Fans and royal commentators alike were left infuriated by the recent fourth season of The Crown with criticism aimed at the unflattering portrayal of Princess Diana (played by Emma Corrin) which was described as ‘unhinged’ and ‘attention seeking’. And this weekend, creator Peter Morgan shocked the nation again, after his romance with Jemima Goldsmith, a … Read more
The highly infectious mutant strain of coronavirus found in Kent could be more likely to affect children, scientists have warned. Modellers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found the new virus strain is 56 per cent per cent more infectious. Even if another national lockdown was implemented, it would be ‘unlikely’ to … Read more
The highly infectious mutant strain of coronavirus found in Kent could be more likely to affect children, scientists have warned. Modellers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found the new virus strain is 56 per cent per cent more infectious. Even if another national lockdown was implemented, it would be ‘unlikely’ to … Read more
Covid-19 may be able to infect the brain because it carries a protein capable of getting through the barrier at the top of the spinal cord, a study suggests. University of Washington researchers found the virus’ spike protein, which it uses to latch onto human cells, can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, taking the … Read more
Coronavirus can affect the brain because its ‘spike’ protein is capable of crossing blood barrier inside the skull, study on mice suggests University of Washington researchers found the virus seeps into brain of mice Believe same process may happen in people, explaining unusual cognitive issues They warned the neurological damage Covid causes ‘could last a … Read more
SAGE can’t decide on Christmas: No10’s scientists say mixing with relatives will spread Covid but closing schools and offices will bring cases DOWN (and admits it doesn’t know whether relaxing restrictions will cause outbreak to spiral) Coronavirus might spread to older people, leading to more hospital patients But total number of cases could fall as … Read more
SAGE can’t decide on Christmas: No10’s scientists say mixing with relatives will spread Covid but closing schools and offices will bring cases DOWN (and admits it doesn’t know whether relaxing restrictions will cause outbreak to spiral) Coronavirus might spread to older people, leading to more hospital patients But total number of cases could fall as … Read more
Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have set a deadline of this Sunday for a breakthrough in post-Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU. There are now just three weeks until the end of the ‘standstill’ transition period and the two sides remain deadlocked on a series of crunch issues. With time … Read more
Britain’s wealthiest taxpayers could be in for a multi-billion-pound tax raid after the Government’s tax gurus recommended a major overhaul of capital gains tax. In July, the Office of Tax Simplification was tasked by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to look at whether the levy on asset sales was ‘fit for purpose’ and how it could be simplified. This … Read more
People who catch coronavirus and have been previously diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder are more likely to die if they are hospitalized for COVID-19, new research suggests. Depending on how long they’d been in the hospital, people who had been diagnosed with conditions ranging from anxiety to dementia and self-injury were at 42 percent to … Read more