Could an old gout drug help treat coronavirus? Study suggests colchicine can fight inflammation

A common anti-inflammatory drug can prevent serious complications caused by the novel coronavirus and improve survival odds in patients, a new study suggests. Researchers found that those given colchicine had lower levels of proteins in the blood that are a sign of heart injury and of a protein made by …...Read More

'Travel as we knew it is over and it's never coming back,' says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who has said that 'travel as we knew it is over' The CEO of Airbnb says that as a result of the coronavirus pandemic 'travel as we knew it is over - and it's never coming back'. Brian Chesky, who co-founded the holiday rental site in …...Read More

NHS Track and Trace worker reveals bored staff spend all day chatting about Netflix and holidays

Idle Track and Trace workers employed to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic are spending their work hours chatting about Netflix, dental treatments and where they plan to go on holiday, a whistle-blower has claimed. Shocking screenshots have revealed how bored workers on the government's 'vital' Track and Trace …...Read More

UK's population growth rate lowest since 2004 despite 361k rise

The UK's population is growing at the slowest rate in 15 years after the birth rate and immigration fell - but numbers still went up by 361,000 last year. Estimates show there were 66.8million people in the country as of mid-2019, an increase of 0.5 per cent over 12 months. …...Read More

Ex-police officer makes legal complaints against Met 'racism'

Resigned from Haringey and Enfield superintendent role in January this year She and colleagues also reported a drawing of a swastika at a police station Claims she was met with a wall of 'hostility' every time she sought promotion A former high ranking police officer has claimed she was forced …...Read More

Bournemouth woman reveals takes married men to beach for sex

A barmaid has told how she has been breaking lockdown by having 'mind-blowing' sex on the beach this summer. Chloe, a 28-year-old furloughed bartender, has been seeing two married men - a local hotel manager and a bar owner - she met on an affairs dating site. The divorcee lives …...Read More

Mohamed Hadid says decision to demolish his mansion is 'racism'

Mohamed Hadid has blasted California's legal system over the decision to demolish his controversial Bel Air mega-mansion, claiming the ruling is a 'total abortion of justice'. And the furious property tycoon has vowed to write a book about the eight year saga to expose the 'racism' and 'prejudice', which he …...Read More

Julia Bradbury shares mammogram photo after cancer scare

Television star Julia Bradbury has shared a photo of herself having a mammogram during her lockdown cancer scare in a bid to remind people to get lumps checked. The 49-year-old star revealed last month that she'd found a sore lump in her left breast during a work trip to Costa …...Read More

Martin Lewis warns British passport holders to check expiry date

Martin Lewis has warned Britain's hopeful holidaymakers to renew their nearly-expired passports 'ASAP' - with officials admitting services are running slower than normal because of the pandemic. His advice comes after a woman complained to the London-based Money Saving Expert, 48, via email, claiming she'd waited 13 weeks for a …...Read More

Coronavirus: UK faces 10.2 PER CENT fall in GDP this year

The UK economy is set to shrink by 10.2 per cent this year as coronavirus hits like a wrecking ball, the IMF said today. The grim forecast for Britain is significantly worse than the Fund suggested as recently as April - although not as bad as for some other European …...Read More