Almost 4,000 Covid variants exist around the world, vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi says

Oxford University and AstraZeneca plan to have a new Covid vaccine ready by the autumn to tackle new variants of the coronavirus, they confirmed yesterday.   Growing evidence suggests that a mutation first found in the South African variant of the virus, and now cropping up elsewhere, can reduce how well current vaccines work because it … Read more

Alessandra Ambrosio looks ethereal as she celebrates second anniversary of her swimwear brand

Alessandra Ambrosio founded her swimwear brand GAL Floripa with her sister Aline Ambrosio and friend Gisele Coria two years ago. And the Victoria’s Secret Angel and supermodel celebrated the second anniversary of her brand with her mother Lucilda, her daughter Anja, 12, son Noah, eight, and Aline on the beach in Florianopolis, Brazil with friends. … Read more

Promising antibody drugs might not work against new variants, scientists say

Antibody cocktail drugs that offered ‘great hope’ in treating Covid-19 are ineffective against worrying new variants of the virus, research suggests.  Lab tests found the experimental treatments, known as monoclonal antibodies, failed to neutralise strains which emerged in Kent, South Africa and Brazil. The drugs are derived from cloning a single antibody, a virus-fighting protein, found … Read more

Promising antibody drugs might not work against new variants, scientists say

Antibody cocktail drugs that offered ‘great hope’ in treating Covid-19 are ineffective against worrying new variants of the virus, research suggests.  Lab tests found the experimental treatments, known as monoclonal antibodies, failed to neutralise strains which emerged in Kent, South Africa and Brazil. The drugs are derived from cloning a single antibody, a virus-fighting protein, found … Read more

Former AFL star Dane Swan reveals he almost ended up in a Brazilian jail

Former AFL star Dane Swan reveals he almost ended up in a Brazilian jail during a nightmare holiday after his Brownlow medal win in 2011 By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:05 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 08:07 GMT, 3 February 2021 AFL star Dane Swan has revealed how a trip to … Read more

Deliveroo driver died in Basingstoke after chasing into stationary lorry

Deliveroo driver, 34, died after his moped smashed into stationary lorry just half a mile from his home because he was ‘distracted by his phone’ inquest hears Marcos Martin, 43, dove into a stationary lorry without breaking in Basingstoke The lorry had its hazard lights on but he ‘failed to appreciate’ the vehicle The Brazilian suffered … Read more

Deliveroo driver died in Basingstoke after chasing into stationary lorry

Deliveroo driver, 34, died after his moped smashed into stationary lorry just half a mile from his home because he was ‘distracted by his phone’ inquest hears Marcos Martin, 43, dove into a stationary lorry without breaking in Basingstoke The lorry had its hazard lights on but he ‘failed to appreciate’ the vehicle The Brazilian suffered … Read more

Brazil coronavirus: ‘Covid will be with us for life’ President Bolsonaro says

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has warned that ‘coronavirus will be with us for life’ as he urged regional leaders to abandon social distancing measures and instead learn to ‘live with’ the virus. ‘This issue of Covid will continue for life,’ he said at his weekly live webcast on social media, adding that social distancing measures … Read more

Airbnb’s most-liked property pictures on Instagram during 2020

The travel restrictions of 2020 apparently did nothing to dampen wanderlust – as Airbnb demonstrates. The online rental company has revealed the 10 most-liked property photos on its Instagram account from last year, with the clicks arriving in their tens of thousands. The stunning abodes are located in the likes of Provence, Chile, California and … Read more

Heathrow passengers returning to the UK from Brazil reveal desperate scramble home via France

Passengers arriving in Heathrow from Brazil today revealed how they made a desperate scramble home through France to avoid having to quarantine in hotels for 10 days.   Travellers entering England from Brazil, where a new mutant strain of Covid is running rampant, will be forced to self isolate, possibly at the cost of up to … Read more