Coronavirus: Government in disarray as public sours to Boris’ COVID-19 response
The government is failing the British public in its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic with conflicting advice coming from scientists, the health secretary, and “anonymous Number 10 sources”.
US election 2020: Biden’s resurrection was unprecedented – and well-timed
Joe Biden’s swift return as a strong candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination was a dramatic shift never seen before in the modern history of Democratic presidential primaries.
Playing the victim: Tory HQ condemned for issuing false reports about protester “punching” Matt Hancock’s adviser at Leeds hospital
The Conservatives have been criticised for pushing out fake news to party supporters in the press, after a report of a Labour protester punching one of Matt Hancock’s advisers in the face has proved entirely false.
Sterling remains weak against the dollar as pandemic fears continue
Sterling recovered a little against the dollar on Thursday upon news that the British prime minister was recovering from complications due to coronavirus, but remains around four percent down on last month amid continued concerns in the markets that the pandemic is far from over.
UK mortality rates continue to rise
There were an extra 623,000 deaths in the UK in the year to mid-2018 – an increase of 3%.
How does your smartphone use artificial intelligence (AI)?
Flagship devices today all come equipped with specialised AI processing chips, known and neural engines or neural processing units, from Apple’s A12 Bionic CPU to Huawei’s Kirin 980 or Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845, and more and more tasks are using their advanced processing capabilities.
The importance of art in the time of coronavirus
In times of crisis, the role of art becomes more central to our lives, like it or not.
Cheltenham Festival remains on course despite coronavirus fears
Next Tuesday will see the horses return to Cheltenham racecourse four the four-day festival, despite growing concerns about spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.
Booking car hire in advance can save holidaymakers up to 91%
Holidaymakers hiring a car abroad could be paying nearly 12 times more for a vehicle rented at the airport upon arrival in comparison with booking online in advance.
