Wide load! Cyclist pedals along a London road balancing a 6ft SOFA on his bike

Wide load! Cyclist pedals along a London road balancing a 6ft SOFA on his bike Construction worker Gary Pedder, 37, filmed the man transporting the sofa The video shows the red-haired man staying impressively balanced on his bike He travelledĀ a three-mile stretch of a busy road in Finchley, north LondonĀ  By Lydia Catling For Mailonline … Read more

Coronavirus: ‘Viral load’ with may dictate severity of symptoms

As well as reducing the risk of coronavirus spreading social distancing could make people’s symptoms milder if they do get the illness, scientists say. It can do this by reducing a patient’s viral load – the number of particles of the virus they are first infected with. Having a high viral load gives an infection … Read more

Lorry driver’s motorway load is a single multipack of toilet roll as virus panic-buying continues

Joker lorry driver’s motorway load is a single multipack of toilet roll as virus panic-buying continues The HGV was driving along M11 near London, with the toilet roll his only cargo It is held in place in the centre of the bed by a single strap that has bent the top Lee Thompson from Kent … Read more

Prince William told Kate they’d need ‘a load of hand gel’ after handshakes at Commonwealth service

The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more

Staff deliver a boot load of BEER to NHS coronavirus quarantine unit on the Wirral

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 75,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more