Man, 35, is charged with murder after woman is found dead with ‘significant injuries’ in Berkshire

Man, 35, is charged with murder after woman is found dead with ‘significant injuries’ near hospital in Berkshire Victim, aged in her 40s, was found in Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Thursday night  Christopher Minards has been charged with her murder and possession of blade  Thames Valley police say victim was found to have suffered ‘significant injuries’  … Read more

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found dead with ‘significant injuries’ in Berkshire

Man, 35, is arrested on suspicion of murder after woman was found dead with ‘significant injuries’ in historic market town in Berkshire Victim, aged in her 40s, was found in Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Thursday night Thames Valley police say victim was found to have suffered ‘significant injuries’ A man, aged 35, is in police custody … Read more

Pfizer says Brussels red tape is a ‘significant burden’ on the vaccine supply chain

Pfizer has slammed the extended powers allowing the EU to block exports of its vaccines and claims the move has ’caused a significant administrative burden’ to the rollout of the vaccine. The drug company’s vice-president for global supply, Danny Hendrikse, described how the EU’s export controls, which were introduced in February, had affected the production of its vaccine … Read more

Travel corridors with Europe let ‘significant’ number of Covid cases into UK

The Government’s decision to form travel corridors with European countries fuelled a rise in Covid cases, an official study has suggested.  Public Health England’s analysis of 4,000 positive tests in patients with recent travel links last summer found 86 per cent were arrivals from the continent. The study, which is likely to reignite the debate about … Read more

Covid travel corridors with Europe allowed a ‘significant’ number of cases to pour into the UK

The Government’s decision to form travel corridors with European countries last summer fuelled a rise in Covid cases, an official study has suggested. Analysis by Public Health England found people arriving from the continent made up 86 per cent of imported cases between May and September. The study, which is likely to reignite the debate … Read more

Palaeontology: Young giant carnivorous dinosaurs made up a significant portion of the population

If you thought the ‘youths’ of today were bad, think again — for teenage T. rex and adolescent Allosaurus outcompeted smaller rival species for food, a study found. US experts found that the young of giant carnivorous dinosaurs, or megatheropods, acted as their own ecological entity in both the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. They were so … Read more

Burden of long Covid ‘is real and significant’, says World Health Organization official

Dr Hans Kluge, the European director of the World Health Organization, urged health authorities to prioritise long Covid patients Healthcare services must make treating long Covid patients a priority, the director of the European arm of the World Health Organization has urged. Dr Hans Kluge warned the condition is ‘real and significant’ and can lead … Read more

Heathrow chiefs warn of quarantine chaos as ‘significant gaps’ remain

Heathrow chiefs warn of quarantine chaos as ‘significant gaps’ remain just hours before travellers are set to be locked in hotels The majority of those required to quarantine will arrive at Heathrow Airport  But border staff say they are unaware of exactly what rules they will be enforcing Heathrow bosses say that gaps remain about how … Read more

Hospital that treated Captain Tom had ‘significant’ number of people catch Covid in hospital

The NHS trust that treated Captain Tom Moore for pneumonia admitted in a board meeting that a ‘significant proportion’ of its Covid patients caught the virus in hospital. Captain Tom, dubbed a national hero and knighted by the Queen for raising over £33million for NHS charities during the Covid crisis, died on Tuesday aged 100. … Read more

Transmission of Covid-19 from pets to humans poses ‘significant long-term risk’, scientists say

Could cats and dogs have to be vaccinated to curb virus spread? Transmission of Covid-19 from animals to humans poses ‘significant long-term risk’, scientists say A group of scientists said domesticated animals can become infected with the virus and pass it to humans, including new variants that evolve in the pet The experts from the … Read more