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A woman ditched her six figure salary in order to create an app which stopped her sport-mad husband moaning about football. Susannah Schofield, 45, had enough of her husband Paul, 41, dissecting every footie match he watched, so decided to make an app where he could moan away until his …

Israel will begin human trials for a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by a research institute overseen by the Defence Ministry on 1 November after receiving regulatory approval. The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) began animal trials for its “BriLife” vaccine in March. The health ministry and an oversight committee …

Dr Helena Kim, author of ‘Soft Skills for Hard People’. Picture: Keith Heppell Helena Kim, an executive coach and coaching psychologist at Cambridge Judge Business School, has seen her first book trending on Amazon within days of its launch. Soft Skills for Hard People: A practical guide to emotional intelligence …

Here is the latest update of the rolling seven-day rate of new cases ofCovid-19, showing the top five local authorities. Nottingham now has thehighest rate in England, with 2,294 new cases recorded in the seven days toOctober 5 – the equivalent of 689.1 cases per 100,000 people. Source link

There was an instant attraction when Linda Mitchell met Glen, a former firefighter, in a North London pub in 1998. They were both living locally, and Linda fell for his wicked sense of humour and the fact that the ex-emergency services worker was rather easy on the eye. ‘When Glen …

A member of staff at Royal Mail’s Grimsby delivery office has tested positive for Covid-19. Royal Mail said the member of staff is now recuperating at home, and that everything is being done to keep people as safe as possible. The building has also been extensively cleaned since the positive …

Large stockpiles in place for items such as face masks, visors and gowns Almost three quarters of expected demand for PPE to be met by UK manufacturers from December Health and social care workers treating COVID-19 patients have access to an uninterrupted supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the Government …

Generous postal workers paid a call to Inverurie Hospital for a special delivery thanks to their fundraising efforts. Back in April the team decided that a fundraiser for the hospital would be a show of support for NHS staff. Postal staff from Inverurie visited the hospital to hand over items …

Welcome to Edinburgh Live’s coronavirus LIVE blog for Tuesday 15 September. We’ll be bringing you all the latest COVID-19 updates throughout the day from Edinburgh and beyond. Nicola Sturgeon raised serious concerns with the backlog in test results yesterday which she said was affecting how timeously the government could report …

The FDA on Saturday authorized emergency use of a rapid and inexpensive saliva test that could increase testing capacity. It’s quick, less expensive, and doesn’t need the chemical reagents that are in short supply. It’s also less sensitive than PCR tests. But public health experts believe the tradeoff will save lives. We …