Facebook boss Nicola Mendelsohn reveals cancer treatment has stopped due to Covid-19

British advertising executive Nicola Mendelsohn has revealed that treatment for her incurable blood cancer was stopped because of the coronavirus crisis and can’t be resumed.  The 49-year-old businesswoman, from Manchester, who is Facebook’s Vice-President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, was diagnosed with Follicular lymphoma in 2016. Her cumulative treatment was stopped because of … Read more

Lauren Goodger looks uncharacteristically casual as she heads to an cosmetic training centre

Lauren Goodger looks uncharacteristically casual in a waterproof jacket as she heads to a cosmetic training centre By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 12:23 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 12:38 BST, 16 September 2020 She’s known for turning heads in typically daring ensembles, whether she’s at a high-profile event or enjoying a low-key stroll. … Read more

Former E! Australia host Ksenija Lukich proudly shows off her blossoming baby bump

Blooming lovely! Former E! Australia host Ksenija Lukich proudly shows off her blossoming baby bump – after sharing her ‘painful’ two-year journey to conceive By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:26 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 12:26 BST, 16 September 2020 Ksenija Lukich and her husband Dan Bragg are expecting their first … Read more

EU chief says chances of Brexit trade deal ‘fading every day’

Ursula von der Leyen today warned hopes of the EU and UK agreeing a trade deal are fading with every passing day as tensions remain high over Boris Johnson’s plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal.   The President of the European Commission hit out at the Prime Minister’s proposals to override the … Read more

Archaeology: Early human ancestors may have boiled their food in hot springs 1.8 million years ago

Hot springs may have been used by early human ancestors to boil food around 1.8 million years ago — long before they mastered cooking with fire, a study suggested. The Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania has produced some of the oldest remains of early human ancestors known to date, along with some of the tools they used. … Read more

Manchester NHS hospital that saw 18 Covid-19 deaths last week fights an outbreak

One hospital in Manchester accounted for a third of all Covid-19 deaths in England last week, it was revealed today amid fears the life-threatening disease is spreading between wards.  Tameside General Hospital, in Ashton-under-Lyne, suffered 18 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus fatalities in the week to September 10, treble the six fatalities the week prior. Figures from NHS England, … Read more

Diversity star Jordan Banjo is branded ‘a disgrace’ for Britain’s Got Talent performance

Jordan Banjo lashed out Wednesday morning after a Twitter user branded him ‘a disgrace’ for taking part in Diversity’s controversial Black Lives Matter routine on Britain’s Got Talent. The politically charged performance is on its way to becoming the most complained about moment in TV history, second only to Roxanne Pallett’s notorious appearance on Celebrity … Read more

NHS hospital in Bolton begs patients seeking Covid-19 tests to stay at home

An NHS hospital in Bolton has begged patients not to come to its ‘very busy’ A&E department for a coronavirus test after more than 100 people turned up amid England’s mounting testing fiasco that has seen people unable to get swabs across the country. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said in a … Read more