Global surge of cases is fueling more chances for the virus to mutate to beat immune system

Britain could face even more super-strains of coronavirus as surging infections across the globe fuel the chances of the virus mutating to beat the immune system, scientists say. More than 90million cases have been recorded worldwide since the pandemic began, with the positive test numbers surging 33.8 per cent in the last two months. There … Read more

Health: ‘Invisible’ stem cells that evade the body’s immune system could enable new treatments

Scientists have created ‘invisible’ stem cells that evade the immune system — thereby paving the way to new treatments for cancer, diabetes and heart disease. The lab-grown cells — created by researchers from the US — could be used for cell therapies and tissue implants without fear of immune rejection. They work by expressing so-called … Read more

Ministers meet to thrash out details of Covid test system for UK borders

Ministers are meeting today to thrash out details of the new Covid testing rules for UK borders amid fears people will find it impossible to get screened in some countries, Boris Johnson confirmed earlier this week that a requirement for arrivals to have tested negative will be introduced, amid alarm at the spread of new … Read more

Queen’s dislike for Tony Blair is ‘bed-blocking’ the honours system

Queen’s dislike for Tony Blair is ‘bed-blocking’ the honours system as gongs cannot be given to politicians who succeeded him without him getting them too, sources say Sources have said that officials wish to correct the imbalance in those honoured  Tory politicians hold 22 and Labour four of the 102 current highest honours   Blair angered … Read more

Nashville bomb: Tennessee cops pull over ‘truck with PA system telling people to evacuate’

BREAKING: Tennessee cops pull over ‘truck with PA system telling people to evacuate’ 30 miles away from Nashville The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office tweeted about the incident Sunday afternoon They said parts of Highway 231 is shut down due to a suspicious vehicle  It comes just two days after the Nashville bombing in which a vehicle blew … Read more

Brexit deal will see points-based migration system from January 1

The UK’s post-Brexit immigration structure will work on a points based system while new restrictions for British travellers will come into force as free movement ends.  It comes as the government announced a Brexit deal had finally been reached following months of intense negotiations between the UK and European Union. The summary of the deal was published … Read more

Trump’s elderly neighbor claims Mar-a-Lago’s security system is giving her brain injuries

Donald Trump’s elderly Palm Beach neighbor claims a hi-tech security system shielding the President’s sprawling Mar-a-Lago estate is giving her brain injuries, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal. The explosive accusation is contained in a letter sent this week to both the Town of Palm Beach and the Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting the First … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer defends UK honours system after Kate Green criticism

Sir Keir Starmer slaps down shadow education secretary Kate Green for labelling the UK honours system ‘offensive’ and ‘divisive’ as he says his knighthood means the ‘absolute world’ to him Shadow education secretary Kate Green criticised the current honours system She said use of language associated with British empire ‘divisive’ and ‘offensive’ But Sir Keir … Read more

Extreme levels of ‘friendly fire’ from the body’s immune system may cause ‘long Covid’

Extreme levels of ‘friendly fire’ antibodies in the immune system could trigger severe coronavirus symptoms and cause ‘long Covid’, scientists say. Coronavirus patients have high numbers of ‘autoantibodies’ in their blood which block the body’s Covid-tackling antibodies and attack several areas, including the brain, blood vessels and liver. This could account for why some Covid sufferers … Read more

New gravitational ‘superhighway’ system is discovered in the Solar System

A new superhighway network running through the Solar System has been discovered by astronomers, and it could speed up space travel in the future.  Researchers from the University of California San Diego looked at the orbits of bodies in our Solar System and computed how they fit together and interacted. The highways allow space rocks … Read more