Rapper Scarface asks for ‘volunteers’ willing to donate a kidney due to COVID-19 battle 

Scarface suffered irreparable damage to his kidneys after contracting the novel coronavirus in March. And on Wednesday, the 49-year-old rapper, born Brad Terrence Jordan, took to Twitter to ask for ‘volunteers’ willing to donate one of their healthy kidneys to him.  ‘I need a kidney y’all any volunteers? B+ blood type,’ wrote Scarface, who later … Read more

Medics and unsung volunteers win recognition in the Queen’s birthday honours

Doctors, nurses and unsung heroes were honoured yesterday for their part in the fight against Covid. Frontline workers and volunteers won recognition alongside the famous and powerful in a salute to those who tackled the pandemic. The Queen’s birthday honours were postponed from June so the debt of gratitude could be acknowledged. It means NHS … Read more

Duchess of Cornwall dons Burberry coat as she serves lunch to to volunteers in a plastic visor

The Duchess of Cornwall today donned a face shield for the second time in public as she headed to Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire to serve lunch to meet volunteers who have overcome recent challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Camilla, 73, sported a classic Burberry trench coat and floral face mask before heading inside where she donned the visor … Read more

Volunteers in covid vaccine trials describe painful side effects

Coronavirus vaccines might leave us laid up for a day with headaches, fevers, sore muscles, shivering chills and no energy, participants in trials for Moderna’s and Pfizer’s shots told CNBC.  But the side effects will be worth it, and fade after a day, they added.  Vaccines of all kinds commonly come with side effects – … Read more

Litter army goes into battle: Volunteers get stuck in as the big clean-up of Britain starts TODAY 

Litter army goes into battle: Volunteers get stuck in as the big clean-up of Britain starts TODAY Volunteers go to war on waste as Mail-backed anti-litter campaign kicks off Groups of no more than six will litter-pick while maintaining social distancing  The campaign is going ahead while sticking to Government Covid-19 guidelines  By Xantha Leatham … Read more

Wildlife volunteers rescue leopard cub from 30ft well in India

Wildlife volunteers rescue leopard cub from a 30ft well and reunite her with mother in heartwarming footage Volunteers gently lower cage into the well in an effort to rescue the leopard cub The three-month-old cub eventually crawls into the cage and is pulled to safety Rescuers located the cub’s mother and reunited the pair in … Read more

Wildlife volunteers rescue leopard cub from a 30ft well and reunite her with mother

Wildlife volunteers rescue leopard cub from a 30ft well and reunite her with mother in heartwarming footage Volunteers gently lower cage into the well in an effort to rescue the leopard cub The three-month-old cub eventually crawls into the cage and is pulled to safety Rescuers located the cub’s mother and reunited the pair in … Read more

Volunteers filter into German arena so scientists can track how Covid-19 may spread at indoor events

A pop concert for 4,000 audience members is being staged in Germany to track how Covid-19 spreads in large indoor events.  Participants this morning lined up to take part in the RESTART-19 transmission risk assessment at Leipzig arena. The study, organised by the University Hospital of Halle, simulates a live concert venue in three different … Read more

Andrew Lloyd Webber volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine study ‘to prove theatres can re-open safely’

Andrew Lloyd Webber volunteers for experimental COVID-19 study working towards a vaccine: ‘I’ll do anything to prove that theatres can re-open safely’ By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 05:33 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 05:33 BST, 13 August 2020 Andrew Lloyd Webber is walking the talk in the effort to stamp out COVID-19 and … Read more

Top Oxford vaccine scientists in ethics row over whether to infect volunteers with coronavirus

The two British scientists at the forefront of the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine have clashed over a controversial plan to deliberately infect people with the virus. Professor Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute at Oxford University, is in the advanced stages of setting up a human trial for one of the most promising … Read more