Johnson & Johnson reveals coronavirus vaccine prevents severe illness in hamsters

Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine candidate prevented severe illness in a small group of hamsters, the drugmaker said on Thursday.  In the pre-clinical study, vaccinated animals lost less weight and had less virus in their lungs and other organs than unvaccinated animals. Hamsters that received the vaccine, called Ad26-S.PP, produced neutralizing antibodies, which health experts believe … Read more

Gogglebox stars react to The Masked Singer’s worst-kept secret

‘Knew it!’ Gogglebox stars react to The Masked Singer’s worst-kept secret – and even Mick and Di knew who was behind the Dragonfly costume By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:57 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 23:57 BST, 3 September 2020 Sophie Monk‘s unveiling as Dragonfly on The Masked Singer was hardly a … Read more

RICHARD KAY: On David Blaine’s balloon stunt and Lawnchair Larry

This was certainly one way to beat the rush-hour traffic. Nonchalantly clutching 52 gas-filled balloons in one hand, illusionist David Blaine soared almost five miles into the bright blue sky above Arizona, instantly writing another chapter in his colourful life as a publicity-loving performer of flamboyant stunts. When he finally let go — at the … Read more

TOWIE’s James ‘Arg’ Argent ‘WON’T appear on the show’s 10 year reunion’

TOWIE’s James ‘Arg’ Argent ‘WON’T appear on the show’s 10 year reunion after getting stuck in Spain following the air bridge collapse’ By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 23:45 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 23:45 BST, 3 September 2020 James ‘Arg’ Argent will reportedly miss out on the Only Way Is Essex 10 year … Read more

Facebook will pay users to deactivate accounts weeks ahead of the US presidential election

Facebook will pay users to deactivate accounts weeks ahead of the US presidential election in a bid to understand how social media impacts democracy Facebook is working with researchers  to study its impact on elections The firm is set to conduct surveys and tests with its members The recent study asks users to deactivate accounts … Read more

Student tricks AI grading system into giving a perfect score by adding ‘word salad’ to answers

As students across the US return to school, many are adapting to virtual learning amid the ongoing pandemic. But critics claim Edgenuity, an online learning program adopted by tens of thousands of schools, is flawed.  Edgenuity grades assignments and quizzes using artificial intelligence and one middle-schooler was able to outsmart the system. By adding a jumble … Read more

Amanda Holden ‘is promoted to head judge on BGT to fill in for Simon Cowell’

Amanda Holden has been promoted to head judge for the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals to fill in for an injured Simon Cowell.  The presenter, 49, will take the prominent position on the judging panel for the semi-finals beginning this weekend, and joked she’d back ‘musical theatre all the way,’ if she had to make a … Read more

Camila Mendes makes her relationship Instagram official with ‘love’ Grayson Vaughan

Camila Mendes makes her relationship with ‘love’ Grayson Vaughan Instagram official as she shares snap of the duo tenderly embracing by a private jet By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 23:25 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 23:27 BST, 3 September 2020 Riverdale’s Camila Mendes confirmed her relationship with Grayson Vaughan on Instagram with a PDA-filled shot … Read more

Karen Matthews’ best friend says anonymity order for Shannon ‘will help her’

Karen Matthews’ best friend has said the lifelong anonymity order for the kidnapper’s daughter Shannon ‘will help her step out of her mother’s shadow’. Julie Bushby, whose evidence helped convict Karen, said ‘those kids need to try and have a normal life’, 12 years after the staged disappearance. Shannon was the victim in the faked … Read more

Teddi Mellencamp is seen with her baby Dove for the first time since the child’s surgery

Teddi Mellencamp enjoyed some quality time with two of her children on a stroll in Los Angeles.   During her Wednesday outing, the reality TV star looked every inch the doting mom to her six-month-old daughter Dove and son Cruz, five.   The mother-of-three, who also shares a seven-year-old daughter with husband Edwin Arroyave, could be seen … Read more

Chrishell Stause flaunts her figure as she and fellow DWTS contestant Anne Heche head to rehearsals

The full celebrity slate of Dancing With The Stars contestants was revealed yesterday. And the team wasted no time getting to rehearsals, as a bulk of the cast made it to the LA practice studio on Thursday. Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause, 39, looked ready to go, showing off her toned center and athletic legs … Read more