Inside Porton Down: Scientists working in Britain’s secretive lab admit to Covid -19 ‘trepidation’

Scientists who handle some of the most deadly substances in the world have described the ‘trepidation’ they felt when starting to research coronavirus. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) at the secretive Porton Down, near Salisbury, has been helping in the fight against the disease ever since the pandemic began. Founded in 1916, the … Read more

Inside Porton Down: Scientists working in Britain’s secretive lab admit to Covid -19 ‘trepidation’

Scientists who handle some of the most deadly substances in the world have described the ‘trepidation’ they felt when starting to research coronavirus. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) at the secretive Porton Down, near Salisbury, has been helping in the fight against the disease ever since the pandemic began. Founded in 1916, the … Read more

Children are NOT legally required to wear face masks in schools, officials admit 

Children are not legally required to wear face masks in schools and should not be sent home if they refuse to wear one, government officials said last night. This week Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that secondary school pupils will have to wear masks if they cannot maintain social distancing in No10’s ultra-cautious ‘roadmap’ out … Read more

Children are NOT legally required to wear face masks in schools, officials admit 

Children are not legally required to wear face masks in schools and should not be sent home if they refuse to wear one, government officials said last night. This week Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that secondary school pupils will have to wear masks if they cannot maintain social distancing in No10’s ultra-cautious ‘roadmap’ out … Read more

Winchester College is to admit girls for first time in its 640-year history

Winchester College is to admit girls for first time in its 640-year history as part of historic £41,000-a-year private school’s ‘modernisation agenda’ The college, in Hampshire, announced the news yesterday as part of ‘new vision’ Girls will be welcomed to the college’s sixth form no later than September 2022 The college has said it hopes … Read more

Scientists at Wuhan lab admit being bitten in cave which is home to Covid-infected bats

Scientists at Wuhan lab admit being bitten while collecting samples in cave which is home to Covid-infected bats Scientists at Wuhan lab admitted being bitten while collecting samples in a cave Researcher said animal’s fangs went through his rubber gloves ‘like a needle’ Revelations will raise further questions for the WHO team which is investigating … Read more

Scientists at Wuhan lab admit being bitten in cave which is home to Covid-infected bats

Scientists at Wuhan lab admit being bitten while collecting samples in cave which is home to Covid-infected bats Scientists at Wuhan lab admitted being bitten while collecting samples in a cave Researcher said animal’s fangs went through his rubber gloves ‘like a needle’ Revelations will raise further questions for the WHO team which is investigating … Read more

Nightingale hospitals in London and across England are ‘reactivated and ready to admit patients’

Nightingale hospitals in London and across England have been ‘reactivated’ to be ready to admit patients as the capital’s NHS facilities struggle under the pressure of a new wave of coronavirus cases.  The Excel centre site has been readied after laying deserted for months as Britain yesterday recorded 981 Covid deaths in the deadliest day … Read more

John Cannan’s family begged him to admit to Suzy Lamplugh’s murder

The brother of rapist and murderer John Cannan has blamed him for their father’s death and revealed how the family ‘begged’ him to admit to the murder of London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh.   Cannan, 66, is serving a life sentence for the 1987 murder of Shirley Banks in Bristol and the attempted kidnapping of Julia Holman, as well … Read more

John Cannan’s family begged him to admit to Suzy Lamplugh’s murder

The brother of rapist and murderer John Cannan has blamed him for their father’s death and revealed how the family ‘begged’ him to admit to the murder of London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh.   Cannan, 66, is serving a life sentence for the 1987 murder of Shirley Banks in Bristol and the attempted kidnapping of Julia Holman, as well … Read more