The UK’s response to the pandemic has been judged a repeated case of too little, too late, according to the COVID 19 Inquiry. Its chair, Baroness Heather Hallett, said tens of thousands of lives could have been saved, including around twenty three thousand in England alone, had mandatory lockdowns been introduced earlier. In her summary she acknowledged ministers across all four governments were often forced to choose between bad options, […]

Nvidia has eased fears of a slowdown in the global AI boom after posting another set of stronger than expected results. The company reported revenue of fifty seven billion dollars in the three months to October, beating both Wall Street forecasts and its own guidance. Executives described it as an outstanding quarter, with revenue up sixty two percent on the same period last year. Nvidia also exceeded profit expectations, reporting […]

Scotland are heading to the men’s World Cup for the first time since nineteen ninety eight after a dramatic four two victory over Denmark at Hampden Park. Scott McTominay set the tone with a spectacular bicycle kick inside three minutes, giving the hosts a lead they carried into the break. Denmark responded when Rasmus Hojlund levelled just before the hour, shortly before Rasmus Kristensen was sent off. Lawrence Shankland restored […]

An investigation is under way into the death of an offshore worker on a drilling rig in the North Sea. Thirty two year old Lee Hulse died while working on the Valaris 121 oil platform off the coast of Aberdeen. Police Scotland were called just before 4.40 in the morning on Friday and confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious. The Health and Safety Executive is expected to […]