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Health Secretary Matt Hancock is blamed for early failings of Cobra meetings as government sources claim he didn’t ‘challenge’ his own department’s Covid-19 crisis response Whitehall’s coronavirus finger-pointing has thrust Matt Hancock into firing line The Health Secretary is accused of poorly chairing the initial Cobra meetings Plans have been sketched out for independent minister … Read more
Cold callers are being blamed for failures in the NHS Test and Trace service because people do not want to answer ‘unrecognisable’ 0300 numbers. Call centre staff trying to reach people who have come into contact with positive coronavirus cases say many people ignore their calls because the 0300 prefix is often used by cold … Read more
Sir Paul McCartney revealed he found it ‘pretty hurtful’ when he was blamed for breaking up The Beatles when the group parted ways in 1970. Reflecting on the misconceptions he faced during his time with the band, the singer, 78, spoke candidly with British GQ on Tuesday about how he felt at the time. Saying people … Read more
Prince Andrew walked his daughter Beatrice down the aisle on Friday in the first ‘secret’ royal wedding for 235 years. The disgraced royal put his troubles over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal to one side to give the princess away in a remarkable private ceremony. The clandestine nature of the hastily arranged nuptials meant the Queen’s … Read more
Unable to rise to the occasion: Sharp increase in men suffering erectile dysfunction blamed on increased stress and alcohol consumption during the coronavirus lockdown Superdrug has reported a 13% rise in erectile dysfunction services since May Google data also shows that searches about the condition are at a 12-month high In response, Superdrug has launched a new erectile dysfunction … Read more
A father-of-three who launched an arson attack on a 5G telecoms mast after reading conspiracy theories about its supposed links to the current coronavirus pandemic has been jailed for three years. Michael Whitty, 47, was so concerned about the potential dangers he perceived to his young children from 5G that he and two other men … Read more
Christine McGuinness has admitted she would blame herself for her children’s autism, before learning more about the condition. The model is married to Top Gear host Paddy and shares twins Leo and Penelope, six, with him, as well as three-year-old Felicity. Each child was diagnosed at the age of three with the developmental disability that affects … Read more
Exotic animals known as ‘pangolins’ that were blamed for first transmitting coronavirus from bats to humans could be IMMUNE to the deadly disease, study claims Pangolins lack virus-sensing genes that normally trigger an immune response This means that they can carry the virus without necessarily suffering from it However, researchers are not sure how, then, the … Read more
Muslims in India are bearing the brunt of the country’s coronavirus crisis after the Hindu-nationalist government blamed an Islamic missionary for a surge in cases. There has been a surge in reports of violence, business boycotts and hate speech towards the ethnic minority in the world’s second-most populous country. Experts have warned that the stigma … Read more
Coronavirus has sparked rise in anti-Semitism with Jews blamed for the spread of Covid-19 Findings in report by Tel Aviv University show 18% spike in attacks against Jews Report warns that pandemic has threatened to ‘amp up’ incitement even more Right-wing politicians, ultra-conservative pastors, anti-Zionists and Iranian state blamed Learn more about how to help … Read more