Chernobyl helicopter hero who survived lethal radiation levels while sealing off reactor dies

The Russian helicopter pilot who endured lethal radiation levels to contain the Chernobyl disaster has died after contracting coronavirus. General Nikolai Antoshkin, who was 78, died in his home country last Sunday.  He commanded an operation to seal off the number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl power station just outside the town Pripyat in Ukraine, … Read more

Mel Gibson reassures fans Lethal Weapon 5 is ‘absolutely on the way’

Mel Gibson confirms Lethal Weapon 5 is ‘absolutely on the way’… 22 years after last instalment was released By Georgia Simcox and Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 15:57 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 15:58 GMT, 18 November 2020 Mel Gibson has confirmed that Lethal Weapon 5 is ‘absolutely on the way’.   Speaking on Good … Read more

McFly’s Dougie Poynter reveals he took lethal doses of Valium after the band’s indefinite hiatus

Dougie Poynter has revealed he took lethal doses of Valium following the band’s decision to go on indefinite hiatus in 2016. Discussing his addiction in new ITV show McFly: All About Us, the bass guitarist, 32, claimed he would take the drugs because he felt the split was ‘all [his] fault’. Speaking candidly about the issue, … Read more

Doctor walks free after killing father-of-four, 56, with lethal overdose of anaesthetic

Doctor walks free after killing father-of-four, 56, with lethal overdose of anaesthetic Christopher Hales, 56, went to Wythenshawe Hospital with a collapsed lung  Doctor Shahid Khan, 63, gave him two anaesthetic drugs at maximum doses ‘Disastrous’ execution put Mr Hales into cardiac arrest and could not be revived His pled guilty to gross negligence manslaughter at … Read more

France announces second national lockdown as Macron warns second wave will be more lethal

French President Macron has announced a new nationwide lockdown today, stating that ‘France could never standby and see hundreds of thousands of its citizens die.’ The national measure will take effect from Friday morning and is considered to be ‘more flexible’ than the lockdown first imposed on France in March, with all public services to remain open.  … Read more

Coroner blasts ‘inadequate’ laws banning sale of ‘lethal’ diet pills after they killed builder

A coroner has called for a Home Office review into the sale of a ‘lethal compound’ marketed as diet pills that killed a 21-year-old man who consumed them.  An inquest heard Vaidotas Gerbutavicius told his father he feared he would be ‘dead within an hour’ and that he felt a ‘burning sensation’ after ingesting several … Read more

China scientists KNEW virus was lethal before officials told the world about ‘mystery’ outbreak

New evidence of China’s coronavirus cover-up: Scientists KNEW it was lethal and ‘clearly contagious’ before officials told the world about ‘mystery’ outbreak Patient samples showed coronavirus before China told of unidentified disease Reports reveal that one team even found the virus was ‘clearly contagious’ Activist claims China knew virus was prevalent in December but didn’t tell … Read more

Care home chiefs say Matt Hancock’s total lack of face-to-face meetings ‘led to lethal mistakes’

Embattled Matt Hancock failed to hold a single face-to-face meeting with care home bosses in the weeks leading up to the lockdown.  Just two days ago, the Health Secretary insisted the Government sought to put a ‘protective ring’ around the sector as soon as the extent of the coronavirus threat became apparent. But The Mail … Read more

Lethal snakes including cobras and vipers are being sold at UK pet shops due to a legal loophole

Deadly snakes including King cobras, rattlesnakes and pit vipers are being sold openly at pet shops, posing a risk to public safety, vets and experts warn. Current laws in the UK mean no licence is needed to buy snakes that’s capable of killing with just a single bite. King cobras, gaboon vipers, pit vipers and … Read more

SARAH VINE: How love has become a lethal weapon as coronavirus isolation sends Italians stir crazy

My mother messages from Italy with a tiny but telling anecdote that sums up the difficulty of the situation. The assistant manager of her local Carrefour Express in Turin (like Tesco Express, only with nicer wine), is being driven to distraction by little old ladies roaming endlessly around his supermarket. He keeps telling them to … Read more