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[ad_1] Two UK companies are to launch rapid saliva-based tests for Covid-19 on Thursday, amid growing requests for more testing capacity in Britain as employees return to their offices and students return to school. British technology company iAbra has developed a test that uses a mouth swab to remove saliva …

[ad_1] Some Britons are being told to travel up to 500 miles to get a coronavirus swab, as testing centers sink under pressure from growing demand. Families with young children and patients with underlying conditions in England are offered driving tests at Scotland or Welshthey told Sky News. Parents of …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson believes that a massive testing program is “our only hope to avoid a second national lockdown before a vaccine,” according to leaked official documents setting out plans for “Operation Moonshot.” The prime minister is said to be pinning his hopes on a project that would deliver up …

[ad_1] Microsoft has revealed the release date of its new Xbox consoles and the price of the flagship model. the Xbox Series S previously announced, the smallest Xbox to date, will go on sale worldwide on November 10 for £ 249 ($ 299). The premium version, the X series, it …

[ad_1] By Jane WakefieldTechnology reporter image copyrightfake images Video-sharing site TikTok is struggling to remove clips that show a man committing suicide. The footage, which has been circulating on the platform for several days, originated from Facebook and has also been shared on Twitter and Instagram. TikTok is very popular …

[ad_1] People across the country cannot get tested for coronavirus because labs have reached a “tipping point” to process them. Sarah-Jane Marsh, director of testing at NHS Test and Trace, apologized and said “we are doing everything we can to expand rapidly.” He added that other facilities that could process …

[ad_1] image copyrightfake images Video-sharing site TikTok is struggling to remove clips that show a man committing suicide. The footage, which has been circulating on the platform for several days, originated from Facebook and has also been shared on Twitter and Instagram. TikTok is very popular with young people, and …

[ad_1] Image copyright PA media The government has urged Whitehall bosses to “act quickly” to bring more staff back to office. In a letter seen by the BBC, he says he is “strongly encouraging” attendance through rotation systems, arguing that this would be “enormously beneficial.” It follows criticism that very …

[ad_1] Leeds, Middlesbrough, Corby, Kettering, and South Tyneside were added to the government’s coronavirus watch list after cases spiked. Norfolk, Rossendale in Lancashire and Northampton will also become ‘most supportive areas’, meaning more residents will have access to testing, after seeing their own increases in COVID-19 infections, said the Department …

[ad_1] Image copyright fake images Screenshot Earlier this week, Apple’s value reached $ 2.3 trillion (£ 1.7 trillion), more than the combined value of the FTSE 100. Shares on Wall Street fell on Thursday as shares in the five largest US companies fell. The companies that have propelled US markets …