People at risk of COVID-19 infection need to be alerted within 24 hours or contact tracing will be useless, a scientist advising the government has warned.

A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million US from the Michael Jackson estate.

Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers, has died. He was 75.

Hacienda Classical will perform at the second stay-at-home rave from the legendary club and United We Stream

The UK government made key failings in their strategic preparations and emergency response to coronavirus and this, in turn, undermined the NHS's ability to cope with the crisis.These are the findings recently published in a research paper for the Journal of Risk Research by academics from Cass Business School, Glasgow Caledonian University, Vlerick Business School, and Nottingham University Business School.

Computerized tomography (CT) is one of the most effective medical tests for analysing the effects of many illnesses, including COVID-19. An international team has developed a new method that improves the quality of the images obtained from CT scans. The algorithm, tested on simulated data, enables them to distinguish different body's tissue types better and opens the door to lowering the doses of radiation to which patients are exposed during this type of test.

The most extensive system of haze layers ever observed in the solar system have been discovered and characterised on the planet Saturn.

Russian companies still pursue authoritarian leadership styles, and employees often avoid articulating their concerns and complaints to management. Together with chronic stress and work-family imbalance, this can often result in emotional burnout. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers from North Dakota State University and HSE University.

New research has shown that the key to implementing successful reform in low-performing schools is hiring and retaining effective principals and teachers.

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina show in a new report that the RNA interference machinery, normally thought to reside in the nucleus or cytoplasm, predominantly localizes to these apical junctions and influences cell biology in the colon. Interestingly, in colon tumors, this localization is dysregulated and may shift the balance of RNAs to promote tumorigenesis.

New research describes a new model for how the brain interprets patterns in complex networks. They found that the ability to detect patterns stems in part from the brain's desire to represent things in the simplest way possible and that the brain is constantly weighing the pressures of complexity and simplicity when making decisions.

Researchers have used a microbiome 'fingerprint' method to report that an individualized mosaic of microbial strains is transmitted to the infant gut microbiome from a mother giving birth through vaginal delivery. They detailed this transmission by analyzing existing metagenomic databases of fecal samples from mother-infant pairs, as well as analyzing mouse dam and pup transmission in a germ-free, or gnotobiotic, mouse model, where the dams were inoculated with human fecal microbes.

The number of callers to the charity SANE’s telephone helpline has increased by 200 percent since the lockdown began.

One hospice ITV News spoke to is three days away from running out of protective gowns needed to treat patients with coronavirus.

Zoological Society of London warns it is facing a very challenging situation as its core income from London and Whipsnade zoos has dried up.

One in twenty businesses said they would be unable to viably operate as long as social distances measures are still enforced.

The pandemic has meant more than 100 of the animals are walking as far as 95 miles to their homes.

The Bank of England said the economy could contract by as much as 3% in the first quarter.

Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled for the first time ever because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Newly released figures show that certain ethnicities were at greater risk of Covid-19 related deaths.

Nightingale pioneered many of the practices carried out today, such as maintaining good hygiene and regularly washing hands

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the government was also prepared to row back from easing restrictions if ‘things…get out of control’.

Hospices are set to receive weekly supplies of critical personal protective equipment from the government.

June and her husband Leon were favourites on the show.

Researchers said a vehicle-generated early warning system that alerts drivers is feasible within the next few years using 5G.

Magician Roy Horn, best known as part of the Las Vegas performing duo of Siegfried & Roy, has died at the age of 75.

The measures include extra money for deep cleaning and personal protective equipment.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the move in an address to the nation on Sunday.

State governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are making the big decisions on the coronavirus outbreak, and are providing a vivid contrast to Donald Trump.

In the days before the virus, strolling down Broadway felt like swimming through a sea of people. Now it feels like wandering around a forsaken movie set.

Bernie Sanders has been called "selfish" for failing to "get out" of the presidential race but the senator from Vermont has given no indication he is going anywhere.

The World Health Organisation's Director General said countries should avoid politicising the virus issue "if you don't want to have many more body bags".

The toxic partisanship and gridlock that have defined recent American politics are re-emerging with vengeance amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Current and former cabinet ministers have rushed to defend Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the wake of damning claims.