Furious village vigilantes may attack city dwellers who visit beauty spots now the coronavirus lockdown has been eased, police chiefs have warned. Rural police and crime commissioners fear locals will lash out at visitors as they try to protect their communities from the deadly bug. Officers can no longer kick tourists out of hotspots after … Read more
My problems with three teenage boys in lockdown are, I suspect, pretty common. I nag them about getting out of bed, harangue them about washing their hands when they come through the door and then bug them to do the dishes. Nag, harangue, bug is on daily repeat. I’m sure it must be the same … Read more
Coronaphobia could end up thwarting Boris Johnson’s efforts to ease lockdown – as a poll today suggested the public fears the virus far more than immediate economic meltdown. Exclusive research for MailOnline shows 62 per cent are more worried about the effects of the draconian curbs ending too early, while 38 per cent say their … Read more
Five years, minimum. That’s how long it usually takes to develop a vaccine. Yet of the 78 being worked on for Covid-19, five are already in trials — and not just in labs; most are being tested on humans. Last month, a microbiology researcher at the University of Oxford became the first UK volunteer to … Read more
Boris Johnson has revealed that the fear of never seeing his newborn son drove him in his battle against coronavirus. The Prime Minister, 55, spent a week in April at St Thomas’s Hospital in London fighting the virus, including three days in intensive care, and admitted yesterday that doctors had prepared to announce his death. … Read more
Being fat triggers a ‘troublesome’ immune response to COVID-19, scientists fear, as the government SAGE committee investigates why obesity raises the risk of death. Scientists advising Government ministers are exploring potential underlying mechanisms that cause severe illness in obese people. According to data from intensive care units, people of a healthy weight make up a … Read more
Hospices could run out of PPE ‘within days’ after being charged 26 times more than the NHS when their supply chains were told to prioritise hospitals Hospices usually get PPE from NHS supply chains but this was stopped in March Priority is now hospitals but hospices are caring for 24,000 people a day One resident … Read more
The picturesque market town of Hebden Bridge is just one of the many communities across Britain fearful of being pushed towards a cashless society. Situated eight miles west of Halifax, this West Yorkshire town is an artistic hub with more than 20 independent coffee houses and cafes – as well as dozens of boutique shops … Read more
Police fear for safety of two teenage girls who have not been seen since they went missing together in Derby on Saturday Two teenage girls are missing in Derby and have not been seen in five days Amanda Ditrichova, 14, and Vanesa Magyarova, 15 were last spotted on Saturday Anyone who has any information on … Read more
The heartbroken family of a missing 23-year-old woman fear she could have taken her own life after disappearing from her home. Chelsie Dack was reported missing from her flat in High Street, Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, in the early hours of Monday. On Tuesday evening, Chelsie’s mother Dawn Howell shared an online post by Emma Halls, an … Read more