‘Cold blob’ in the Atlantic Ocean caused by shifting currents and low-level clouds, study shows

Strange ‘cold blob’ in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean that is getting cooler as the rest of the world heats up is caused by shifting ocean currents and low-level clouds, study shows The so-called ‘warming hole’ in the North Atlantic was first spotted back in 2015 Past research connected the hole to a weakening … Read more

Detectives probe ‘promising’ new mobile phone lead in Madeleine McCann case

Detectives probe ‘promising’ new mobile phone lead in Madeleine McCann case after tip-off revealing who owned the number prime suspect Christian Brueckner called the day she vanished A TV appeal viewer recognised the number Bruckner is said to have phoned Brueckner recently identified as a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine  Prosecutors claim they have … Read more

The worst is yet to come: World Health Organization warns

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic is ‘yet to come’, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. WHO director Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus claimed the spread of the virus was actually speeding up, despite lockdowns being loosened around the world. He said countries like South Korea, China, Germany, Singapore and Japan had shown there is a … Read more

Safety on the beach and why gyms can’t reopen: DR ELLIE CANNON answers your questions on coronavirus

Last week we had to stay two metres apart. Now it’s one metre. Are they making it up as they go along? The two-metre distancing rule was always an educated guess, given that the virus is new so the data available was limited. The UK was relatively strict in its distancing rules, compared with other … Read more

Safety on the beach and why gyms can’t reopen: DR ELLIE CANNON answers your questions on coronavirus

Last week we had to stay two metres apart. Now it’s one metre. Are they making it up as they go along? The two-metre distancing rule was always an educated guess, given that the virus is new so the data available was limited. The UK was relatively strict in its distancing rules, compared with other … Read more

Customers cut off from their cash as watchdog freezes British arm of collapsed German firm Wirecard 

Hundreds of thousands of customers are cut off from their cash as watchdog freezes British arm of collapsed German payments firm Wirecard Several fintech companies who use Wirecard systems have been suspended from allowing customers access to their money until further notice UK customers may not be able to touch their money on payday or … Read more

Customers cut off from their cash as watchdog freezes British arm of collapsed German firm Wirecard 

Hundreds of thousands of customers are cut off from their cash as watchdog freezes British arm of collapsed German payments firm Wirecard Several fintech companies who use Wirecard systems have been suspended from allowing customers access to their money until further notice UK customers may not be able to touch their money on payday or … Read more

Documentary maker, 32, reveals she escaped Afghanistan as a baby to move to the UK

A documentary-maker has revealed she was trafficked out of war-torn Afghanistan as a child – but only found out by accident when she interviewed her mother for a new podcast.  Nelufar Hedayat, 32, began her journey from Kabul in the late eighties, eventually arriving in London in 1994, after spending time in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan … Read more

Children whose parents have degrees feel more stressed at university

Children whose parents have degrees feel more stressed when they start university because they are worried about failing or ‘letting down their family’, study finds Researchers examined the hair of first year female students to look for cortisol They measured the level of the stress hormone in about 70 different students  The team also asked … Read more