DR ELLIE CANNON: Lockdowns help to avoid a second wave – but the Government MUST give us the facts

Last week, I put my neck on the line and make a prediction: that there would be no second wave in this pandemic. I wasn’t alone, and many other well-respected doctors and researchers have since echoed my sentiments.  But I’ll admit I gulped when, on Sunday, news began to filter through that Leicester was experiencing … Read more

Rare ‘night-shining’ clouds give Dorset church ‘ghostly glow’

Rare ‘night-shining’ clouds give a 12th century church ‘a ghostly glow’ with electric blue and sliver streaks in the night sky over England A photographer snapped a stunning image of ‘night-shining’ in England Formally known as noctilucent clouds, the form in the upper most atmosphere The image was captured around 2am at the Knowlton Church … Read more

Rare ‘night-shining’ clouds give Dorset church ‘ghostly glow’

Rare ‘night-shining’ clouds give a 12th century church ‘a ghostly glow’ with electric blue and sliver streaks in the night sky over England A photographer snapped a stunning image of ‘night-shining’ in England Formally known as noctilucent clouds, the form in the upper most atmosphere The image was captured around 2am at the  Knowlton Church in … Read more

Doctor loses court fight with ex as judge ruled she FORGOT agreement to give up share of £625k home 

Camila Ryder claimed her ex-husband Elie Charbel forged her signature to falsify documents showing she agreed to sign over the £625,000 flat to him but a judge found the beauty doctor merely ‘forgot’ she had made the agreement more than a decade ago A dermatologist who ‘forgot’ she had promised to give her ex-husband her … Read more

Doctor loses court fight with ex as judge ruled she FORGOT agreement to give up share of £625k home 

Camila Ryder claimed her ex-husband Elie Charbel forged her signature to falsify documents showing she agreed to sign over the £625,000 flat to him but a judge found the beauty doctor merely ‘forgot’ she had made the agreement more than a decade ago A beauty doctor who ‘forgot’ she had promised to give her ex-husband … Read more

Vaccine will give long-term protection says Oxford study chief

A jab against coronavirus should last for several years at least, said the British scientist whose own vaccine project is the global front-runner. Professor Sarah Gilbert told MPs she was optimistic that a vaccine would provide ‘a good duration of immunity’. She is the world-renowned expert leading an Oxford University team that is devising a … Read more

Vaccine will give long-term protection says Oxford study chief

A jab against coronavirus should last for several years at least, said the British scientist whose own vaccine project is the global front-runner. Professor Sarah Gilbert told MPs she was optimistic that a vaccine would provide ‘a good duration of immunity’. She is the world-renowned expert leading an Oxford University team that is devising a … Read more

DEBORAH ROSS: Anna’s NZ adventure? Just give up and go home, love

The Luminaries Sunday & Monday, BBC1  Rating: Talking Heads Tuesday & Thursday, BBC1 Rating: The Luminaries is an adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s Man Booker prize-winning novel, set in New Zealand during the gold rush, and told here with so many time jumps, so frequently, that all your focus was on when something was happening rather … Read more

Hundreds of villagers line Dorset street to give guard of honour to beloved GP as she retires

Heart-warming moment hundreds of villagers line street to give guard of honour to beloved GP as she retires after 31 years at the same practice Dr Annie Linley-Adams retired from local practice in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset The GP was much loved in the area for her caring nature in doing her job  Villagers were unable to … Read more

Half of coronavirus-infected Brits give NO contact details to NHS test and trace

Fewer than HALF of coronavirus-infected Britons tell officials who their close contacts are as figures show nearly 130,000 people have now been tracked by NHS Test and Trace Test and Trace started at the beginning of June and has reached 135,000 people A total 10,058 people who tested positive have given contacts, out of 20,968 … Read more