A Brazilian city where the dead bodies of coronavirus victims had to be piled up in refrigerated trucks may have reached herd immunity against the disease without a lockdown, scientists say. Manaus has witnessed a sharp but unexplained fall in Covid-19 cases, deaths and hospitalisations — despite a lack of control measures, suggesting the coronavirus … Read more
Eamonn Holmes and Nigel Farage clashed with activist Femi Oluwole who claimed most people ‘don’t really care’ about whether Rule Britannia or The Proms are sung at the Proms. The trio appeared on ITV’s This Morning to discuss the controversy about whether patriotic songs like Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory should be … Read more
England today recorded nine more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll, while Scotland’s six-week run of no fatalities was ended with the announcement of two new victims. Department of Health officials have yet to release the official daily figure, which takes into account patients who have died after testing positive for the virus in all … Read more
Restaurant chains are extending the 50 per cent off taxpayer-funded meal deal into next month themselves amid calls for the Treasury to continue picking up the bill. At least £336million has already been claimed from diners who are getting an average of £5.25 off across 84,000 outlets who are taking part in the scheme. Its … Read more
Jacob Blake’s mother has apologized to President Trump for missing his call after she and her husband said they are praying for police officers and denounced the violence that has rocked Kenosha since his shooting. In an interview with CNN, Blake’s mother reiterated her comments from an emotional press conference on Tuesday, where she denounced … Read more
Ex-Renault Formula One boss Flavio Briatore insists he is suffering from ‘inflammation of the prostate’ and has not yet received Covid-19 test results following reports he was seriously ill with coronavirus Briatore, 70, had been rushed to hospital in Milan, local media reported Tuesday But last night he said he was still awaiting the results … Read more
The husband of the conductor in the Proms row is a guitarist for a heavy metal band that tried to release a song about Adolf Hitler. Dalia Stasevska’s husband, 42-year-old Lauri Porra, plays bass for Stratovarius, who have had three number one albums in their native Finland. The offending 2005 track, which the band had … Read more
Two people were killed and another was injured as a gun battle broke out on the third night of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last night. Footage showed gunshots ringing out amid a scuffle in the street while bystanders screamed and fled in terror, with one person shot in the arm and another one hit in … Read more
Oliver and Olivia remain most popular baby names in England and Wales this year with traditional monikers like Alfred and Mabel replacing Dexter and Aisha at top of table Oliver has been top boy name for seven years, Olivia the top girl name for four Freya and Lily entered the top 10 names for baby … Read more
DNANudge One of the new test kits, made by London-based DNANudge, will be launched next month. It analyses DNA in nose swabs but saves time as the results do not need to be sent to a laboratory The DnaNudge test does not require any medical expertise and can detect the virus from just a nostril … Read more