Biden administration fears it could take nine months to reach herd immunity

The US may not reach herd immunity and return to some semblance of normalcy until Thanksgiving at the current pace of COVID-19 vaccinations and speed of variant spread, Biden administration officials told the Daily Beast.  That’s far later than the end-of-summer target date by which Dr Anthony Fauci has estimated that American life might get … Read more

Megan Thee Stallion thanks her fans for helping her reach 20 MILLION Instagram followers

Megan Thee Stallion thanks her fans for helping her reach 20 MILLION followers on Instagram by posting a set of sultry snaps By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 19:27 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 19:33 GMT, 10 February 2021 Megan Thee Stallion reached a social media milestone on Wednesday. The 25-year-old entertainer reached … Read more

China’s Tianwen-1 space probe will reach Mars today

China’s spacecraft is set to reach the Martian orbit today following a 500-million-km journey from Earth that started seven months ago.  Tianwen-1 – which consists of an orbiter, lander and rover – is finally due to complete its journey just before midday UK time on Wednesday when it enters Mars orbit.   However, it will remain … Read more

Indian glacier flood disaster: Death toll of could reach nearly 200 with dozens confirmed dead

The death toll of Sunday’s Indian glacier flood disaster could reach nearly 200 with dozens already confirmed dead as a desperate search continued on Tuesday for the 165 people still missing. Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring muck-filled ravines and valleys in northern India on Tuesday looking for survivors after part of a Himalayan glacier … Read more

UAE’s Hope probe will reach Mars TODAY – entering orbit at 16:00 GMT

The United Arab Emirates will become the first Arab nation and only the fifth nation overall to place a spaceship in orbit around Mars later today. Named Hope, the probe is expected to start the complex process of entering Martian orbit at 16:00 GMT – following a 500 million km race from Earth. It will … Read more

Mountain rescuer fighting for life after falling 500ft while trying to reach stranded walker

Mountain rescuer is fighting for life in hospital after falling 500ft while trying to reach stranded walker in Lake District who was breaching Covid rules  Patterdale Mountain Rescue was called to help a camper suffering chest pains A volunteer fell 500ft during the rescue attempt, suffering serous injuries Cumbria Police say the two male campers … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Britons in Dubai race to reach home before today’s 1pm deadline

Models and social media influencers are among thousands of British travellers facing a race home today to avoid being stranded in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The scramble to get a flight comes after ministers added the United Arab Emirates to the so-called red list of countries from where travel to the UK is prohibited. Some … Read more

Adele and ex-husband Simon Konecki reach divorce settlement

Adele has reached a divorce settlement with Simon Konecki almost two years after they announced their separation.  Us Weekly reported on Thursday, that the singer, 32, and Simon, 46, the CEO of charity of Drop4Drop filed the terms of their $171 million divorce settlement with the court on Friday, January 15. Although Adele and Simon have finished their … Read more

Storm Christoph sees rivers in Manchester and Wales reach highest levels ever

Emergency services were today try to protect a factory involved in making a Covid-19 vaccine from being deluged as Storm Christoph saw thousands of people including entire villages evacuated amid widespread flooding. Teams were working through the night to protect the site at Wrexham Industrial Estate in North Wales, which is involved in making the … Read more

New CDC forecast predicts US coronavirus death toll will reach up to 508,000 by February 13

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predict that up to 508,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 in less than one month. Published on Wednesday, the ‘ensemble’ forecast combines 37 independent forecasts of coronavirus deaths over the next four weeks into one projection. The forecast predicts that between 22,500 and 23,300 deaths from the virus … Read more