Covid-19 can lead to GANGRENE, study warns 

Covid-19 can lead to GANGRENE: Virus causes the body to ATTACK itself leading to severe, long-term muscle and joint pain, MRI scans reveal MRI scans visualised the causes of muscle and joint pain in Covid-19 patients They suggest Covid-19 can cause issues including gangrene and arthritis Virus triggers the body’s immune system to attack itself, … Read more

5G smartphones can interfere with CRITICAL aircraft instruments, authority warns

Air travellers with 5G phones are being urged to turn them off on planes because the technology can disrupt landing gear, according to the French civil aviation authority. The latest generation of smartphones and networks, currently being rolled out around the world, can interfere with critical aircraft instruments including altitude. This is due to signal … Read more

Expert warns against DIY waxers using homemade solution for home hair removal during lockdown 

With uncertainty over when salons will re-open many of us are desperate to recreate professional treatments at home – including DIY alternatives to waxing.  Sugaring is the latest beauty trend to sweep social media, a natural alternative to waxing which involves making your own hair removal mixture by boiling sugar, lemon juice and water.    The method … Read more

Boris Johnson says this must be the last lockdown but warns infections must be ‘really low’

Boris Johnson was accused of shifting the goalposts again on lockdown after he said that infection rates must fall to ‘really, really low’ levels before restrictions could be lifted. The Prime Minister had previously said that the level of Covid deaths, vaccine rollout, new variants and pressure on hospital beds were the main determinants. Speaking at … Read more

First nurse to administer Covid vaccine warns virus ‘does not discriminate’

The first person to administer a Covid-19 vaccination has warned that the virus ‘does not discriminate’, and that it’s a ‘lottery’ how each body will react.  Matron at University Hospital Coventry, May Parsons, became the first person to administer a Covid jab to a patient outside of clinical trials after injeting Margaret Keenan, 91, with Pfizer’s vaccine … Read more

Invest now or the North will pay high price, warns L&G

L&G warns chasm between rich and poor households will widen after pandemic unless Government marshals an infrastructure investment boom By Lucy White And Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 00:01 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 15 February 2021 The chasm between rich and poor households will widen after the pandemic unless … Read more

Top Tory Sir Charles Walker warns Matt Hancock ‘Boris should sack you’ if he makes another gaffe

The simmering Tory tensions over lockdown came to a head in spectacular fashion last week when venerable backbencher Sir Charles Walker encountered Health Secretary Matt Hancock in the Commons. Sir Charles passionately believes that measures to limit the spread of the virus risk causing more harm than they prevent, particularly in terms of mental health; … Read more

Coronavirus recovery: Even Keir Starmer doesn’t want to raise taxes and warns against austerity

Sir Keir Starmer has warned that tax rises and austerity risk ‘choking off’ a rapid economic revival after the coronavirus pandemic. The Labour leader said he wanted to model the UK’s recovery on Clement Attlee’s post-Second World War strategy to restore Britain’s ‘backbone’.  ‘In the short term, you don’t balance the books and you don’t … Read more

Ofcom must not ‘take sides in the culture war’ by banning blackface on TV, ex-BBC chief warns

Ofcom must not ‘take sides in the culture war’ by banning blackface on TV, ex-BBC chief warns, as watchdog probes family-run channel for showing 1970s sitcom Rogue’s Rock Ofcom is investigating Talking Pictures TV for airing episode with blackface in  Lord Grade of Yarmouth warned the OFCOM probe sets a ‘worrying precedent’ Writing to OFCOM, the former … Read more

Covid could drag world back to the 1930s, Britain’s military chief warns 

Covid pandemic could drag world back to the 1930s as countries throw up nationalist barriers, Britain’s military chief General Sir Nick Carter warns The Chief of the Defence Staff fears global tensions and nationalism will rise He said the ensuing economic crisis could lead to global security challenges The 1930s saw the Great Depression, leading … Read more