British children struck down with mysterious inflammatory syndrome ‘were otherwise healthy’

None of the children who have suffered from a rare inflammatory syndrome caused by COVID-19 in the UK had long-term health problems before falling ill, doctors say. Between 75 and 100 children are known to have developed the illness, which can cause symptoms similar to sepsis, since the beginning of April. In adults, many of … Read more

New Zealand’s south island is struck by 5.6 magnitude earthquake – the biggest to hit this year

New Zealand is struck by 5.6 magnitude earthquake – the biggest to hit this year 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit remote corner of South Island at 10:52am Monday Epicentre was about 40km north of Te Anau, same distance SW of Milford SoundGNS Science charted a similar earthquake in same place nine days ago By Australian Associated … Read more

UK unemployment increased to 1.36million before coronavirus struck

Unemployment increased by 22,000 leaving 1.36million Britons out of work in three months before coronavirus hit By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 07:16 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 07:31 BST, 21 April 2020 Unemployment in Britain increased by 22,000 to 1.36 million in the three months to February – before the coronavirus pandemic gripped … Read more

UK unemployment increased to 1.36million before coronavirus struck

Unemployment increased by 22,000 leaving 1.36million Britons out of work in three months before coronavirus hit By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 07:16 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 07:17 BST, 21 April 2020 Unemployment increased by 22,000 to 1.36 million in the three months to February, before the coronavirus pandemic gripped the UK, official … Read more

Disgraced doctor who made £350,000 writing fake medical reports is struck off

Disgraced doctor who made £350,000 on top of his NHS salary writing fake medical reports for ‘crash for cash’ victims is struck off Dr Asef Zafar, 54, ran the ‘report-writing factory’ alongside work as a Surrey GP He was producing as many as 5,000 papers a year at around £70-a-go Dr Zafar avoided jail in … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Our two adult sons both have symptoms… Will my wife and I be struck down next? 

A few weeks back, just as this pandemic struck Britain, I wrote that I was worried. I had been for some time, because this new coronavirus, to which we have no immunity, spreads frighteningly fast and can cause life-threatening illness.  And people my age – I’m 62 – and older are at much higher risk … Read more

Gruesome picture shows a man’s collapsed iris after he was struck in the eye by a bungee cord

Gruesome picture shows a man’s collapsed IRIS after he was struck in the eye by bungee cord he used to ‘strap shopping onto his motorcycle’ Unnamed 48-year-old battled pain, double vision and blurriness for a week Eye exam revealed his left iris was deformed and ‘sagging’ Diagnosed with traumatic iridodialysis – the iris disconnects from … Read more

How stink bombs and rotten tomatoes struck the first blows for #MeToo

When the reigning Miss World appeared on stage in 1969 in war-torn Saigon, alongside comedian Bob Hope, she received a rapturous reception from thousands of salivating US troops recovering from their brutal battles in Vietnam. Just weeks earlier more than 100 million viewers worldwide watched on TV as Eva Rueber-Staier, Miss Austria, was crowned as … Read more