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
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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
Claims of defecating in bed, accusations of dangling a dog out of a moving car, writing on a mirror in blood and tales of drug and alcohol abuse – after an extraordinary week at the High Court in London the world has seemingly heard every single detail of the now not-so private lives of Johnny
7:20 AM ET THE MANAGER AND coaches of UFC featherweight Max Holloway trickled into the conference room, where walls were covered with screens showing the stats of NBA players. At the front of the room, leading the discussion, was Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster. Webster brought in the Raptors’ department heads in health, nutrition,
12:41 AM ET Steve KimESPN Jose Zepeda did what he was expected to do on Tuesday — he once again proved himself to be an extremely well-schooled and fundamentally sound fighter as he controlled the majority of his fight against Kendo Castaneda in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card at the
“It felt a little bit like just pure nostalgia, which is enjoyable but it’s also a bit worrying,” says Mike Skinner, thoughtfully. “I think no one wants to totally dwell on the past.” The musician, producer, songwriter, DJ, rapper and modern-day bard best known as The Streets is talking about the comeback gigs that started
A woman has died after a 20-metre crane collapsed on houses in east London. The woman was found on the first floor of one of the properties that was damaged after the crane came down in Bow, London Fire Brigade said. Two people are in hospital with head injuries while two others were treated by
Amber Heard branded Johnny Depp a “needy man-child” and an “insecure violent little boy” as she accused him of repeatedly hitting her, in an email revealed for the first time in court. London’s High Court was also shown picture evidence of Depp’s wild lifestyle on what was the second day of his libel action against