Covid-19 has killed THREE TIMES as many people as flu and pneumonia this year, official figures show Covid-19 was listed as the underlying cause of death in 48,168 fatalities between January and August this year But influenza only caused 394 deaths in the same period, and pneumonia caused 13,619 fatalities Deaths from influenza and pneumonia … Read more
A looming mental health crisis fuelled by the pandemic and economic recession means lengthy waiting times for treatment may get a lot worse, psychiatrists predicted yesterday. It came after new research showed two fifths of psychiatric patients waiting for appointments end up in A&E or needing crisis services. Patients with severe mental illnesses, including eating … Read more
Nicolas Eaton (pictured), from Hailsham, East Sussex, was found dead at home by one of his sons in November last year A grandfather died after a pharmacy perscription told him to take ten times the appropriate amount of pain medication, an inquest heard. Nicholas Eaton had been placed on methadone in addition to his regular medication … Read more
The tumbling dice savings deal Coventry BS relaunches easy access rate for the FOURTH time in a fortnight – as it slumps from 1.2% to 0.96% Britain’s second-largest building society previously launched an account at 1.2% It was cut after just 3 days to 1.1% and has now been cut twice since Thursday The mutual … Read more
Scientist create TRANSPARENT wood as clear as glass but stronger, lighter and five times more thermally efficient Scientists transformed wood from balsa trees into clear material that could replace conventional glass The team bleached the wood until it was nearly clear and then added a synthetic polymer called polyvinyl alcohol The innovation is five times more … Read more
The fired Kentucky officer indicted on minor charges in the Breonna Taylor case told investigators that the EMT’s boyfriend initially claimed she was the one who shot at officers when they entered her apartment, grand jury testimony reveals. About 20 hours of audio from secret grand jury proceedings related to the Taylor case was released … Read more
Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was brought to the attention of M15 on at least 18 occasions before the 2017 terror attack, a public inquiry has heard. Security services received their first alert about him in 2010, and he was made a ‘subject of interest’ in 2014 but the file was dropped four months later. … Read more
Britain’s hotly-contested 10pm curfew will not curb the spread of coronavirus unless pubs enforce staggered leaving times, a respiratory virologist has warned. Dr Julian Tang, from the University of Leicester, urged ministers to consider making pubs, restaurants and bars adopt a rota system where tables leave at different times, to avoid tougher restrictions. This, he … Read more
Britain’s hotly-contested 10pm curfew will not curb the spread of coronavirus unless pubs enforce staggered leaving times, a respiratory virologist has warned. Dr Julian Tang, from the University of Leicester, urged ministers to consider making pubs, restaurants and bars adopt a rota system where tables leave at different times, to avoid tougher restrictions. This, he … Read more
COVID-19 patients are now three times LESS likely to have highly infectious levels of the virus compared to the early days of the pandemic Researchers analyzed viral loads from nasal samples of more than 700 hospitalized coronavirus patients In April, 50% of patients were had intermediate viral loads compared to 25% of patients each in the … Read more