How Boris is taking lessons from his hero Churchill

It is a sobering thought, as Boris Johnson emerges from self-isolation, that coronavirus would probably have killed Winston Churchill had he caught it any time between his first serious bout of pneumonia in May 1943 and his fourth in February 1945.  Churchill was a male smoker in his 70s with a serious underlying health condition … Read more

Coronavirus UK: NHS doctor says lessons of ebola crisis ignored

‘We’re heading into the abyss’: NHS doctor who developed coronavirus symptoms from patient warns the UK’s health system could be days from chaos unless better safety equipment is provided NHS staff are not being issued with the appropriate protective equipment  Medics fear front line NHS workers could be infected by the coronavirus bug No fast … Read more

Writers are reunited with their younger selves and find out what life lessons they would share

Dutch artist Ard Gelinck released a series of Photo-shopped portraits last week in which the stars of the hit show Friends appeared to be reunited with their TV alter egos, 20 years on. In some cases — not least the remarkably youthful Jennifer Aniston — it looked as though barely a year had passed between … Read more

Wuhan residents are set to receive lessons in ‘gratitude’ to thank government for coronavirus fight

Wuhan residents are set to receive lessons in ‘gratitude’ so they can thank government for coronavirus fight The city in central China was the epicentre of the virus outbreak in December It has been on lockdown since January but President Xi Jinping visited this week The move prompted hopes quarantine will lifted – but now … Read more

School pupils get lessons in how to deal with stab wounds

School pupils get lessons in how to deal with stab wounds using military-grade tourniquets amid UK’s knife crime epidemic Midlands Air Ambulance last year attended an average of two stabbings a week It is aiming courses at youths as they are likely to be first on scene of an attack 60 schools have booked to … Read more