Kylian Mbappe a doubt for PSG vs Borussia Dortmund due to SORE THROAT

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more

Ecuador’s ‘Throat of Fire’ volcano heading towards a devastating ‘potential collapse’

Ecuador’s ‘Throat of Fire’ volcano heading towards a devastating ‘potential collapse’, scientists fear The west face of Tungurahua is slowly deforming, satellite data has revealed This instability could lead to a colossal landslide of material onto the local area When Tungurahua erupted in 1999, 25,000 people were evacuated from nearby A collapse of the west face 3,000 years … Read more

French tourist’s Valentine’s with his girlfriend ends with him getting his throat slit in Harlem 

A French photographer who flew into New York to take his girlfriend on a surprise Valentine’s date is recovering in the hospital after having his throat slit in Harlem. Gabriel Bascou, 28, was slashed in a random attack in the street as he left an IHOP with his 23-year-old girlfriend Manon Duma on Friday. Gruesome … Read more

‘Sing me a song or I’ll slit your throat’: Former inmate has written about his time in prisons

SOCIETY A BIT OF A STRETCH: THE DIARIES OF A PRISONER by Chris Atkins (Atlantic Books £16.99, 336pp)  Documentary maker Chris Atkins is in a rundown cell with a psychotic prisoner discussing the intricacies of quantum mechanics. He has more prison access than any journalist could dream of, but there’s just one catch: he is … Read more

Over-the-counter lozenges for a sore throat may be fueling the rise of superbugs

Over-the-counter lozenges for a sore throat may be fueling the rise of superbugs Non-prescriptions remedies often fail to wipe out the bacteria May strengthen bacteria and enable the species to evolve antibiotic resistance Sore throats are often caused by viruses, which antibiotics do not kill  By Alexandra Thompson Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 23:21 … Read more

Woman, 50, dies after TOOTHPICK punctures her throat while boyfriend was accused of murder

A man was suspected of murdering his girlfriend until a post-mortem discovered a toothpick had punctured her throat. Doctors had dismissed the unnamed woman as having a cold when she had visited complaining of something jammed in her throat after eating bread and salami. The 50-year-old, who lived in Coimbra, Portugal, had even been sent for … Read more