Pharmacist tells of the trials and triumphs on the vaccine front line

The vaccine roll-out has been one of the biggest logistical challenges of our lifetime, involving a legion of NHS staff and volunteers (including, it was revealed yesterday, the actor Hugh Bonneville). Here, a pharmacist who’s helping in a hub in London reveals in fascinating detail what it’s like on the vaccination front line (speaking anonymously … Read more

The Godfather’s boy who is bringing down the Mob in the ‘Ndrangheta mobster trials in Italy

Listening to the recording of a wire-tapped phone call, Nicola Gratteri shuddered at the words: ‘He’s a dead man walking.’ Italy’s most formidable mafia prosecutor was listening to the voice of a mobster he had been monitoring during a sweeping investigation into the nation’s most feared organised crime syndicate. Gratteri, who had begun the probe … Read more

I’m A Celeb: Abbie Chatfield reveals the X-rated ‘training’ she completed before bushtucker trials

‘Glug it up’: Abbie Chatfield reveals the X-rated ‘training’ she completed to prepare herself for the bushtucker trials on I’m A Celebrity By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:33 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 12:39 GMT, 13 January 2021 She was forced to eat a pig’s snout, a pickled herring and a bum, … Read more

Top bosses at drugs firm Novavax pocket £34m windfall as Covid-19 vaccine enters late-stage trials

Top bosses at drugs company Novavax pocket £34m windfall as Covid-19 vaccine enters late-stage trials By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 23:39 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 23:39 GMT, 12 January 2021 Novavax has a potential Covid-19 vaccine and it has entered late-stage trials Top bosses at a drugs company … Read more

Highways England trials new cameras on the M1 to catch tailgaters

New cameras in the war on tailgating: Highways England trials roadside technology on the M1 to catch motorists driving too close to the car in front Highways England is trialling new technology on the M1 in Northamptonshire Drivers deliberately flouting the two-second gap are sent warning letters  26,000 tailgating drivers have been identified in the … Read more

Highways England trials new cameras on the M1 to catch tailgaters

New cameras in the war on tailgating: Highways England trials roadside technology on the M1 to catch motorists driving too close to the car in front Highways England is trialling new technology on the M1 in Northamptonshire Drivers deliberately flouting the two-second gap are sent warning letters  26,000 tailgating drivers have been identified in the … Read more

How Cody Simpson qualified for the Olympic swimming trials after less than a year of training

Australian pop sensation Cody Simpson is no one-trick pony. The singer and actor, 23, surprised fans son Sunday when he announced he was on the path to Tokyo after qualifying for the Australian Olympic trials in swimming. The multi-talented star easily made the cut by swimming the 100m butterfly in 54.9 seconds, beating the qualifying benchmark … Read more

Cody Simpson has secured ‘a spot at next year’s Australian Olympic trials in the 100 fly’

Singer Cody Simpson has secured ‘a spot at next year’s Australian Olympic trials in the 100 fly’ following his split from Miley Cyrus By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:37 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 09:37 GMT, 13 December 2020 Australian singer Cody Simpson has revealed he has qualified for the Olympic … Read more

Hot balloon that frees diabetics from insulin jabs begins trials

A procedure that involves inflating a hot balloon inside the gut could reverse type 2 diabetes and free thousands of patients from daily insulin injections, say doctors. The pioneering operation is set to be offered to a handful of British patients as part of an international trial, after promising early results which saw three-quarters of … Read more

Groundbreaking urine test that can spot bladder cancer proves 100% accurate in trials

Groundbreaking urine test that can spot bladder cancer proves 100% accurate in trials – and could soon be rolled out to patients Pioneering liquid biopsy could replace the dipstick test currently used by GPs Experts say test ‘could change the entire process of diagnosing bladder cancer’ It already has approval for use in hospitals and could be … Read more