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Constant back pain for almost two years had left mother-of-three Tracy Hassell struggling to do the simplest things. Getting up each morning was agony, and she was taking a cocktail of over-the-counter painkillers just to get through the day. So when Tracy, from Uxbridge, West London, was offered what she understood to be a fairly … Read more
Three scientists – including one Briton – who discovered the hepatitis C virus have won the 2020 Nobel Prize for medicine. The winners of the coveted award are Michael Houghton, a virologist at the Li Ka Shing Centre for Health in Cambridge, and Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice. The Nobel committee said the trio’s finds … Read more
Not since Remy from Pixar’s Ratatouille has a rat’s nose done more for mankind… Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, has been awarded the animal equivalent of a George Cross for detecting landmines in Cambodia. The animal, the first rat to win the prestigious PDSA Gold Medal, has discovered 39 landmines and 28 items of … Read more
Boom crown rat: Magawa the bomb disposal rodent is awarded animal George Cross after discovering dozens of explosive devices Bomb disposal rat Magawa scratches the top of the ground when he detects a landmine which alerts handlers He can search tennis court size area in 30 minutes which can take a human and metal detector up … Read more
Rome Airport is first in the world to be awarded five stars for its coronavirus safety measures by respected rating agency Skytrax, with Heathrow, Malaga and Nice awarded three The Covid-19 ratings involve Skytrax audit teams physically visiting each airport The Rome audit was conducted over three days in September Skytrax said at Rome Fiumicino, … Read more
Scouts will be prepared… to spot fake news! Latest badge is awarded for identifying online dangers such as ‘bogus bulletins’ and celebrity-sponsored products The Scouts’ latest Digital Citizen Badge is awarded for spotting fake news Scouts will learn how to spot ‘bogus bulletins’ and manage cyber bullying Its introduction comes as the organisation modernises itself … Read more
Burberry is awarded £573,000 government contract to make PPE for the NHS after donating 100,000 items of protective equipment to healthcare workers in April Burberry retooled its Castleford site to produce PPE gowns for the NHS in April The luxury fashion house has donated around 160,000 pieces of PPE to date It won a £573,000 … Read more
Judge opens door for divorcee to claim Russian billionaire ex-husband’s £340m superyacht and £110m art collection after he refused to hand over £450m owed from marriage ending Tatiana Akhmedova has been fighting in British courts to get the millions owed In 2016 she was awarded 41.5 per cent share of Farkhad Akhmedov fortune Mr Akhmedov … Read more
An 11-year-old Nigerian boy went viral this summer when millions of people watched a video of him dancing ballet barefoot in the rain — and now the talented youngster has secured a scholarship to New York’s prestigious American Ballet Theatre. Anthony Mmesoma Madu from Lagos captivated social media users — including celebrities like Viola Davis and … Read more
Four students from some of the most disadvantaged areas of London have been awarded scholarships, worth around £1million, to America’s most prestigious universities. The students, all from an inner-city East London sixth form, will swap the likes of Tower Hamlets, Beckton and Dagenham for the halls off US Ivy League universities such as Princeton, Harvard and … Read more