Advertisement England's coronavirus crisis could be in retreat for good as weekly infections have plummeted by a third in a week, official data suggests. The Office for National Statistics estimates 2,400 people are contracting the disease every day, down 37 per cent from the 3,800 the previous week. Statisticians at …...Read More
Is England's Covid-19 outbreak finally shrinking for good? ONS estimates 2,400 new cases a day
Killer whale uses tail to toss seal 40ft into the air in British Columbia
Advertisement A boat tour captain has captured the incredible moment a killer whale flipped an unlucky seal into the air using its tail. Captain Andrew Lees, 51, snapped the breathtaking images on August 16 after he spotted a male Bigg's orca swimming in the water near Sidney Island, British Columbia, …...Read More
The Special Relationship freezes: Trump's secretary of state attacks UK over Iran sanctions block
One of Donald Trump's most senior officials has launched a furious attack on Britain accusing it of 'siding with ayatollahs' after it helped block tough new sanctions against Iran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attacked the UK along with Germany and France after they all refused to back an indefinite …...Read More
Night of bloodshed in London as two men are stabbed to death in separate attacks within 12 hours
Two men have been stabbed death in the space of 12 hours in London as the murder toll in the capital rises to 80 so far this year. Officers are currently at the scene in Plumstead after a man was found with fatal stab injuries. A police investigation is currently …...Read More
Face mask wearers are 13 times more likely to stick to social distancing or wash their hands
Wearing a mask while shopping makes you 13 times more likely to stick to social distancing and engage with measures to slow the spread of Covid-19, study found. Experts from the University of Erfurt asked nearly 7,000 people their views on masks and their feelings towards other people who do …...Read More
Upskirting finance student, 22, is spared jail and not put on sex offenders register
A finance student who filmed up women's skirts on the Tube has been spared jail and will not be put on the sex offenders register. Kalvin Patel Martin, 22, preyed on three victims as they stood in front of him on the escalators at Victoria, Bond Street and Oxford Circus …...Read More
PC Andrew Harper's killers could have manslaughter jail terms INCREASED
The Attorney General today referred the sentences of PC Andrew Harper's three killers to the Court of Appeal amid concerns they were too low. Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, both 18, have already lodged applications with the same court to challenge their manslaughter convictions and 13-year jail sentences. They were …...Read More
Teenage girl says YES to her sweetheart boyfriend, 16, as he proposes on the day the couple re-unite
A 16-year-old boy touchingly proposed to his girlfriend on the day the pair re-united after being forced apart for six months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Steven Bagley and Lillie Dodd, from Colwyn Bay, North Wales, who both have autism, have been smitten since they met at school last year …...Read More
Under-60s are almost THREE TIMES more infectious than the elderly
People under the age of 60 are 2.78 times more likely to spread the coronavirus than the elderly, data from the US reveals. It also found young people are more likely to be superspreaders of Covid-19 than people over 60. Scientists have been discovering over the course of the pandemic …...Read More
Holidaymaker wins £29,000 payout from TUI over violent tummy bug he caught
Holidaymaker Peter Griffiths, 58, (pictured) who lost 1.5 stone after contracting a violent stomach bug at a luxury five-star hotel has won £29,000 compensation from TUI A holidaymaker who lost 1.5 stone after contracting a violent stomach bug at a luxury five-star hotel has won £29,000 compensation from TUI. Peter …...Read More
