Russian dissident Alexei Navalny could have had poison sprinkled in his underwear, according to the scientist who invented the nerve agent Novichok. Navalny remains in a coma in a Berlin hospital nearly two weeks after collapsing on a plane in Siberia in what German medics suspect was a poisoning. Friends of the Putin critic have … Read more
Russian medics say that no trace of poison has been found in Putin critic Alexei Navalny’s body, sparking accusations of a cover-up by the Kremlin. Doctors at Ormsk hospital in Siberia, where Navalny is being treated after suddenly falling ill on a flight yesterday, insisted that they have a full diagnosis of the 44-year-old’s condition … Read more
Police declare major incident after ‘very toxic’ rat poison that emits poisonous gas if placed in water is taken from stolen van Greater Manchester Police found the stolen van on July 1 in Blackley, Lancashire An unspecified quantity of the rat poison Talunex had been taken from the van Talunex emits toxic gas when touching … Read more
Scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against superbugs after developing a antibiotic that can kill bacteria before it develops resistance. Researchers at Princeton University in the US tested a compound, called SCH-79797, against 25 of the most dangerous antibiotic resistant bugs. It included a ‘super strain’ of gonorrhoea that is considered one of … Read more
Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett postpone summer 2020 tour: ‘We will see you next year’ By Annita Katee For Dailymail.com Published: 19:05 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 19:12 BST, 3 June 2020 They were scheduled to kick off their summer tour in less than two weeks time. And after waiting til … Read more
A coating to make body armour impervious to bullets, lasers, microbes and even poison gas is being developed in the US from the same material as shrimp shells. Chitin is a robust natural material which forms the shells of crustaceans, protects butterfly wings and is found in mushroom cells. The material is a naturally occurring, and … Read more
The symptoms crept up on me. I’d had chest pain for a week — when I lifted heavy pots or sacks of soil from the garden centre or climbed the stairs to the children’s rooms. Ironically perhaps, given our hypersensitivity to such things right now, it felt like a bronchial infection — a sharp pain … Read more
Fears of contracting coronavirus have driven up calls to poison control centers in the US by one-fifth, a new report finds. Over the last three months, calls have increased 16 percent from this time in 2018 and 20 percent from this time last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed on Monday. The … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer vowed to wipe out the ‘stain’ of anti-Semitism from the Labour Party today as he was unveiled as its new leader. The 57-year-old made a fulsome apology to British Jews as he was confirmed as Jeremy Corbyn’s replacement, vowing to rip out the ‘poison’ that has dogged the party under his predecessor. … Read more