaks down in the presence of Candida albicans, a common yeast infection, and placed them inside pads and tampons. In simulations, the fibers turned bright pink, indicating the presence of an infection. … Read more
‘Giant’ flying squirrels discovered for the first time living in remote part of the Himalayas Giant Tibetan and Yunnan Woolly Flying Squirrels found for the first time Squirrel are more than one metre long and weight 2.5kgs Only a handful of people having seen the mammal glide By Australian Associated Press Published: 01:44 BST, 31 … Read more
The Indian Covid variant has spread to 48 countries and every continent except Antarctica despite travel restrictions being in place, it has been revealed. The ‘variant of concern’ – B.1.617.2, which is believed to be more infectious than previous strains, has been ‘confirmed’ in 44 countries and ‘detected’ in four more, UK heath security chief … Read more
Heathrow workers have slammed the government’s border policy as they say it is putting travellers in jeopardy. Staff said there is overcrowding as passengers from different lists form a bottleneck and are forced to drink from same water fountain. The security and hosting services employees blasted the airport for letting arrivals from red list countries … Read more
An Indian professor has died of Covid-19 soon after taking to social media to beg for an ICU bed, as the death toll has climbed with another 3,874 fatalities in 24 hours. Nabila Sadiq, a professor at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University, died on Monday night after taking to Twitter on May 4 to beg … Read more
Passengers flying into Heathrow from high risk countries are being forced to mingle with travellers from safer destinations as concerns mount that UK airports are turning into ‘super spreaders’. Travellers have described being crammed into queues with no social distancing from other passengers and called the situation ‘mad’ and ’embarrassing’ amid fears covid documents are … Read more
More than 100 direct flights from India have landed in the UK since the covid-ravaged Asian country was placed on the Government’s banned list of countries last month, it has emerged. This means that up to 8,000 travellers have flown in from the subcontinent despite concern over an Indian covid variant that threatens to undermine … Read more
5million Britons have already booked summer holidays to ‘amber list’ countries with flights now available for £5 as Boris Johnson’s muddled ministers couldn’t make their minds up about whether people are allowed to go. To add to the uncertainty, the EU is expected to announce today that its member states will welcome fully-vaccinated Britons this … Read more
Border Force staff have said airlines should send employees to help reduce immigration queues after travellers faced three-hour waits to enter the UK – with red-list passengers unsegregated from others in the line. Airport and airline staff should be deployed to ensure passengers have booked the necessary Covid tests and filled in their locator forms correctly prior to … Read more