The UK has recorded its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began with 41,385 positive tests . A further 357 deaths were recorded within 28 days of a positive test bringing the UK total to 71,109 It compares to yesterday’s increases of 30,501 confirmed coronavirus cases and 316 related deaths. Dr Yvonne
The head of Ford’s electrification effort has thrown some serious shade at Tesla over quality issues and promises that you won’t have to make that compromise with Ford’s electric vehicles. Darren Palmer, one of the original members of Ford’s Edison team tasked to design the brand’s first all-electric vehicle and now the head of development
A new breakthrough could help reduced the carbon footprint of air travel, with the aim to bring emissions by jets to net zero. A team of researchers from Oxford University has successfully managed to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into jet fuel, though as of now the experiment was performed at a very small scale. As
The government is pushing ahead with plans for primary school and older secondary school children to return to classrooms next week – although a senior minister admitted “we always keep things under review”. There have been calls for the return of pupils after the Christmas holidays to be delayed until later in January, in a
December 27th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan In the first 10 months of 2020, renewable energy sources accounted for 20.4% of United States electricity generation. That’s up from 17.5% in the same time period in 2018. Wind power got up to 8% of the electricity pie, up from 6.4% in January–October 2018. Solar power was up
Hospital admissions in England are nearing the level of the first peak, with one ambulance service reporting that Boxing Day was one of its busiest ever days. There were 21,286 people in hospital with coronavirus in the UK on 22 December, the last day for which government figures are available. This is only slightly less
Donald Trump has signed a COVID relief and spending bill, averting a government shutdown that could have seen millions of Americans deprived of unemployment benefit. Trump, who leaves office on 20 January, backed down from his threat to block the bill after he came under intense pressure from lawmakers on both sides. After the bill
5:55 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer is withdrawing from the Australian Open while he continues preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee, his agent told The Associated Press on Sunday. Tony Godsick — Federer’s long-time representative and CEO of their management company, TEAM8 — said he is working on
8:25 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A 2-year-old colt racing in the $80,150 Eddie Logan Stakes at Santa Anita was fatally injured Sunday, becoming the Southern California track’s first fatality since June. Trained by Peter Miller, Ebeko was lagging the field when he injured his left front leg at the top of the
Britons travelling to the European Union have been warned they face disruption and potential charges after the Brexit transition period ends on Thursday. Britons have previously been able to rely on free healthcare thanks to their European Health Insurance Card, and to escape roaming charges thanks to a ban on the fees throughout the bloc.
Tesla (TSLA) has recently introduced plans to produce its own battery cells called ‘4680’, but now we learn that Panasonic will also be producing the new cell for them, according to a new report. While Tesla has been working on its own battery cell chemstry for years, it has always worked with experienced battery cell
South Korea has become the latest country to confirm the presence of the new coronavirus variant. The new variant, listed as VUI-202012/01, was discovered in the UK and is thought to be up to 70% more transmissible – meaning it can spread much faster than the original version. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
The man suspected of being behind a bomb in the US city of Nashville is believed to have died in the explosion, federal authorities have said. The Christmas morning blast came from a motorhome which had broadcast a warning that it was going to detonate within 15 minutes, sending people fleeing for their lives. Three
5:24 PM ET Jose Mourinho doesn’t like statistics being used to assess a football match. Just last week, the Tottenham manager complained that, too often, they are like “badly cooked meat or fish” when used out of context, but here is one stat that the Portuguese cannot argue against — Spurs have now collected just
Wonder Woman 1984 raked in around $36.1m at cinemas worldwide over the Christmas holiday weekend, Warner Bros has said. It is believed that $16.7m of that came from US and Canadian venues. That makes it the highest domestic box office opening since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered cinemas in March, though the numbers were a fraction
Snow and ice warnings are in place for much of the UK heading into the bank holiday, including as far south as London, as vast swathes of the country are braced for a cold snap in the aftermath of Storm Bella. It comes as around 100 flood warnings remain in force in England, along with
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