WHO Covid experts visit Wuhan propaganda exhibit boasting how China beat virus

World Health Organisation experts tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus toured a Wuhan propaganda exhibition celebrating China’s recovery from the pandemic today.  The group also had a meeting at the hospital where the first confirmed Covid-19 cases were treated over a year ago.     Details of the trip have been scant so far, … Read more

Spencer film starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana is branded ‘inaccurate’ by royal experts

A new accuracy row has broken out over the upcoming film Spencer starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, with royal experts branding it inaccurate because it’s set on a weekend at Sandringham which never happened. It was revealed in June last year that the Twilight actress, 30, would depict the late royal in a film which … Read more

Social care system is on the brink of collapse… and could break the NHS too, experts warn 

Social care system is on the brink of collapse… and could break the NHS too, experts warn One in three Covid-19 deaths in the UK have been people living in care homes Experts believe failure to reform system is a major reason behind UK’s death toll Of the 103,000 people who have died in Britain 31,000 … Read more

Covid-19 China: WHO experts in Wuhan begin probe on origins

A team of doctors from the World Health Organisation today ended a 14-day Covid quarantine in the city of Wuhan and set off on a fact-finding mission to trace the origins of the virus. The 13-strong team, which arrived in Wuhan on January 14, received documents certifying they had completed their isolation period Thursday morning … Read more

WHO experts finally begin their investigation origins of Covid-19

A team of doctors from the World Health Organisation today ended a 14-day Covid quarantine in the city of Wuhan and set off on a fact-finding mission to trace to origins of the virus. The 13-strong team, which arrived in Wuhan on January 14, received documents certifying they had completed their isolation period Thursday morning … Read more

Australia becomes the shark attack capital of the world – but experts say we SHOULDN’T be worried

Australia is declared the shark attack capital of the world – but experts say beachgoers SHOULDN’T be alarmed Twelve fatal shark attacks were recorded across the globe in 2020, report says Australia accounted for eight of those, three in WA, three in QLD and two in NSW  ‘Unprovoked’ maulings worldwide fell for the third consecutive … Read more

Wearing three-layer masks blocks 90% of infectious particles, experts say 

Wearing three layers of face coverings can help protect you against infection with the novel coronavirus. Public health experts say this does not mean wearing three masks at a time.   Multiple masks may offer a measure of protection, but you will also be more likely to fiddle with an additional mask, and it makes it … Read more

Experts analyse 500 sourdough starters to understand the science behind the perfect loaf

With the UK now in its third lockdown, many bored Britons have spent their time cooped up at home refining their baking skills. One of the most notoriously difficult things to bake at home is sourdough bread, due to the fact that it relies on a ‘starter’ – a live culture of flour and water. … Read more

Experts reveal parents should help children who have gained weight

Experts have revealed parents should avoid directly talking about weight gain but ‘ban eating in front of the TV’ to help obese children who have gained weight during the Covid-19 pandemic. A recent study published in the journal Obesity found that compared with this time last year, children ate one extra meal and added nearly … Read more

Moving house? Experts reveal the home improvements you SHOULDN’T waste money on

If you’re keen to capitalise on the mini-boom in the property market, you may well be spending much of lockdown doing long-awaited home improvements. But before you do anything drastic such as ripping down a wall or giving your lounge a radical makeover, have you stopped to take stock of what is actually going to … Read more