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The NHS test and trace app has been using the wrong risk threshold since it was released in September, resulting in thousands not being told warned of exposure. This threshold lets the app know whether to alert someone that they’ve been potentially exposed to the virus, but sources speaking to the Sunday Times claim it … Read more
Twelve London boroughs have seen infection rates tip the worrying threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 people amid fears the capital is hurtling towards Tier 2 restrictions. Richmond upon Thames (140.4), Hackney and City of London (133.1) and Ealing (132.5) had the highest daily new cases per 100,000 people in the week to October 8. Croydon (69.8), Bromley … Read more
‘A natural epidural’: One in 100 women have a gene that raises their pain threshold and allows them to give birth without any anaesthetic, study shows Variant of the gene KCNG4 inhibits how pain is processed by the nervous system Study of women who dd not need pain relief in labour revealed the rare variant … Read more
Amanda Holden shares 5-year throwback of husband Chris Hughes carrying her over the threshold on the day they moved into their ‘perfect home’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 01:57 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 01:57 BST, 10 July 2020 On Thursday, Amanda Holden reminisced about the day she and her husband, along with … Read more
A massive 95 per cent of deaths caused by hot weather in London and the West Midlands occur before heatwave alerts have been triggered, a study has found. And many do not view high temperatures as a risk – with only two out of five over-75s saying they thought it posed a danger to their … Read more
Paramedics have been told to take more coronavirus patients to hospital, after a ‘scorecard’ threshold was lowered because of fears only seriously ill people were being taken to A&E. The London Ambulance Service has changed how it uses the scorecard, which is called News2 and helps assess whether people who call 999 are at risk of … Read more
My wife is cashing a small pension and will breach the £12,500 income tax threshold – can she avoid a tax bill? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 09:53 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 09:53 GMT, 24 February 2020 My wife is 70 in May. A small pension she … Read more