Coronavirus outbreak that has killed 28 in West Midlands is linked to church

An outbreak of the coronavirus that has killed 28 people in the West Midlands has been linked to a church attended by a worshipper who did not realise they were a carrier.  Yesterday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that the West Midlands was exploding as a coronavirus hotspot, alongside London.  There have been 28 fatalities … Read more

E-cigarettes have killed 57 people as number of lung illnesses linked to vaping rises to 2,602

A 15-year-old in Texas is now the youngest person in the US to die of the vaping-linked illness that’s claimed the lives of a total of 57 people nationwide, officials said Thursday.    As of Thursday, 2,602 people have been hospitalized with lung illnesses linked to e-cigarettes in every US state, the District of Columbia, Puerto … Read more

Clean-up crews arrive at Washington care home which has been linked to coronavirus deaths and cases

Crews have arrived to perform a deep-cleaning of the Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the US, linked to at least 19 deaths and hundreds of infections.  Members of a Servpro clean-up team arrived at Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, on Wednesday afternoon wearing white hazardous … Read more

BT probes claims Huawei has been linked to modern slavery in China

BT probes claims equipment supplier Huawei has been linked to modern slavery in China By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:18 GMT, 3 March 2020 | Updated: 23:18 GMT, 3 March 2020 BT is probing claims that controversial equipment supplier Huawei has been linked to slavery in China. The telecoms giant’s probe comes … Read more

Russian spy who tried to kill Bulgarian arms dealer ‘is diplomat linked to poisoning of Skripal’

A spy who attempted to kill a Bulgarian arms dealer is a Russian diplomat linked to the poisonings of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, a new report has alleged.  Bulgarian prosecutors charged three Russians last month with trying to kill arms factory owner and trader Emilian Gebrev and two other Bulgarians in Sofia between April … Read more