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More than 3.5 million Texans are still without power as the death toll from the winter storm which has wreaked havoc across the United States hit 23 Tuesday night. The record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a fireplace to stay warm and a … Read more
The UK announced another 13,494 coronavirus cases and 678 deaths today as both measures fell by more than a quarter on last Thursday. Department of Health data show that the number of people testing positive for the virus has fallen by more than a third in a week – 35 per cent from 20,634 last … Read more
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
The cost of lost schooling to a generation of children is today put at a shocking £350billion. The impact on pupils missing classes during the pandemic could last a lifetime, a hard-hitting report warns. Children who have been denied six months of normal education could lose an average of £40,000 in income over their career, predicts … Read more
Four months after actress Lily James was pictured kissing her co-star Dominic West in Rome, she continues to be bombarded with abuse by online trolls It was a cosy afternoon of sightseeing in the Eternal City that went a little beyond the innocently flirtatious. But four months after actress Lily James was pictured kissing her co-star … Read more
More than 100,000 people are likely to die from non-coronavirus causes because of the pandemic, according to an official government estimate. By the end of next month the chaos in hospitals and care homes will have led to 46,000 avoidable deaths, Department of Health research has suggested. Cancellations to routine operations may cause 18,000 excess … Read more
As many as 86,487 Americans are projected to die from the coronavirus in the 24 days, the Biden administration’s new CDC director warned on Wednesday. Dr Rochelle Walensky said the COVID-19 death toll is set to rise as high as 514,000 by February 20, meaning that an average of 3,697 people will die a day … Read more
Britain has suffered more than 100,00 deaths from coronavirus since the pandemic began, official figures reveal, as the country passed another grim milestone. Department of Health statistics show a further 1,631 fatalities were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 100,162. The figure marks a one per cent rise on last Tuesday, when … Read more
Care home coronavirus deaths have nearly tripled in a fortnight, damning official figures show as the disease makes a deadly resurgence in the sector. The UK’s national statistics body found 1,705 care home residents died from the virus in the week ending January 22, up from 661 a fortnight ago. Data from the Office for … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus death toll has passed the grim milestone of 100,000, official figures show as the effects of a now-fading wave of infections over Christmas translates to fatalities across the country. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today revealed that, as of January 15, there had been 103,704 Covid fatalities since the … Read more