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Flushing the toilet can create an aerosol cloud of coronavirus droplets more than a metre high which can be inhaled by others, spreading the infection, new research warns.

Scientists in the UK have discovered a cheap and available treatment for COVID-19 patients.

A coronavirus vaccine being developed in the UK will provide protection against the disease “for about a year”, according to the drugmaker currently carrying out trials.

More than 20 million people tuned in to watch the latest event in multiplayer game Fortnite, according to developer Epic Games.

Hackers have stolen bank card details from the online platform used by Claire’s, the jewellery and accessories retailer.

Norway is to delete all of the data it captured through its COVID-19 contact-tracing app after the country’s data protection authority raised concerns.

COVID-19 antibodies have not been detected in up to 8.5% of patients diagnosed with the disease, a study has found.

There could be 36 alien civilisations in the Milky Way which are actively communicating by broadcasting radio signals into space, according to new research.

Dutch criminals convicted of alcohol-related offences will be forced to wear a special ankle bracelet to monitor their drinking habits.

People who have used home DNA testing kits could help scientists establish if certain genes make you more likely to die from coronavirus.