Tony Dell was in his mid-60s, estranged from his wife and children and living in his mother’s garage when he realised his life had reached rock bottom. For a man who had played Test cricket for his country and created a successful advertising business, it represented a dizzying and dramatic decline. It took a chance
Month: June 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has created new roles for Sir Patrick Vallance and established new science units, in a bid to make the UK a so-called “science superpower”. Sir Patrick will lead the new Office for Science and Technology Strategy, which is tasked with assessing which emerging technologies the nation should back for “strategic advantage”.
Matt Hancock did not withhold key COVID data ahead of the decision to postpone the easing of restrictions in England, the justice secretary has told Sky News. Robert Buckland defended the health secretary and said he has the “full support” of the government, denying reports that Mr Hancock held back data on the effectiveness of
The UK could open up “sooner rather than later” thanks to the huge numbers of people being vaccinated – and we are not experiencing a third wave of infections, an expert has told Sky News. Brendan Wren, professor of vaccinology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said that having more than 81%
Former Conservative MP and Commons Speaker John Bercow has said his switching of allegiance to join the Labour Party is “not personal against Boris Johnson”. Mr Bercow told Sky News his decision to defect away from the Conservative Party is not to do with the PM, but added that Mr Johnson has “only a nodding
One man has been killed and another seriously injured after a pick-up truck ploughed into a Pride event in the US. While some witnesses said the crash in Florida appeared to be intentional, police are keeping an open mind on the cause. The incident happened during the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade in the city
The thud of drums and chanting filled streets across Brazil. A day of protest on the day official figures recorded over 500,000 deaths from COVID-19. The infection rates are officially between 80,000 and 100,000 people every day. But that is the recorded cases, experts say the real figure could be two, three or even four
Foreign holidays as normal this summer “was never going to be the case”, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has said as he defended the government’s COVID travel policy. Mr Buckland said “significant trade-offs” have had to be made to ensure COVID cases are kept down, with international travel restricted to “prevent inadvertent spread of new variants
Pilots are calling for urgent action after claiming the government’s “ludicrously cautious” travel restrictions caused the UK’s aviation industry to be “the hardest hit in Europe”. The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has accused ministers of appearing to “deliberately attack” the sector with the measures they have imposed during the pandemic. The union is calling
Alison, a 16-year-old from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, is among the thousands of pupils across the UK who struggled to cope with the pressures of homeschooling during lockdown – with her education suffering as a result. “It was so much more difficult to concentrate at home. At school you can get your head down but
The number of coronavirus deaths in Brazil has now surpassed half a million, the country’s health ministry has confirmed. The number has risen to 500,800 after an increase of a further 2,301 fatalities in the past 24 hours. Anti-government protests took place in cities across Brazil on Saturday as demonstrators blame the high number of
Six cyclists are in a critical condition after being hit by a truck in Arizona, with the driver chased down and shot by police. It happened at about 7.25am local time in the town of Show Low, northeast of Phoenix, during an organised bicycle race. Police said four people were in a critical condition and
Former Conservative MP and Commons Speaker John Bercow has said he has switched allegiances to join the Labour Party. Mr Bercow, who stepped down as Speaker in 2019, said he regards the Tories under Boris Johnson as “reactionary, populist, nationalistic and sometimes even xenophobic”. “I am motivated by support for equality, social justice and internationalism.
There was a euphoric atmosphere at Download Festival’s first day in Leicestershire – despite the wet weather. About 10,000 people attended the pilot heavy metal music event in Donington Park, with people not required to wear masks or practice social distancing. Event promoter Andy Copping said there was a “real sense of euphoria” on Friday
A piece of music by Mozart can have an anti-epileptic effect on the brain and may be a possible treatment to prevent seizures, according to a new study. Researchers at the Hospital St Anne and CEITEC Masaryk University in the Czech Republic found that listening to Mozart’s Sonata For Two Pianos K448 reduced epileptiform discharges
The brutal murder of a French film producer more than two decades ago has scarred the tiny town of Schull on the southwest coast of Ireland. Locals there are still reluctant to talk publicly about the killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, according to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jim Sheridan, who was spent several years investigating the
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