LBC’s Theo Usherwood is feared to have coronavirus and is being treated for pneumonia

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

Charlie Gard’s dad Chris admits he feared the ‘worst case scenario’ over partner Connie’s pregnancy

Charlie Gard’s dad Chris, 35, has admitted that he feared the worst when he discovered that partner Connie Yates, 34, was pregnant with their second child. The London couple hit the headlines in 2017 when they fought the medical system to take their 11-month-old son, who was suffering mitochondrial syndrome, out of Great Ormond Street Hospital … Read more

Kerry Katona feared coronavirus would leave her stranded in the Maldives away from her children

Kerry Katona feared the global coronavirus outbreak would leave her stranded in the Maldives during her recent holiday. The mother-of-five was on vacation with her lover, Ryan Maloney, and learnt during the trip that the pandemic was escalating, and travel was being heavily disrupted. The reality personality, 39, admitted on Monday’s Loose Women that she was … Read more

How MPs feared the monarchy was being ‘tarnished’ by Princess Margaret and husband Lord Snowdon

Royals ‘cashing in on titles and blowing our money on their home’? How MPs feared the monarchy was being ‘tarnished’ by Princess Margaret and husband Lord Snowdon in the 1960s Senior politicians feared the reputation of the royals was being tarnished    Tory MP Sir Martin Lindsay compiled a critical report of the couple in January … Read more

Hospital patient in his 80s is feared to be Britain’s second coronavirus death

Hospital patient in his 80s is feared to be Britain’s second coronavirus death as child at Alder Hey Hospital tests positive for killer infection By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:14 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 13:16 GMT, 6 March 2020 A man in his 80s is feared to be Britain’s second … Read more

Amber Davies reveals she feared she’d never ‘work again’ after 9 to 5: The Musical ended

She first shot to fame on the third series of Love Island, before going on to land the part of Judy Bernly in 9 to 5: The Musical.  But Amber Davies revealed she feared she was never work again when her time in the production came to an end. Luckily, the West End star, 23, went … Read more

Leading doctor claims coronavirus isn’t as deadly as feared and death rate will be less than 1%

Dr Jeremy Samuel Faust, emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and an instructor at Harvard Medical School, said people should not be anxious about the outbreak A leading Harvard doctor has claimed that coronavirus isn’t anywhere near as fatal as people fear, saying the real death rate is less than 1 … Read more

Mother diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy feared she would lose her baby

A mother diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy feared she would lose her baby and claims her GP mistook the lump for a blocked milk duct. Kirsty Guy, 30, found an 8cm lump on her right breast in March 2019 and assumed it was because she was 11 weeks pregnant. Her GP allegedly reassured her … Read more

Cruise ship crew pepper spray brawling passengers over feared mutiny

Cruise ship crew pepper spray brawling passengers over feared mutiny onboard holiday vessel marooned in the Caribbean for three days in fresh coronavirus panic The MSC Meraviglia was denied permission to dock at three Caribbean ports  Authorities feared the vessel was carrying patients with coronovirus symptoms Some passengers started brawling in a dining room forcing … Read more

How sexism blighted history of sex: The Romans entombed errant Virgins and Victorians feared cycling

BOOK OF THE WEEK A HISTORY OF SEX by Kate Lister (Unbound £25, 384pp) What a miracle it is that the human race manages to keep reproducing itself, generation upon generation, since attempts to stamp out sexual activity down the ages have been relentless. As Kate Lister, author of this colourful study, makes plain, people … Read more