A brave mother who had four limbs amputated and was given a five per cent chance of surviving after contracting sepsis admits she ‘wished she was dead’ due to the illness. Allison Friday, 56, from Hartlepool, County Durham, was put into a coma in February last year and her family was told to prepare for the … Read more
A brave mother who had four limbs amputated and was given a five per cent chance of surviving after contracting sepsis admits she ‘wished she was dead’ due to the illness. Allison Friday, 56, from Hartlepool, County Durham, was put into a coma in February last year and her family was told to prepare for the … Read more
Israel drops outdoor mask mandate after almost a year as around 80 per cent of its population are now vaccinated The restriction, which required masks to be worn outdoors unless exercising, was lifted on Sunday Masks must still be worn indoors, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said The move comes as Israel has vaccinated close to … Read more
Funny Girls! The BBC reveals that 58 per cent of comedy shows on BBC3 this year will be ‘female-led’ BBC is ‘building on success of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Daisy May Cooper’ Most BBC3 comedy shows are ‘either starring, written by or created by women’ There will be 58 per cent female representation for ‘long-form scripted … Read more
Funny Girls! The BBC reveals that 58 per cent of comedy shows on BBC3 this year will be ‘female-led’ BBC is ‘building on success of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Daisy May Cooper’ Most BBC3 comedy shows are ‘either starring, written by or created by women’ There will be 58 per cent female representation for ‘long-form scripted … Read more
As few as two per cent of positive Covid lateral flow test results taken in low prevalence areas are accurate, an adviser to Matt Hancock has warned. In emails, leaked to the Guardian, senior strategist Ben Dyson is said to have warned health department colleagues about the unreliability of lateral flow test results. Mr Dyson, … Read more
As few as two per cent of positive Covid lateral flow test results taken in low prevalence areas are accurate, an adviser to Matt Hancock has warned. In emails, leaked to the Guardian, senior strategist Ben Dyson is said to have warned health department colleagues about the unreliability of lateral flow test results. Mr Dyson, … Read more
Airfix and Scalextric maker Hornby welcomes a sales jump after an encouraging end to the year Hornby is well known for its model train, Airfix and Scalextric car sets The firm briefly postponed orders to foreign customers around Christmas Hornby will be the focus of the television programme Hornby: A Model World By Harry Wise … Read more
Roads and the vehicles using them are responsible for 84 per cent of microplastics found in the atmosphere, according to the results of a new study. Researchers from Utah State University examined different sources of atmospheric microplastic pollution found in the western US over a 14 month period. These microscopic pieces of plastic pollution are … Read more
The BBC suffered a huge blow to its viewing figures last night after the broadcaster ran the same coverage of Prince Philip’s death on multiple channels. BBC Two viewers plunged by 64 per cent compared to last week while BBC One’s fell by six per cent from 2.56million last Friday to 2.41million between 7pm and … Read more