Could a pill made from gut bacteria treat Covid-19?

A pill made from gut bacteria is being tested by British scientists as a treatment for coronavirus. In a trial launched today, patients will be given either the medication, which contains a strain of gut bacteria found to reduce damage to lung tissue caused by inflammation. Patients often become seriously ill when their immune system … Read more

French PM Edouard Philippe resigns as Emmanuel Macron prepares reshuffle

French PM Edouard Philippe resigns as Emmanuel Macron prepares reshuffle after he suffered drubbing at hands of Green party in local elections Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to ‘reinvent presidency’ in the next months  Will start with a cabinet reshuffle following local election defeat last month Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigned to allow the … Read more

Beauty doc loses court fight with ex as judge ruled she FORGOT she agreed to give up the £625k home 

Camila Ryder claimed her ex-husband Elie Charbel forged her signature to falsify documents showing she agreed to sign over the £625,000 flat to him but a judge found the beauty doctor merely ‘forgot’ she had made the agreement more than a decade ago A beauty doctor who ‘forgot’ she had promised to give her ex-husband … Read more

Three in four DIY swab kits are NOT being used despite being included in Government’s testing tally

Just one in four DIY Covid-19 swabs are actually being used despite being included in the Government’s daily figures, it emerged today. More than 450,000 of the kits were shipped to care homes to be used on vulnerable residents and to Britons with symptoms of the virus in the week ending June 24. But just … Read more

Heartwarming moment firefighters rescue tiny duckling trapped in a drain after flash flooding 

Heartwarming moment firefighters rescue tiny duckling trapped in a drain after flash flooding Footage shows firefighters in Barnet, north London, rescuing the duckling The duckling got trapped after flash flooding around 6.20pm on July 2 The rescued duckling was put in a metal bucket to be reunited with its siblings  By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline … Read more

Stanley Johnson pictured in Greece after ignoring PM’s travel advice

Stanley Johnson is pictured in Greece after ignoring his Prime Minister son’s ‘essential travel only’ advice and jetting off to his mountain-top villa PM’s father Stanley Johnson is spotted at a tavern last night in Pelion, Greece It comes after he flew to villa in brazen defiance of pandemic travel warnings Foreign Office guidance still … Read more

One care home resident died every minute during peak of the Covid-19 crisis

A care home resident was dying every minute in England and Wales at the peak of the coronavirus crisis in mid-April, shocking data shows. Office for National Statistics figures released today revealed 1,300 care home residents passed away on April 12, the darkest day in the pandemic for the sector.  That’s almost one death every … Read more

Dr Fauci warns of a new ‘transmissible’ mutation of coronavirus

Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that a new mutation of coronavirus could spread easily across America.  It comes as infections soar across eight states, with more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and 671 deaths, bringing the confirmed total to 2.74 million cases and 128,742 deaths.  A small change to a variant of the novel coronavirus has helped … Read more

Boris Johnson pleads with revellers to be ‘sensible’ when pubs reopen tomorrow

Boris Johnson has today pleaded with revellers to be ‘sensible’ when pubs reopen tomorrow as Britons reveal they will stay home instead.  The Prime Minister said that he wanted people to use the loosening of lockdown in England from tomorrow to ‘enjoy summer’. But he insists that the success of the move is down to whether … Read more

Sales of beach shelters, roof boxes and camping chairs surge

Sales of beach shelters, roof boxes and camping chairs surge by up to 450% ahead of the great British getaway tomorrow on ‘Super Saturday’ Halfords reports big sales rises for air pumps, camping chairs and bike racks   But the retailer also says many Britons are not prepared for road trips tomorrow Hotels, holiday apartments, caravan … Read more