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The South African variant of coronavirus, known as B.1.351, has mutations on its outer spike proteins that change the shape of the virus in a way that makes it look different to the body than older versions of the virus. Because the immune system’s antibodies are so specific, any change in the part of the … Read more
Hampshire Police’s chief special officer is sacked for calling travellers ‘pikeys’ in WhatsApp message to colleague Chief Special Officer Tom Haye was taken to a misconduct hearing and sacked He used the term which is derogatory for members of the traveller community Hampshire Constabulary officer disputed it amounted to gross misconduct By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline … Read more
Twenty four elderly residents have died after an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Hampshire care home, while a second care home tragedy in the Midlands has left nine dead. The residents at Pemberley House care home, Basingstoke, died in the last few weeks following the virus outbreak earlier this month, in what is one of the worst … Read more
Moonpig will bring home the bacon for Hampshire council: Local authority was early investor in online greetings card firm By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:56 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 23:25 GMT, 26 January 2021 Hampshire will be an unexpected winner from the bumper float of Moonpig. The online greetings card … Read more
The seventh temporary mortuary has been set up in Britain to cope with the ‘significant pressures’ created by the number of coronavirus deaths. An overflow mortuary is being set up in Winklebury, Basingstoke, Hampshire to provide extra capacity amid the ongoing pandemic. The new facility will become operational on Thursday to support the four major … Read more
A large swathe of the D-Day hards have been uncovered after stormy weather and scouring tides revealed the infrastructure that is usually buried beneath the sand at the Hampshire Beach. The concrete D-day loading platforms, built in 1942 for use by Landing Craft Tank ahead of the invasion on the beaches of Normandy, appeared in … Read more
Hundreds of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are believed to have been ruined after a fridge failed at a GP clinic. Harborough Field Surgery in Rushden, Northamptonshire, was storing 975 precious doses of the Pfizer jab, which must be kept at minus 70 degrees. The clinic is acting as a central hub for surgeries in … Read more
Is he from Mogscow? Mystery of Russian cat found in Hampshire The cat is believed to have been living in Southampton for more than six months Rescuers think the cat may have made 2,000-mile journey alone as a stowaway Cat charity fears he could be missing from a family who recently moved to UK By … Read more
Locals have reacted with ‘horror’ to a proposal to house 500 asylum seekers in portable cabins near a picturesque village near one of the south’s busiest trunk roads. The plan is for the asylum applicants to be stay in the makeshift housing on Ministry of Defence land by the A303 at Barton Stacey, Hants, while … Read more
Driven to distraction! Motorist, 21, who woke people up by repeatedly shouting ‘wakey wakey’ from megaphone is caught by police A 21-year-old man from Fareham, Hampshire, was caught after being disruptive Motorist drove around in early hours over the past week shouting ‘wakey wakey’ Gosport Police confirmed they had found him and issued a Section … Read more