Heavily pregnant Danielle Armstrong admits defeat after desperately attempting to bring on labour 

‘I’m done trying to rush things’: Heavily pregnant Danielle Armstrong reveals she’s now overdue despite her desperate attempts to bring on labour By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 10:43 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 10:45 BST, 18 May 2020 She’s gearing up to welcome her first child with fiancé Tom Edney. And Danielle Armstrong has … Read more

How getting fit can help defeat Covid-19

Gargling vinegar – or bleach. Munching through bulbs of boiled garlic. And President Trump’s bizarre and completely unfounded claims about injecting the body with disinfectant, standing under UV lights, or taking anti-malarial tablets (now proven in studies not to help, by the way). Every week, there seems to be a new Covid-19 quick-fix that is … Read more

Russian troops rehearse for their Victory Day parade to mark the defeat of the Nazis

The ‘Great Patriotic War’ is used in Russia to describe the conflict between Russia, her allies, and Nazi Germany from June 1941 and May 1945.  Hitler’s devastating offensive against Russia threatened to annihilate the Soviet Union so the conflict on the Eastern Front is regarded by Russia as its own independent war.  On June 22, … Read more

Businesses urged to join £6.5bn global drive to defeat coronavirus

Businesses urged to join £6.5bn global drive to develop tests, treatments and vaccines for coronavirus By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:59 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 7 April 2020 Businesses have been urged to find at least £6.5billion for the development of tests, treatments and vaccines for the coronavirus. … Read more

Motorists in ‘dieselgate’ legal battle with Volkswagen over ‘defeat devices’ win first court stage

Motorists locked in a legal battle with Volkswagen over the so-called ‘dieselgate’ scandal have won the first stage of a High Court action, after a judge ruled software installed in thousands of its diesel vehicles was a ‘defeat device’.  In what could be the largest consumer action in English legal history, lawyers representing around 90,000 … Read more

Doctor who helped defeat smallpox says coronavirus is the ‘most dangerous pandemic in our lifetime’

A U.S. doctor who has fought against outbreaks of smallpox, the flu, polio and blindness has branded the coronavirus outbreak as ‘the most dangerous pandemic of our time’, adding that if ‘you’re not worried, you’re not paying attention’ as cases in the United States soar past 18,000.  Larry Brilliant, 75, is a top epidemiologist who helped … Read more