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Apps alert users when they or their children cross paths with people infected by coronavirus

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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

NHS on highest alert: Health chiefs say coronavirus is ‘level four emergency’

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Patients will be offered video appointments to prevent them turning up at overstretched and overcrowded hospitals. As the entire NHS was put on the highest level of alert to deal with coronavirus, it emerged Skype calls will be given to those with long-term conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, who attend regular outpatient clinics. … Read more

Health alert over takeaways as it emerges many use ‘dark kitchens’ using staff with no training

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Health alert over online takeaways as it emerges many use unregulated ‘dark’ kitchens using staff with no training in food hygiene or allergies Takeaways like McDonald’s set up ‘dark kitchens’ which don’t have a restaurant Some operate by people without training and offer no allergen information The businesses are selling through social media such as … Read more

EU on ‘high alert’ as more than 30,000 migrants at Turkey’s border with Greece and Bulgaria

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The EU is on ‘high alert’ after more than 30,000 migrants at Turkey’s border with Greece and Bulgaria pelted guards with stones and tried to cut through the wire fences. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 18,000 migrants have already crossed into Europe, with the number expected to reach 25,000 to 30,000 in the coming … Read more

Broken bones could regrow after injury using a drug cocktail that triggers ‘red alert’ repair cells

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Broken bones could be regrown using a combination of readily available drugs, scientists say. Two existing medicines have been tested to stimulate the body’s own repair system in the hope of better treatment for injuries. Stem cells, which build new bone, are switched on to ‘red alert’ and speed up the healing process.   In early … Read more

Cancer alert over salad rocket: Trendy leaves exceed safe levels of nitrates in one-in-ten samples

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Cancer alert over rocket: Trendy salad leaves exceed safe levels of carcinogenic nitrates in one in EVERY ten samples One-in-ten British grown rocket samples were over permitted limit for nitrates   Research suggests that rocket is a ‘hyper-accumulator’ of nitrates from soil Evidence suggests consuming nitrates above threshold can pose health risk By Sean Poulter Consumer … Read more

Former speaker John Bercow is alert to pomposity in others but never in himself

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Unspeakable John Bercow W&N £20  Rating: The shortest sentence in this autobiography is also the truest. ‘Brevity,’ writes John Bercow, ‘is not my strong suit.’ You can say that again! Unspeakable might have been better titled Unstoppable, as it goes on and on and on, surfing the wave of its own long-windedness. Bercow never uses … Read more

NHS hospital is on ‘black alert’ after soaring winter admissions in its A&E department

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An NHS hospital has been put on ‘black alert’ because its A&E department has been overwhelmed by soaring admissions. The Royal Bolton Hospital in Greater Manchester issued the warning over the weekend, urging patients to only attend in cases of genuine emergency. A so-called ‘black alert’ is declared when a hospital is under such significant … Read more