Deforestation rates in the Amazon hit new high in first two months of 2020

Deforestation rates in the Amazon hit a new high in the first two months of 2020 with 181 square miles lost despite heavy seasonal rains, which experts blame on illegal logging operations Satellite data from Brazil’s space agency show deforestation increasing in 2020 The Amazon lost 181 square miles of rain forest in January and … Read more

Toddler is in remission from stage four cancer at just 21 months old

Molly Hughes wasn’t even a year old when she was diagnosed with stage four cancer – but after nearly a year-and-a-half, the Kentucky toddler is now cancer-free.  When she was just under five months old, doctors discovered that Molly had neuroblastoma, a cancer that typically strikes children under age five.  The toddler endured 15 months … Read more

Feeding peanuts to babies from three months ‘could protect them from allergies’ 

Feeding peanuts to some babies from as early as three months could protect them from developing allergies, scientists say. Current guidelines say babies should be fed nothing but breastmilk until six months – and only then should solid foods be introduced. Mothers of high-risk babies, those with eczema or are sensitive to certain foods, took part … Read more

Jacqueline Jossa teaches daughter Mia, 20 months, how to play football in their new garden

Jacqueline Jossa cheers on daughter Mia, 20 months, as the doting parent teaches her how to play football in their new garden By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 15:01 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 15:43 GMT, 9 March 2020 She’s a doting mother to her two daughters Mia, 20 months, and Ella, five, who … Read more

Rachael Bland’s widow Steve reveals he has found love 18 months after his wife’s death 

Rachael Bland’s widower Steve has revealed he’s found love again with a woman his son Freddie ‘thinks the world of’ 18 months after his wife’s death. Steve, from Cheshire, lost his wife Rachael to breast cancer in September 2018 after a two-year public battle with cancer, which she documented on her BBC podcast You, Me and … Read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: You DON’T need to lock yourself away for months during the coronavirus outbreak

No one likes uncertainty. But, here we are, about to be hit by a pandemic – and the truth is, to some extent, it’s impossible to say what will happen. Of course, there is a lot we do know. We have knowledge gained from previous outbreaks, and from the already astounding international response to this … Read more

Coronavirus outbreak could peak in the UK at Easter and last for another six months

Coronavirus outbreak could peak in the UK at Easter and last for another six months: Millions could catch deadly infection with 90 per cent of cases coming between March and June, warns leading microbiologist Increase expected as testing ramped up and community transmission continues Microbiologist Peter Piot says that the virus threat has not been overhyped  … Read more

Autistic boy, 12, is left in tears after ‘getting bullied at school every day for three months’

A 12-year-old boy living with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome was pulled from school by his mother after he was beaten and bullied for three months.  Leanne Fernandez, 34, claims her son Harrison was picked on by his peers within hours of starting at Colchester Academy last September. Mocked for ‘walking, talking, and looking gay’, verbal abuse … Read more

Woman, 88, stranded after Motor Ombudsman failed to rule for 11 months

An 88-year-old motorist was left without her beloved Mini Cooper for a year after the Motoring Ombudsman failed to act on a dispute with a dealer. Brandy Thomas was left stranded after her car was taken to her local Cooper Cobham BMW, on January 29, 2019, following an amber dashboard warning light coming on. A … Read more

UK growth at fastest for nearly 18 months outshining European rivals

UK growth at fastest pace for nearly 18 months leaving major European rivals in its wake By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2020 Britain’s economy is growing at the fastest pace for nearly 18 months as it leaves major European rivals in … Read more