Coronavirus claims 651 lives in 24 hours in Italy bringing devastating death toll to 5,476

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

Pregnant Big Brother star Krystal Forscutt reveals she almost suffered a devastating miscarriage

‘My heart felt like it was being crushed’: Pregnant Big Brother star Krystal Forscutt reveals she almost suffered a miscarriage By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:47 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 02:09 GMT, 18 March 2020 Big Brother star Krystal Forscutt announced earlier this month that she’s pregnant with her third … Read more

American Idol’s Taylor Hicks recounts devastating Nashville tornado that left his home ‘damaged’

American Idol winner Taylor Hicks was one of many Nashville residents affected by the monstrous tornado that tore a 2-mile-long path through Putnam County early Tuesday. On Friday, the 43-year-old provided a first hand account of the ‘traumatic experience’ he endured and detailed the devastation caused to his home. ‘This tornado seemed like it came … Read more

Pakistan struggles to combat devastating locust plague

Pakistan’s farmers are struggling to combat the worst locust plague in nearly three decades as insect swarms decimate entire harvests in the country’s agricultural heartlands and send food prices soaring. Heavy rains and cyclones sparked ‘unprecedented’ breeding and the explosive growth of locust populations on the Arabian peninsula early last year, according to the United … Read more

The bushfires have been devastating. But Australia is rising from the ashes with some great deals

The bushfire season may be coming to an end, but is it safe to go to Australia? The short answer is: yes. Only three per cent of the country’s land mass has been affected by the deadly bushfires that began in earnest in November, and most tourist destinations are ‘not impacted’, according to Tourism Australia. … Read more

UK weather: Drone photos show devastating impact of floods in Worcestershire

These dramatic aerial photographs show how a picture postcard village in the Malvern Hills of Worcestershire has been overwhelmed by severe flooding from the River Severn with residents left homeless. The isolated area of Severn Stoke, which has a population of about 600 people, has been deluged after the river broke its banks following heavy … Read more

UK weather: River Severn rises to all-time high devastating towns and villages

Residents in areas of Shropshire were urged to evacuated today as the River Severn rose to all-time high levels amid severe flooding after more than 400 tonnes of water per second rushed down towards Shrewsbury. Large parts of the county are already underwater, with many access roads closed, and things could get worse with the … Read more

DAVID DAVIS: Huawei deal is the most devastating blunder since MI6 hired Philby, Blunt and Burgess 

Allowing the Chinese firm Huawei to provide parts of our new national telecoms network is the worst intelligence decision since MI6’s recruitment of Kim Philby.  In fact, given our future dependence on so-called ‘fifth generation’ or 5G technology, this failure is worse than Philby and his fellow spies, Burgess, Maclean, Cairncross and Blunt, all rolled … Read more

Ecuador’s ‘Throat of Fire’ volcano heading towards a devastating ‘potential collapse’

Ecuador’s ‘Throat of Fire’ volcano heading towards a devastating ‘potential collapse’, scientists fear The west face of Tungurahua is slowly deforming, satellite data has revealed This instability could lead to a colossal landslide of material onto the local area When Tungurahua erupted in 1999, 25,000 people were evacuated from nearby A collapse of the west face 3,000 years … Read more

Maria Menounos describes devastating brain tumor diagnosis as mother was also battling cancer

Maria Menounos is urging the public not to dismiss symptoms as merely ‘work stress’ as she did prior to her brain tumor diagnosis. The 40-year-old Sirius XM host revealed in July 2017 that she had a mass the size of a golf ball and that she’d undergone surgery to remove it.  In a recent appearance … Read more