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Colder temperatures, less sunlight and more rain in the North and Scotland may be to blame for them suffering a worse hit from Britain’s second wave of coronavirus, scientists say. Boris Johnson and his top two scientific advisers last night wheeled out a set of striking statistics laying bare the Covid-19 divide across the UK, … Read more
Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro injured his right hand so badly he has had to endure two surgeries. And now the 43-year-old TV standout will be spending the next few months in recovery as he tries to regain use of his hand. The injury, which he has described as ‘terrible,’ happened on Sunday when he … Read more
Leading Optometrist, Dhruvin Patel is a specialist in the impact of blue light on eye health – that is light produced by phone and computer screens. Blue Light can make it harder to fall asleep and have an impact on the health of eyes Researchers say exposure to blue light could increase the risk of … Read more
Putin critic is badly beaten outside his home in Moscow a week after Alexei Navalny was poisoned on a flight from Siberia Yegor Zhukov, was badly beaten by ‘two thugs on scooters’ near Moscow home The 22-year-old is a critic of Putin previously convicted on extremism charges It comes 10 days after fellow Putin critic … Read more
Britain must face up to Moscow after ‘badly underestimating’ the Russian threat for years, MPs warned last night. In a devastating and long-awaited report, they said the UK took its ‘eye off the ball’ as the Kremlin waged a campaign of hacking, disinformation and political meddling. London – nicknamed ‘Londongrad’ – has become a ‘laundromat’ … Read more
Brainy dog owners are more likely to have badly behaved pets because they are too busy working and surfing the net to pay attention to their canine companions, study shows 86 per cent (345 out of 401) of dogs exhibit at least one form of bad behaviour Smarter owners spend less time with their pets … Read more
After Radio 4 presenter the Reverend Richard Coles tweeted about his poor sleep recently, his post received 34,000 likes and more than 3,000 comments. Many people confirmed that they, too, were struggling to get a good night’s rest. In fact, new research, published this month by King’s College London, found that nearly two-thirds of people … Read more
Two men are badly injured after stabbing at east London Sainsbury’s Officers called to the supermarket in Ilford after man found with knife wounds The victim was taken to hospital after the attack in the shop yesterday evening Another man has serious injuries which police think are linked to the incident Police in Redbridge said … Read more
The world’s media has lined up to savage Britain’s coronavirus response this week after the UK’s death toll surpassed Italy’s to become the worst in Europe. Headlines describe the UK as a ‘the problem child of Europe’ and the policies of Boris Johnson’s government as ‘the biggest failure in a generation’. A shortage of protective … Read more
Pensioner, 93, is left badly bruised after ‘cowardly’ masked burglar clamped a hand round her mouth to stop her screaming during shocking raid on her home in the middle of the night The 93-year-old woman was attacked while she slept in shocking raid for cash Incident took place in Vauxhall, Liverpool at about 2.25am Wednesday morning … Read more