Pangolins blamed for transmitting coronavirus from bats to humans may be IMMUNE to the disease 

Exotic animals known as ‘pangolins’ that were blamed for first transmitting coronavirus from bats to humans could be IMMUNE to the deadly disease, study claims Pangolins lack virus-sensing genes that normally trigger an immune response This means that they can carry the virus without necessarily suffering from it However, researchers are not sure how, then, the … Read more

India’s Muslims bear the brunt of crisis after being blamed by government

Muslims in India are bearing the brunt of the country’s coronavirus crisis after the Hindu-nationalist government blamed an Islamic missionary for a surge in cases. Politicians in the ruling Bharatiya Janata party have been quoted by newspapers and TV accusing Muslims of ‘corona terrorism’ after the country’s largest cluster of cases was identified at an Islamic … Read more

Married At First Sight: Stacey Hampton blamed herself for her father’s suicide

Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton became emotional as she revealed her heartbreaking family history in a YouTube video last week. The 26-year-old law graduate confessed she had grown up blaming herself for her father’s suicide when she was just a baby. She later lost her older brother, who was like a father figure to … Read more

French megachurch meeting is blamed for sparking the country’s biggest cluster of Covid-19 cases

A five-day evangelical congregation at a French megachurch has been blamed for sparking the country’s biggest cluster of coronavirus infections. Worshippers at the Christian Open Door church in Mulhouse, near the Swiss border, had travelled across the world for the week-long event on February 18. The prayer meeting kicked off the biggest cluster of Covid-19 cases … Read more

‘Email mix-up’ blamed for UK not joining EU scheme to buy more ventilators for coronavirus patients

Britain’s embassies have been urged to source vital equipment for the NHS and ship it home as the EU rejected claims a missed email was to blame for the UK not taking part in the bloc’s ventilator scheme.  The government is said to have instructed UK embassies across the world to see if they can … Read more

Huge surge in insomnia among children is blamed on social media and a mental health crisis 

Huge surge in insomnia among children is blamed on social media and a mental health crisis Thousands of children are being admitted to hospital suffering from insomnia Experts blame rising obesity levels, social media use, and mental health issues  The NHS said ‘more must be done to limit the drivers of poor health’  By Kumail Jaffer … Read more