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Rare egg smuggler dubbed ‘Pablo Escobar of eggs’ will not be sent to serve time in Brazil as magistrate rules South American country’s jails are so bad it would breach his human rights Jeffrey Lendrum fled justice in Brazil after he was convicted for trying to traffic endangered falcon eggs from São Paulo to South Africa … Read more
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
Conference centres, music venues and sports grounds could be used as field hospitals in a desperate bid to treat more coronavirus patients. The Army could turn a number of large-capacity venues into overflow medical facilities up and down the UK after cases spiralled to 6,550 and 335 deaths. After visiting the ExCeL Centre in London’s … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of … Read more
Prince Andrew swaps his Range Rover for a horse as he takes to the saddle for a ride around the grounds of Windsor Castle Prince Andrew braved chilly weather for ride around grounds of Windsor Castle Duke of York wrapped up warm in a blue waterproof coat, gloves and black boots He was spotted earlier … Read more
Tucked away in a sheltered corner of Hampshire, Exbury Gardens is celebrating its centenary this year. This superb garden has some of the best spring colour in Britain; one awestruck visitor described it as ‘heaven with the gates open’. Exbury is the creation of Lionel de Rothschild, who was born into the famous banking family … Read more
Hospital privacy curtains are breeding grounds for deadly superbugs such as MRSA University of Michigan experts studied curtains found on 625 specialist wards Around one in five of them – 22% – were harbouring MRSA or other killer bacteria The findings are concerning because privacy curtains are used around the world By Victoria Allen for the … Read more