The boss of one of Britain’s largest pub chains has argued that there is now ‘zero chance of the NHS being overwhelmed’ because the government’s modelling has been proved wrong by hard data on the vaccines. Hugh Osmond, chief of Punch Taverns and formerly Pizza Express, said that Boris Johnson’s roadmap was costing his industry … Read more
More than 100,000 worshippers attended the Lag B’Omer festival in Israel despite reports from 2008 and 2011 warning it posed a ‘danger to human life’ and that the capacity shouldn’t exceed 15,000. Ex-comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss, who wrote a report from 13 years ago, said safety features were lacking in preventing overcrowding and that the site … Read more
The victims of the Lag B’Omer festival stampede have begun to be identified as Israel comes to terms with one of the worst peace-time disasters in the country’s history. Among those killed were two pairs of brothers: Yosef and Moshe Elhadad, 18 and 12, and Moshe and Joshua Englander, aged 14 and 9; Shraga Gestetner, … Read more
The risk of catching coronavirus in a pub or restaurant is ‘relatively low’, the Government’s scientific advisers have admitted. Analysis by SAGE found the chance of contracting the virus in hospitality settings appeared slightly higher than in gyms or shops, but concluded the risk was still small. The admission came in a review of studies … Read more
Only tiny numbers of people are being hospitalised with coronavirus after their first vaccine dose has kicked in, NHS data has revealed. Numbers analysed by SAGE showed that around one per cent of people hospitalised with the virus in the second wave were three weeks post-vaccine, by which time they are expected to have protection. … Read more
‘Several people feared dead and dozens more injured as stand holding hundreds of worshippers collapses’ during celebration of Jewish festival Lag B’Omer in northern Israel By Katie Weston For Mailonline Published: 00:17 BST, 30 April 2021 | Updated: 00:34 BST, 30 April 2021 ‘Several people are feared dead and dozens more injured’ as a stand … Read more
Florida teen ‘confesses’ to following a mother and daughter home after spotting them on the street, crawling through their window as they slept and stabbing them to death Sage Curry, 19, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder Curry allegedly confessed to killing two women in their Largo, Florida home Police said he … Read more
Florida teen ‘confesses’ to following a mother and daughter home after spotting them on the street, crawling through their window as they slept and stabbing them to death Sage Curry, 19, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder Curry allegedly confessed to killing two women in their Largo, Florida home Police said he … Read more
Florida teen ‘confesses’ to following a mother and daughter home after spotting them on the street, crawling through their window as they slept and stabbing them to death Sage Curry, 19, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder Curry allegedly confessed to killing two women in their Largo, Florida home Police said he … Read more
You know, it’s one thing quietly viewing yourself as a messiah among men; a great sage and trusted elder who need only throw a bit of deep thinking at the world’s problems to come up with a whole series of sensible solutions. But when you go around giving serious television interviews with hair so long … Read more