What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
How bad can it get? That’s the question on the lips of investors, from the largest Wall Street operators to the most modest pension saver. It may seem unfeeling, even callous, to think about money when people’s lives and health are in jeopardy. But think about it we must. Millions of people who just a … Read more
Caught napping! Police find ‘Neighbour from hell’ who made residents’ lives a misery with his anti-social behaviour – hiding inside a hollowed out MATTRESS The tenant was discovered hiding inside a mattress in his home in Solihull Police stormed the resident’s home in Castle Bromwich and detained him West Midlands Police released pictures of his home and … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
When Steve Bland returned from a trip to the shops last weekend, his little boy, Freddie, ran to greet him, waving a handwritten letter. It read: ‘Dear Mummy, I really wish you could come back, but I realise that you can’t. Lots of love, Freddie.’ Seeing the letter, intended for radio presenter Rachael Bland, who … Read more
A short stroll consisting of as few as 2,100 steps a day could extend the lives of pensioners, scientists say. Research by University of California San Diego found that taking between 2,100 and 4,500 steps reduced the risk of dying of heart diseases by 38 per cent. Doctors advise that people of all ages should … Read more
In light of the findings by the World Cancer Research Fund that more than 400 diagnoses of cancer could be avoided if the nation was healthier, it is good to know what you can do to reduce your cancer risk. Give up smoking Quitting smoking is the most important thing a person can do to … Read more
As many as two million Britons are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next five years, according to alarming new NHS figures. They have non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, or pre-diabetes — unhealthily high blood sugar levels. If they don’t take action, they could soon be joining the four million or so already diagnosed with … Read more
The night terrors came often but Harry Olmer remembers only one of his dreams. ‘I was standing facing my mother. We did not talk to each other, we just looked. There was a brick wall being built between us and it got higher and higher until… until I could no longer see her.’ The image … Read more
Taking on a vigorous hill walk with her husband, or playing with her two lively grandchildren, Rebecca Allison had never felt better. The birth of Nathan, now eight, and Caitlin, six, had given Rebecca — a smoker for more than 50 years — the incentive she needed to quit her 30-a-day habit four years ago. … Read more