Having a vitamin D deficiency does make you more at risk of catching Covid-19, another study has claimed. A total of 72 per cent of NHS workers in Birmingham who were lacking in the 'sunshine vitamin' also tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in the blood — a sign of previous …...Read More
Having a vitamin D deficiency could make you more likely to catch Covid-19, another study claims
Turkey teeth whitening tragedy: Friend of Briton who died speaks out for first time
A British man who fell into a coma as his friend died during a trip to Turkey to get teeth whitening treatment has spoken out for the first time about the ordeal. Aaron Callaghan, from Belfast, said he is 'absolutely gutted' over the death of 'Big Richie' Molloy, 33, in …...Read More
Chinese hot air balloon worker plummets 30ft to his death after being dragged up on his first day
A worker at a Chinese hot air balloon centre has plummeted some 30 feet to his death on his first day in the job after being dragged into the air by accident. The victim was allegedly pressing the basket against the ground when the lighter-than-air aircraft took off unexpectedly, taking …...Read More
Greene King 'will close 79 pubs and restaurants and axe 800 jobs
Hundreds of jobs and scores of pubs are to be shut by Greene King after the 10pm coronavirus curfew and lockdown decimated custom The company today started a consultation process with 800 employees about a redundancy process, Sky News reports. It says the company, which has nearly 1,700 managed pubs …...Read More
Sir Jackie Stewart says it is 'hard to justify' calling Lewis Hamilton the greatest F1 driver
Formula One legend Sir Jackie Stewart doesn't count six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton among his top three greatest drivers of all time. Hamilton is well on course to equal Michael Schumacher's record seven championships this year and is poised to overtake his race wins record of 91. But Stewart, 81, …...Read More
East London water: Hipsters clear supermarket shelves as engineers locate burst pipe
East Londoners can expect their water supply to return 'throughout the morning' after engineers worked overnight to fix a burst water pipe, according to Thames Water. Supermarkets' bottled water aisles were stripped bare overnight after the problem was first reported on Tuesday afternoon at around 4.30pm. Engineers couldn't find the …...Read More
Coronavirus UK: James Dyson says Britain's workers must get back to the office
Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson today said British workers should get back to their offices as he predicted 'entrepreneurship and wealth creation' are central to the UK's post-coronavirus economic recovery. The 73-year-old businessman took a swipe at the Government's threats to impose another national coronavirus lockdown as he urged caution …...Read More
Up to 350,000 lose their GP in one year after the closure of almost 100 surgeries, says research
Up to 350,000 people have lost their GP after almost 100 surgeries were forced to close last year, figures show. GPs warn further surgeries could face closure over the course of this year as the nation battles the coronavirus crisis. A total of 99 GP surgeries closed in 2019 across …...Read More
Wild animals could catch Covid-19 from humans and trigger repeat outbreaks
Covid-19 has killed more than one million people worldwide and experts warn that it could become a 'multi-species' pandemic unless humans are careful not to infect wild animals. Researchers have again found that the strain of coronavirus which causes Covid-19, called SARS-CoV-2, can infect many animal species and not just …...Read More
Covid-19 could cause male infertility by harming testicular cells that produce sperm, study claims
Coronavirus may lead to infertility in men — even if they only suffer a mild form of the disease, scientists have claimed. Sperm counts of infected men halved 30 days after they were diagnosed with Covid-19, according to a study. And researchers in Israel, where it was conducted, also claim …...Read More
