Beauty salons, tanning shops and tattooists can reopen in England from Monday, the government has said, while gyms and indoor swimming pools will be allowed to let customers return later this month. In a further easing of lockdown restrictions, outdoor swimming pools can reopen from Saturday and indoor gyms, swimming pools, dance studios and sports
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European hamsters are on the brink of extinction and could vanish entirely within the next 30 years, according to conservationists. The rodent, also known by its Latin name cricetus cricetus, has been named as a critically endangered species in latest listings from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Once a common sight across
Donald Trump’s tax returns can be seen by a New York prosecutor, the US Supreme Court has ruled. The request to view the documents is part of a criminal investigation into alleged hush-money payments to women who claim they had affairs with the US president. However in a separate ruling, Supreme Court justices said Mr
Britain is betting that satellite operator OneWeb will help it boldly go into a post-Brexit era. But it faces formidable challenges to complete a working constellation and rebuild a collapsed venture that has proved a money pit for investors. The British government and Indian telecoms conglomerate Bharti Enterprises said last week they would together put
High street chain Boots is planning to cut more than 4,000 jobs in a shake-up prompted by the “significant impact” of COVID-19. The move will affect around 7% of the pharmacy retailer’s workforce, in particular at its Nottingham support office. Store deputy and assistant manager and customer adviser roles across the country are also facing
5:31 AM BST Passion. Determination. Community. They’re three words associated with rugby clubs all over Australia, particularly when you consider the shambolic nature of how the game has been run in recent years. With the game slowly starting to emerge from the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Super Rugby AU kicking off last
Thousands of workers whose jobs put them at higher risk of catching coronavirus will be tested even if they have no symptoms. A select group of staff such as taxi drivers, cleaners and retail assistants will be part of the pilot. The Department of Health said it was to see if there is demand for
Actor Javicia Leslie has been unveiled as the new lead of The CW’s Batwoman, joining the show when it returns next year. Leslie is set to play a brand new version of the Gotham City hero called Ryan Wilder, who is described as “likeable, messy, a little goofy, and untamed”. The actor’s previous credits include
Elon Musk says Tesla is “very close” to developing a completely autonomous driving system, the basics of which he is confident will be completed before the end of the year. During a video played at an AI Conference in Shanghai, Musk said the company had solved most of the problems associated with so-called Level 5
Last year, China’s Yutu-2 lunar rover discovered a unique, green-tinged gel-like substance in a crater after the Chang’e 4 mission landed on the far side of the Moon. It set off a series of speculations among experts, who tried to determine what the substance was. Based on gathered data, researchers have now published an analysis
Rishi Sunak has told Sky News there will be “difficult times ahead” despite new emergency measures to kickstart the economy after the coronavirus lockdown. The chancellor admitted “we are not going to be able to protect every single job” as businesses reopen following a three-month shutdown. “I am absolutely anxious about the state of the
Australia has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, and offered visa holders from the territory a five-year extension with a pathway to permanent residency, in response to China’s imposition of a national security law. The 10,000 Hong Kong citizens in the country on student or temporary work visas are likely to benefit from the
Glee actress and singer Naya Rivera is feared dead after her four-year-old son was found on a boat on a lake in Southern California. Officers said Rivera, 33, had gone swimming with her son Josey, who got back into the vessel, but she did not. The child was wearing a life jacket but it is
The police officer accused of murdering George Floyd told him “it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk” as the unarmed black man said he couldn’t breathe more than 20 times, according to court documents. Four officers had confronted Mr Floyd outside a shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he was suspected of
Scientists believe they may have stumbled on a new dinosaur species that lived in the Arctic 70 million years ago when the region was warmer than it is now. The findings are based on a “rare” piece of jawbone thought to belong to a juvenile dromaeosaurid dinosaur. The predatory animals were closely related to birds.
An audio clip in which Johnny Depp can allegedly be heard groaning on a private jet has been played during his libel trial. The recording was said to have been taken on a flight to Los Angeles in 2014, during which Amber Heard alleges he was inebriated and violent before he passed out in the